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Affordable Workstation Graphics Card Shoot-Out

Posted by kdawson on from the how-not-to-spend-four-digits dept.

MojoKid writes "While workstation graphics cards are generally much more expensive than their gaming-class brethren, it's absolutely possible to build a budget-minded system with a workstation-class graphics card to match. Both NVIDIA and ATI have workstation-class cards that scale down below $500, a fraction of the price of most high-end workstation cards. This round-up looks at three affordable workstation cards, two new FireGL cards from AMD/ATI and a QuadroFX card from NVIDIA, and offers an evaluation of their relative performance in applications like Cinema 4D, 3D StudioMax, and SpecViewperf, as well as their respective price points."

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  1. Workstation class?? by CranberryKing · · Score: 2, Funny

    Um.. I use my 'workstation' for spreadsheets and web browsing. The dell integrated shares-sys-memory controller is fine and didn't cost me no 500 bucks.

    1. Re:Workstation class?? by TheLink · · Score: 2, Funny

      "bus station is where the bus stops, a train station is where the train stops"

      So workstation = where work stops?

      But how about a playstation then?

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  2. We're next by Hansele · · Score: 3, Funny

    As soon as the shootout's over, they'll come gunning for us. I, for one, welcome our new graphical overlords.