Comparing GFX cards – 5770 vs Nvidia?

[Bryan Fowler]

Thanks Lee and Sascha

*sigh* so many numbers. =) Thanks for the help.

So, for that GTX570 HD 2560MB that I posted the link too above, I found a display port adapter that will let me use the Apple Display. So that problem is solved….I think. As long as that’s the right card for a Mtn Lion Mac.. etc. (there are several options on Amazon Prime.)

But Sascha you’re saying I can’t use the 5770 at the same time at the GTX570 because of space and power right? (Which makes sense)
If that’s the case I think I’m ok with that. I mean I’d rather have two cards, but if just replacing the 5770 with the GTX570 will give me a significant boost, that’s great.

AND, I’m just running Resolve Lite, so it will only use one GPU anyway right? So two cards won’t help? Am I missing something?

I’m not expecting real time. I just want something faster than the 5770, and that isn’t $1000.

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[Sascha Haber]

Dont trust those converters…I tried a bunch and none of them is working flawlessly on a Cinema Display.

Again, try to get a card with Display port out…
And also Resolve light uses 2 or more cards…dosnt matter.

You can use the 5770 and GTX, you need a Y adapter and you lose a slot
The Quadro 4000 and GT120 let U use all 4 slots in the Mac

So where is your tradeoff ?

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DaVinci 8.2.1 OSX 10.7.2
MacPro 5.1 2×2,4 24GB
RAID0 8TB
GTX 470 / Quadro 4000
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[Peter Chamberlain]

Just to clarify, Resolve Lite is restricted to 1 image processing GPU. You can stlll have a separate UI GPU.
Peter