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    How good is this Graphics Card?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Fresh-Popcorn, Nov 13, 2006.

  1. Fresh-Popcorn

    Fresh-Popcorn Notebook Consultant

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    256MB NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M TurboCache

    is it about the same as: 256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 TurboCache
     
    Fresh-Popcorn, Nov 13, 2006
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    PanamaMike Notebook Evangelist

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    I think it's the equivalent to the go7200/7300.

    Mike
     
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    It's designed to accelerate CAD work and is intended for use in workstations. So even though it is not a bad card, it is not a good gaming card.
     
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    i have a quadro t2500 which was designed for cad, but it plays games every bit as well as the 7900gtx, it even has the same core. as long as its based on the geforce 7 series then it should have the same core as the 7200/7300. (if it came out during geforce 6 series then i wouldn't get it for gaming, as they had significant core revisions designed to accelerate CAD work and preformed oddly in games. they would get competative results with high ammounts of AA and AF, but at low settings the geforce would own. but they did much better in CAD things)
     
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  5. Dreamer

    Dreamer The Bad Boy

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    The Quadro NVS 110M is based on the Go 7300, so it's relatively weak card and it's not designed for CAD but for business applications...
     
    Dreamer, Nov 14, 2006
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    Sure, the core might be the same, but the driver sure isn't.
    Quaddro cards generally have drivers that perform badly in games (ranging from "just a bit under a "regular" card with the same specs", and down to "completely useless".
     
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    I would not say that. We're not talking about outdated cards, are we? I haven't seen a modern Quadro card which is "completely useless" in games.

    Otherwise, the Qaudro NVS' gaming performance is slightly worse compared to the performance of the regular cards they are based on. The NVS cards have slightly lower results in synthetic benchmarks.

    However, the Qaudro FX cards do have very good gaming performance and even outperform the regular cards in synthetic benchmarks.
     
    Dreamer, Nov 14, 2006
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    Paul Mom! Hot Pockets! NBR Reviewer

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    It's widely known that this is not the case with the 1500M or the 2500M. My card actually typically outperforms the 7900GS in synthetic benchmarks, and the only game I've ever had problems with is Ford Racing 3, but someone on these forums had the same problem as me with a 7900GS not too long ago. The Quadro NVS cards seem to be the same way, as there are plenty of people around this forum that use the Quadro NVS 110M and NVS 120M to game and do fine. But old Quadros and desktop Quadros do experience the problems you mention.
     
    Paul, Nov 14, 2006
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