Why does the Quadro series of cards cost so much?
 

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Anyway, for $2000 and no gaming value why do these cards cost so much?

Re: Whats better: "Quadro FX4400 vs GeForce 7800GTX"
 

It's NOT for gaming.

Re: Whats better: "Quadro FX4400 vs GeForce 7800GTX"
 

Oh I see, then it's for things like photoshop? But still at $2000....

Re: Why does the Quadro series of cards cost so much?
 

Not really PS, but used for CAD etc...

Re: Why does the Quadro series of cards cost so much?
 

Yes but if it's used for that shouldn't it be cheaper? $2000 is wayyy to steep.

Or is CAD so special it needs a $2000 card that's more expensive then a 7800GTX...

Re: Why does the Quadro series of cards cost so much?
 

Quadro graphics cards are meant for high-end content creation and 3D-Rendering. it's not meant for gaming at all, if you tryed gaming on one of those things it would completely suck.

Re: Why does the Quadro series of cards cost so much?
 

I see. But can't 7800s do the same job has the Quadros at 1/4th the price? No point in paying $2000 for something that does only one job.

Like I said before, I really do not know much about the Quadros and how they compare with 7800s. I'm just running checklists. This is the last check.

Re: Why does the Quadro series of cards cost so much?
 

No they can't. Do some research on those type of cards and you will see.

Re: Why does the Quadro series of cards cost so much?
 

No, a Quadro would kill a 7800 in doing what there made for.

Re: Why does the Quadro series of cards cost so much?
 

Ahh okay thanks. But any ideas why Nvidia wants people to pay $2000 for the Quadros?

Re: Why does the Quadro series of cards cost so much?
 

because people will pay $2000 for them. If people are willing to pay that extreme amount, Nvidia will let them.

Re: Why does the Quadro series of cards cost so much?
 

Well if you're serious about 3d rendering and whatnot, you'd need that series of cards. So they figure, why not charge them a premium for it.

Re: Why does the Quadro series of cards cost so much?
 

Industry-standard cards are often used to stress-test games. Especially high-graphic games like Doom III. They are also often used for extreme resolutions (think 4000x3000) for high-quality projections for presentations and CAD (computer-aided design).

Re: Why does the Quadro series of cards cost so much?
 

Stuff like Shrek etc, uses those cards, I'm pretty sure they've got more than $2000 to throw around the pan. Imagine having to render a 4000x3000 shrek movie, on a 7800.

Re: Why does the Quadro series of cards cost so much?
 

When they're going into boxen worth $25,000 and up, $2,000 for a video card isn't all that much...

Re: Why does the Quadro series of cards cost so much?
 

For these workstation cards your not really paying for the card, but the drivers for the cards, which will recieve just as much development time as the card itself. The drivers for workstation are coded using much more in-depth math for greater color, spatial dimensioning, and ray-tracing accurracy. These drivers will also have there own SDK(software development kit) so that the users can customize the drivers to meet there specific styles when applying certain effects.