Nvidia Graphics Solutions Power New Sun Workstations

Quadro FX graphics processors now also available in Sun’s new 64-bit Ultra 40 workstations

Archive notice: This article was originally published on August 24, 2006. Links and embedded videos are preserved as part of the historical record.Sun supplies the Ultra 40 workstation with the following Quadro FX graphics solutions from Nvidia:

  • Nvidia Quadro FX 5500 with more than 1 GByte of DDR2 memory, two dual-link DVI-I connectors and one stereo connector. In addition, it is G-Sync capable and works with NVIDIA’s SLI and SDI technology;
  • Nvidia Quadro FX 3500, which offers a 256 MByte GDDR3 frame buffer, two dual-link DVI connectors, one stereo connector and memory bandwidth of 42.2 MBit/s;
  • Nvidia Quadro FX 1500, which has dual-link DVI connectors, a 256 MByte GDDR3 frame buffer and HD video output;
  • Nvidia Quadro FX 560 with dual-link DVI connectors and 128 MBytes of graphics memory.

This makes the Ultra 40 systems suitable for demanding applications such as film and television productions, digital image editing, geological investigations and CAD.

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