-
Using Displays with Quadro 4000?
I have just bought a Quadro 4000 for Mac that I plan on using for Adobe CS6 as part of the Mercury Playback Engine. The plan was to just swap it out with the Radeon 5770 that I have in there already and hook my displays up to the Quadro. Then I read that using displays with the Quadro would considerably slow down the GPUs, and I won’t get as good of performance. Any truth to that?
If it will slow it down, I’m in a slight pickle. The 5770 takes up two slots, I’ve got a decklink that takes another two, and I’ve got an eSata card. That leaves no slots available for the Quadro.
What’s a man to do?
Thanks
-
7 Replies
-
I’m in the same situation but haven’t yet purchased the NVIDIA card…wondering what the best solution is as well.
-
Boy, when I bought the Quadro 4000 for the Mac it really sped up lots of processes. CUDA and GPU (for those plugins that support GPU acceleration). And it really sped up 3D rendering in the new AE ray trace mode. So I have no idea what all this chatter about it slowing things down is all about 😀
Tom Daigon
PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
Mac Pro 3,1
8 core
10.7.3
Nvidia Quadro 4000
24 gigs ram
Maxx Digital / Areca 8tb. raid
Kona 3 -
Do you have displays hooked up to your quadro, Tom?
-
Yes I do. 2 Apple 27″ HD Cinema displays.
Tom Daigon
PrP / After Effects Editor
http://www.hdshotsandcuts.com
Mac Pro 3,1
8 core
10.7.3
Nvidia Quadro 4000
24 gigs ram
Maxx Digital / Areca 8tb. raid
Kona 3 -
Oh, great. That’s what I needed to hear. Thanks so much. I can’t wait to fire this baby up.
-
[Beau Leland] “Then I read that using displays with the Quadro would considerably slow down the GPUs, and I won’t get as good of performance. Any truth to that?”
This advice is specific to DaVinci Resolve — it doesn’t apply to Premiere Pro.
Walter Soyka
Principal & Designer at Keen Live
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
RenderBreak Blog – What I’m thinking when my workstation’s thinking
Creative Cow Forum Host: Live & Stage Events -
” Yes I do. 2 Apple 27″ HD Cinema displays.”
Tom,
How do you have both hooked into your Quadro card? It comes with the Display port to mini display port, so that covers one monitor. How did you hook up the other monitor. I swear I have looked everywhere for a male DVI to female mini display port, and I can not find it.
Reply to this Discussion! Login or Sign Up