Always happy to see another low-profile GPU on the market. Does FreeSync (and G-Sync for that matter) work with windowed CAD programs? I don't think I've ever seen such a thing tested by anyone.
Look back at the slide listing 'target apps.' As the article states, these cards are tailored for CAD/CAM stations, not those looking for compute performance. The big draw here is drivers certified for various CAD/CAM applications -- you can use these cards in concert with the certified drivers and have a reasonable level of assurance that you can take advantage of all hardware-acceleration features of your particular design program while minimizing crashes. My architectural office does strictly 2D CAD work in AutoCAD, but if we ever moved over to Revit these cards would be ideal. I'd be glad I wouldn't be paying for precision I'm not ever going to use.
Without fail I see this comment on every pro graphics card article. The target apps are not things that need double precision, full stop. What do you plan on using it for?
It would have made sense to simply call this card a W5100LP to indicate its low profile and low power nature. Otherwise it appears to be the exact same card spec-wise.
It has the same maximum allowed clock speed as its bigger brother, but should run at lower average clock speeds due to the significantly power limit. Bonaire at 50 W is almost have of a typical gamer cards power consumption.
no kidding. Where was this when the 750ti came out and stole the low profile market? AND it's single slot, no less. that's doubl-y useful, since many of the smallest cases are single slot, and the 750ti lp cards are dual slot.
Forgive my ignorance here but I have been struggling with finding the best video card to meet my requirements and I wasnt sure if the Firepro line was what i need to look at or not. If I am only a light gamer (play steam games in windowed mode only occasionally) but want support for two 4K monitors (extended, not mirrored) does that mean I need a FirePro?
FirePro is not for gaming, it's a workstation card with this particular card aimed at CAD applications. The question of what card is best for your needs is best asked and answered in the forums.
Any current or last gen video card can run 2x 4K monitors. Make sure they have at least two DisplayPort 1.2 connections. You can do it through HDMI too but I don't remember which version supports 4K @ 60hz. Wikipedia will have your answer.
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nathanddrews - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - link
Always happy to see another low-profile GPU on the market. Does FreeSync (and G-Sync for that matter) work with windowed CAD programs? I don't think I've ever seen such a thing tested by anyone.stefstef - Wednesday, December 2, 2015 - link
a game is not much different than a windowed cad application .. so it might happily work.lilkwarrior - Thursday, December 3, 2015 - link
G-Sync use shouldn't be an issue for any Maxell GPU card from Nvidia. You have it activated up to 165MHz to date, but it could be more.FreeSync has a limitation of 144MHz, which is honestly what most would only need.
nandnandnand - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - link
Pretty bad FP64 on these "professional" cardsforgot2yield28 - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - link
Look back at the slide listing 'target apps.' As the article states, these cards are tailored for CAD/CAM stations, not those looking for compute performance. The big draw here is drivers certified for various CAD/CAM applications -- you can use these cards in concert with the certified drivers and have a reasonable level of assurance that you can take advantage of all hardware-acceleration features of your particular design program while minimizing crashes. My architectural office does strictly 2D CAD work in AutoCAD, but if we ever moved over to Revit these cards would be ideal. I'd be glad I wouldn't be paying for precision I'm not ever going to use.dragonsqrrl - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - link
Much to the surprise of people who don't know any better, the are many "professional" applications that rely on 32 and 16-bit performance.saratoga4 - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - link
While there are professional markets that care about FP64, this card is not aimed at them.tipoo - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - link
Without fail I see this comment on every pro graphics card article. The target apps are not things that need double precision, full stop. What do you plan on using it for?Kevin G - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - link
It would have made sense to simply call this card a W5100LP to indicate its low profile and low power nature. Otherwise it appears to be the exact same card spec-wise.MrSpadge - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - link
It has the same maximum allowed clock speed as its bigger brother, but should run at lower average clock speeds due to the significantly power limit. Bonaire at 50 W is almost have of a typical gamer cards power consumption.TheKeKMan - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - link
Ya man, look at the top of the card. It says W5100 LP on it. I wonder why they changed it??? W5100 LP sounds so much nicer than W4300.Computer Bottleneck - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - link
Would love to see this same 768sp (930 Mhz) with 128 bit GDDR5 @ 50W for a low profile consumer (Radeon) card.TheinsanegamerN - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - link
no kidding. Where was this when the 750ti came out and stole the low profile market? AND it's single slot, no less. that's doubl-y useful, since many of the smallest cases are single slot, and the 750ti lp cards are dual slot.technoviking - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - link
Forgive my ignorance here but I have been struggling with finding the best video card to meet my requirements and I wasnt sure if the Firepro line was what i need to look at or not. If I am only a light gamer (play steam games in windowed mode only occasionally) but want support for two 4K monitors (extended, not mirrored) does that mean I need a FirePro?freeskier93 - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - link
FirePro is not for gaming, it's a workstation card with this particular card aimed at CAD applications. The question of what card is best for your needs is best asked and answered in the forums.gtxx - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - link
Any current or last gen video card can run 2x 4K monitors. Make sure they have at least two DisplayPort 1.2 connections. You can do it through HDMI too but I don't remember which version supports 4K @ 60hz. Wikipedia will have your answer.This list has all the cards that have enough DP connections to do 2x 4K http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Sub...
jwcalla - Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - link
Too bad AMD's Linux and OpenGL drivers suck.