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PNY is now making the Quadro FX 4800 available to Mac Pro users — an award-winning, advanced graphics card for professional applications.
With a sophisticated graphics-processor architecture and industry-leading features, the Quadro FX 4800 raises graphics performance, capability and realistic rendering to a new level, offering professionals in architecture, content creation, science, medicine and other fields exceptional visualisation capabilities.
“Some of the world’s most difficult image-processing problems are being solved on the Mac platform,” explains Laurent Chapoulaud, EMEA Marketing Manager for Professional Solutions at PNY Technologies. “The Quadro FX 4800 provides the performance and speed to meet even these demanding requirements.”
To meet Mac users’ needs, the Quadro FX 4800 GPU for Mac includes a three-pin stereo connector for 3D stereoscopy, which is essential for several important professional Mac applications. Developed, tested and manufactured by Nvidia to the Mac community’s high standards, the GPU provides dynamic and accurate computing, geometry, shading and pixel-processing performance.
Additional features of the Nvidia Quadro FX 4800 for Mac include:
· Interactive visualisation of large models: a 1.5 GB framebuffer and memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB per second provide high data throughput, real-time processing of large structures and image fields, and high quality and resolution with full-scene antialiasing.
· High-performance visualisation: Nvidia’s CUDA parallel-computing architecture for Quadro GPUs delivers strong application performance for creative work in video, animation, photography and production.
· Two dual-link DVI outputs and stereo output: a suitable three-pin stereo connector and two dual-link DVI digital connections support the highest available display resolution.
· Boot Camp support: access to native Quadro GPU-accelerated professional Windows 3D graphics performance and features when using Apple Boot Camp.
Price and Availability
The Quadro FX 4800 GPU for Mac, introduced by Nvidia at NAB 2009 in Las Vegas, is distributed immediately by PNY throughout Europe and is available from the Apple Online Store and selected Apple resellers.
Recommended retail price: €1,379 excluding VAT.
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