970 and quardro

[mod3rnnightmar3]

So I would like to put a quadro I'm my system but I already have a 970. I have seen people put two different cards in there system of course without sli or cross fire. So I'm wondering how this improves performance and how it works.

Ps. I already own the quadro so please don't say it's not worth it and not to buy it.

[WoodenMarker]

It depends on what you're doing. Most things don't just 'gain performance' when you add another card.

[mod3rnnightmar3]

I know that but I've seen people do it and was wondering why, also I'm editing and rendering video with it.

[xox]

Well, you just put it in, what happens is the second card accelerates things like CUDA/OpenCL and the primary card drives the displays and helps with the acceleration.

 

For example, in Edzel's work rig, there's a 780 and then there's a Quadro, he uses the quadro to drive his displays (better colour or something) and the 780 for CUDA.

[Sauron]

You can use the 970 as your main gpu where you plug your monitors in, then have a quadro for computing. If the program you're using supports it, there should be an option for it to render using the quadro.

[Johannes_Lazor]

Im not sure how the quadro cards work since they often doesnt have any display output, I know it is for computing, It would probably help with the CUDA and such.
But adding another regular GPU would make you able to have a seperate process entirely for other monitors.

[mod3rnnightmar3]

Ok thanks for the help, I've said this before but on Linus media group you are all very very fast to reply

[mikeeginger]

You could use the quadro to get more colours 

but the quadro will be based on a much older gpu so there will be little performance 

but additional functionality eg greater colour depth 

[mod3rnnightmar3]

Right, and there may be say double persision floating point capabilities, not all cards of course but that's just an example

[Real_PhillBert]

So I would like to put a quadro I'm my system but I already have a 970. I have seen people put two different cards in there system of course without sli or cross fire. So I'm wondering how this improves performance and how it works.

Ps. I already own the quadro so please don't say it's not worth it and not to buy it.

 

What Quadro do you have?

 

Quadros offer 10 bit color and a higher level of precision. Probably more important for you a few extra CUDA cores, which will help render times a bit.

 

Im not sure how the quadro cards work since they often doesnt have any display output, I know it is for computing, It would probably help with the CUDA and such.

But adding another regular GPU would make you able to have a seperate process entirely for other monitors.

 

Quadros all have display outputs. You are thinking of Teslas, which do not.

[mod3rnnightmar3]

I have a quadro 3800, not the newest one but it's better than nothing, I also have a 970 in the same system.