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So, my 470 is here and works like a charm.
I am also running Lion and the only thing I needed to do is deleting Apples Power management extension.Here are the test results from the Q4000-only, the 285/120, the 470/120 and the 2xQ4000-Cubix4/120 now next to each other to compare.
_____________Q4000-only_____285/120_____470/120_____2xQ4000-Cubix4/120
V1_2 nodes_:_____23__________24__________24__________24 fps
V2_4 nodes_:_____14__________24__________24__________24 fps
V3_6 nodes_:_____10__________17__________22__________24 fps
V4_12_nodes:_____5___________9__________11__________12 fps
V5_NR_4/30:_____15__________24__________24__________24 fps
V6_NR_3/30:_____10__________14__________23.5_________24 fps
V7 NR 2/30 :______5___________7___________11.5________12 fps
V8 NR 1/30 :______1___________2 ___________3.5_________4 fpsI am done benchmarking now…
My conclusion is, the 470 is bang for buck and with phasing out the 285 its the best buy right now.
It proves to be almost as fast a two Q4000s in an external box without the investment, noise and cable action that comes with the case.
Definitely the best in-the-box solution.
But its also a little louder than the EVGA 285.
And if you already got the extender, two of those might give you the power of a 480 without using a Hackintosh 🙂I am also uploading the test file again :
https://www.yousendit.com/download/cnJna0ZhV3JqY3BjR0E9PQA slice of color…
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I bought the card from this reseller and it took only 4 days from the states to Denmark.
https://cgi.ebay.com/Nvidia-GTX-470-1-3-GB-Mac-Pro-2nd-Gen-/370528857659?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item56453dae3b#ht_2821wt_809No, am am not affiliated or make advertising, I just share my geekperience 😉
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I saw a company selling on eBay the other day based in Cali, doing the same. They’ve also got the 480 hacked and ready.
But damn.
One 470 for about 370$ = 2 q4000 for about $1400.
I know what my upgrade is gonna be.
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hi sascha,
that means gtx 470 is supported on mac???(lion)
let me know your mac configuration if possible as we are planning to have a mac assist to our linux system as linux is not capable of doin prores and lot of alexa prores stuff comin in and making use of the resolve for mac software we have already .thanks n regards
prathvish hegde
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It means its supported by me 🙂
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Thanks Sascha! That was a tedious test… well done.
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Sascha,
Were you testing with a 4-slot, GPU-Xpander Desktop 2 or a Desktop 4 system? The model of Xpander used could greatly affect your benchmark tests due to bandwidth support differences between the two models. Desktop 2 (current model) maxes out at 40Gbps at the host interface card, Desktop 4 supports 80Gbps at the HIC.
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It was the Cubix 4 desktop . And it makes sense when you look at the Cuda core count. the q4000 has 220 , so we have 440 plus a slightly better interface and that makes it 5-10% faster then a single 470.
What would like to see is two or three of those in an extender.
But the q4000 is not a best buy, do we agree ?A slice of color…
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Hi Sascha,
Yes, I would say there are a couple of different (supported) configurations which I think would work better. I keep hearing the Quadro FX 4800 is a little faster than the 4000, and of course the GTX 285 would be even faster than the Quadro FX 4800. I wish NVIDIA would come out with either a GTX for Mac or Quadro for Mac based on the latest architecture.
Have you tried multiple GTX 470 cards yet? Cubix would be as thrilled as anybody else in this forum if a high-performance Fermi-based card would be tested and approved for Resolve. If I had to guess what the best, readily available GPU-accelerated configuration would be (strictly in the context of acceleration), I would say a Quadro 4000 as GUI in MP Slot 1 + 3x Quadro FX 4800 cards in Xpander Desktop 4. Then, you’ve got room left in the Xpander for an ATTO card or RED Rocket.
Eric
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