Why? These cards are a joke, even for the pro community. Maybe you might want the four displays, but that can be easily had on regular gaming AMD cards for the same price and much better performance. And the low profile is kind of a joke as well, if you care about performance over form factor, a full size card is the way to go. I'm probably showing my ignorance here, so someone feel free to show me the point I'm missing here.
Ecc memory so there is less chance for errors. Certified drivers. The card is guaranteed to work with cad and 3d software. You know, the type of software that is used to design things like airplanes and cars.
Also, CAD packages work just fine with regular GPUs, sure performance is artificially capped and some features are missing, but it is perfectly usable in most cases. Very big and complex projects might be problematic. But then again, if you that kind of projects, you will most likely be able to afford a top tier firegl or quadro.
Not su true. At least from my experience, glitches are quite common with gaming cards, even with simple 3D models and not so large assemblies. I would rather go for WX 4100 than RX 580 or GTX 1060, and will probaly replace my R7 260X (which is good enough for the models I make) with WX 2100 if it becomes available (and with this price) soon in EU.
Pro Cards give you access to True 10-bit color reproduction, so that's important for any artists or graphic designers, at least that's how it worked in the past. Naturally need the super expensive true 10-bit color monitor as well.
You also buy these for the form factor and TDP, they get the job done and don't run hot at all. They're also useful for the display outputs compared to gaming cards.
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Arakantos - Sunday, June 4, 2017 - link
Kindly let me know which cards is good for 3ds Max 2014 Rx 480 8Gb else WX 4100, WX3100?olde94 - Monday, June 5, 2017 - link
Unless drivers make a magical difference of about 3x then your good to go with a 480 ;)Jack324 - Sunday, June 4, 2017 - link
Why? These cards are a joke, even for the pro community. Maybe you might want the four displays, but that can be easily had on regular gaming AMD cards for the same price and much better performance. And the low profile is kind of a joke as well, if you care about performance over form factor, a full size card is the way to go. I'm probably showing my ignorance here, so someone feel free to show me the point I'm missing here.haukionkannel - Sunday, June 4, 2017 - link
Pro drivers...Ej24 - Sunday, June 4, 2017 - link
Ecc memory so there is less chance for errors. Certified drivers. The card is guaranteed to work with cad and 3d software. You know, the type of software that is used to design things like airplanes and cars.ddriver - Sunday, June 4, 2017 - link
Does the "pro" radeon come with ECC memory?ddriver - Sunday, June 4, 2017 - link
Also, CAD packages work just fine with regular GPUs, sure performance is artificially capped and some features are missing, but it is perfectly usable in most cases. Very big and complex projects might be problematic. But then again, if you that kind of projects, you will most likely be able to afford a top tier firegl or quadro.Space Beer - Monday, June 5, 2017 - link
Not su true. At least from my experience, glitches are quite common with gaming cards, even with simple 3D models and not so large assemblies. I would rather go for WX 4100 than RX 580 or GTX 1060, and will probaly replace my R7 260X (which is good enough for the models I make) with WX 2100 if it becomes available (and with this price) soon in EU.Streetguru - Tuesday, June 6, 2017 - link
Pro Cards give you access to True 10-bit color reproduction, so that's important for any artists or graphic designers, at least that's how it worked in the past. Naturally need the super expensive true 10-bit color monitor as well.You also buy these for the form factor and TDP, they get the job done and don't run hot at all. They're also useful for the display outputs compared to gaming cards.
Ro_Ja - Monday, June 5, 2017 - link
GPUs that don't need to be tall shouldn't even need to be tall!I even wonder why even an entry level gaming card would use two expansion slots.
Sweetbabyjays - Monday, June 5, 2017 - link
To fit all those RGB LED's obviously.supere989 - Monday, June 5, 2017 - link
This is crapware.Alexvrb - Tuesday, June 6, 2017 - link
"I do have some doubts that AMD could shave 15W just by taking away 2GB of memory, so it may be that the WX 2100 is a bit more prone to throttling."You don't think there's substantial power savings in cutting out half the bus too?