Nvidia Quadro RTX 4000

[EKWorks]

I’ve been browsing through GPUs that are available in Lithuania and noticed that we don’t have any RTX 2000 series and mainly GTX 1660 Super, Ti, RTX 3070 and a lot of Quadro RTX 4000. From what I now the Quadro is made for work station but considering the approachable price for an RTX 4000 (~700 euros), is it decent for gaming at all?

[bellabichon]

Not really, no. It's not built for gaming, so the performance is comparable to a 2060. 

[Radium_Angel]

3 minutes ago, EKWorks said:

is it decent for gaming at all?

That depends on your expectations.

https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/czu3on/quadro_rtx_4000_vs_rtx_2060_super/

 

[gal-m]

23 minutes ago, EKWorks said:

From what I now the Quadro is made for work station but considering the approachable price for an RTX 4000 (~700 euros), is it decent for gaming at all?

@EKWorks Quadros use the same chips as "gaming" RTX cards, which in your case is the TU104 which was also used in the RTX 2060, 2070 and 2080. Yeah, they're pretty much the same and ARE NOT magical unicorns.

ESSENTIALLY the only thing you're paying for with the Quadro is workstation drivers, so no, they are NOT worth it for gaming, since Quadros usually cost twice or three times as much as normal cards.

What does this mean in the real world:

• SolidWorks with a normal RTX 2060: succccc
• SolidWorks with an Quadro RTX 4000: WOOO WAAAA WEEEE WAAAAA

Imagine playing video games on a GPU without proper drivers - that's essentially the experience you're getting playing around in SolidWorks on a normal RTX GPU, but that's only if you're doing some really advanced stuff.

 

I am being general here, don't hate me.

[jaslion]

5 minutes ago, gal-m said:

@EKWorks Quadros use the same chips as "gaming" RTX cards, which in your case is the TU104 and it was also used in the RTX 2060, 2070 and 2080. Yeah, they're pretty much the same and ARE NOT magical unicorns.

ESSENTIALLY the only thing you're paying for with the Quadro is workstation drivers, so no, they is NOT worth it for gaming, since Quadros usually cost twice as much as normal cards.

What does this mean in the real world:

• SolidWorks with a normal RTX 2060: succccc
• SolidWorks with an Quadro RTX 4000: WOOO WAAAA WEEEE WAAAAA

Imagine playing video games on a GPU without proper drivers - that's essentially the experience you're getting playing around in SolidWorks on a normal RTX GPU, but that's only if you're doing some really advanced stuff.

 

I am being general here, don't hate me.

All I'd change is  the 2060 succcc to actually quite decent and the rtx 4000 to LUDICROUS SPEEEED

[gal-m]

2 minutes ago, jaslion said:

All I'd change is  the 2060 succcc to actually quite decent and the rtx 4000 to LUDICROUS SPEEEED

HEY, I DID put a little tiny disclaimer at the bottom. Hehhehehe

[jaslion]

2 minutes ago, gal-m said:

HEY, I DID put a little tiny disclaimer at the bottom. Hehhehehe

I know hence the silly comment :p.

 

The other way around would be

 

Games rtx 2060: Good

Games rtx 4000: little less good

 

Since they are the same card just one is a bit slower and less optimized for games :p.

[Radium_Angel]

12 minutes ago, gal-m said:

since Quadros usually cost twice or three times as much as normal cards.

The funny part, at least where I am, Quadros and Radeon Pros are cheaper than their GTX equivalents....(comparing used ones to used ones, anyway.)

[gal-m]

2 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Games rtx 2060: Good

Games rtx 4000: little less good

Yep @jaslion you're right, but just to be a bit more specific: in gaming the difference isn't nearly as severe. I'd say... maybe 5-10% less FPS on an equivalent Quadro.

[gal-m]

2 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

Quadros and Radeon Pros are cheaper than their GTX equivalents....(comparing used ones to used ones, anyway.)

That's insane. People looking to build cheap e.g. SolidWorks workstations need to look into that. 

Where abouts are you from @Radium_Angel if you don't mind me asking?

[jaslion]

3 minutes ago, Radium_Angel said:

The funny part, at least where I am, Quadros and Radeon Pros are cheaper than their GTX equivalents....(comparing used ones to used ones, anyway.)

Yeah I've seen that happen too before with the last mining crash. Snagged myself up a couple big boi quadro's for cheap

[Radium_Angel]

1 minute ago, gal-m said:

That's insane. People looking to build cheap e.g. SolidWorks workstations need to look into that. 

Where abouts are you from @Radium_Angel if you don't mind me asking?

East Coast, USA

[gal-m]

4 minutes ago, jaslion said:

big boi quadro's for cheap

Sh*eeet.... now that is a SWEET deal my man @jaslion.

Makes me want to become an engineer. But I'm in biology, so.. don't have an excuse to buy a Quadro (yet), BUT Quadro sounds like an ice cream brand here in the EU and ice cream is yummy and for special occasions so.. might as well??? 

 

UPDATE: here, in Slovenia, I couldn't find a single used Quadro listing   am sad... @Radium_Angel

[jaslion]

1 minute ago, gal-m said:

Sh*eeet.... now that is a SWEET deal my man @jaslion.

Makes me want to become an engineer. But I'm in biology, so.. don't have an excuse to buy a Quadro (yet), BUT Quadro sounds like an ice cream brand here in the EU and ice cream is yummy and for special occasions so.. might as well??? 

 

UPDATE: here, in Slovenia, I couldn't find a single used Quadro listing   am sad... @Radium_Angel

I bought is for blender, houdini and solidworks (use em both for more advanced sims that blender isn't the best at). Worked like a charm and was worth the investment.

[EKWorks]

https://www.1a.lt/p/dell-quadro-rtx-4000-8gb-gddr6-pcie-490-bfcy/8edh?mtd=search&pos=regular&src=searchnode

 

Not sure if this is considered cheap but a few days ago managed to find some for a hundred less. Would it be worth the investment considering I usually edit videos and play games? Games mostly Minecraft and Escape from Tarkov

[gal-m]

39 minutes ago, EKWorks said:

Not sure if this is considered cheap but a few days ago managed to find some for a hundred less. Would it be worth the investment considering I usually edit videos and play games? Games mostly Minecraft and Escape from Tarkov

Please don't take this the wrong way @EKWorks but have you read our posts?

 

The reason I'm kindly asking this is because I think there might have been a slight misunderstanding, so let me try to explain this in a simplified manner: NO, it is absolutely not worth it and a terrible investment at 800EUR ($950).

It's literally better to pay a scalper 1000EUR for an RTX 3060 Ti or a RTX 3070 off ebay. I'm being serious.

800EUR for what is essentially an RTX 2060 is NOT an approachable price and what will happen is you're going to be disappointed with it's performance + you're going to regret throwing away your money.