NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 GPU Supports Mac
Suggested retail price $1,799
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VEGAS, NV, Apr 21, 2009 - NVIDIA today brings to Mac Pro users its
award-winning NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800, the market’s most advanced professional
graphics card.
With its sophisticated GPU architecture and industry leading features, the
Quadro FX 4800 delivers a substantial boost in graphics performance and
capabilities, allowing users to continue to push the boundaries of realism and
performance in markets such as: architecture, content creation, science and
medicine.
The award-winning Quadro FX 4800 is now available to Mac
Pro users,
offering advanced graphics features and capabilities.
The new Quadro FX 4800 GPU for Mac is on display at the NVIDIA NAB 2009
booth: SL 7906, lower South Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center, April
20-23, 2009.
“Some of the world’s most challenging visual computing problems are solved on
the Mac platform,” said Jeff Brown, general manager, Professional Solutions,
NVIDIA. “The Quadro FX 4800 provides the power and speed to meet these demanding
requirements.”
To address the direct needs of the Mac user, the new Quadro FX 4800 GPU for
Mac features a standard 3-pin stereo connector for true 3D stereoscopic imaging;
critical to many core professional Mac applications. Designed, tested and built
by NVIDIA to meet the ultra-high standards of the Mac community, the Quadro FX
4800 GPU dynamically allocates compute, geometry, shading and pixel processing
power.
Other key features in the Quadro FX 4800 GPU for Mac include:
Interactive Visualization of Large Models
Offers a massive 1.5GB frame buffer and memory bandwidth up to 76.8 GB/sec. to
deliver high throughput for interactive visualization of large models;
high-performance for real time processing of large textures and frames; and the
highest quality and resolution with full-scene antialiasing (FSAA)
High-performance Visualization
NVIDIA’s CUDA parallel computing architecture for NVIDIA Quadro GPUs enables
breakthrough application performance to enhance creative expression in areas
such as video, animation, photography and production
Dual Dual Link DVI and Stereo Connectors
Outfitted with a dedicated 3 pin min-din connector for stereo glasses support
and up to two dual-link DVI digital connectors to drive the highest resolution
digital displays available on the market
Boot Camp Support
Access to native Quadro GPU accelerated professional Windows 3D graphics
performance and features when using Apple Boot Camp.
Pricing and Availability
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 GPU for Mac has a MSRP of $1,799 USD, and will be
available starting May 2009 through www.Apple.com.
and select Apple resellers and workstation integrators. The Quadro FX 4800 for
Mac will also be available through NVIDIA channel partners PNY Technologies (US
and EMEA), Leadteck (APAC) and Elsa (Japan).
For more information on NVIDIA professional technologies and products, please
visit: www.nvidia.com/quadro.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) is the world leader in visual computing technologies
and the inventor of the GPU, a high-performance processor which generates
breathtaking, interactive graphics on workstations, personal computers, game
consoles and mobile devices. NVIDIA serves the entertainment and consumer market
with its GeForce graphics products, the professional design and visualization
market with its Quadro graphics products and the high-performance computing
market with its Tesla computing solutions products. NVIDIA is headquartered in
Santa Clara, Calif. and has offices throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas.
For more information, visit www.nvidia.com.
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