Workstation GPU

[ST123]

Can someone give a recommendation for a GPU that can run scientific simulations. I am looking for a mid-range GPU from $400 to $800

 

Cheers

[manikyath]

look at what sort of cards your specific software supports, then pick whatever card fits your budget.

[lmeneses]

a gtx 1080ti probably 

[manikyath]

3 minutes ago, lmeneses said:

a gtx 1080ti probably 

or not at all, if OP's software of choice prefers AMD cards.

[Biggerboot]

Yeah, 1080ti or Vega 64 depending on the software.  If you're looking to do a mix of workloads though (some calculations, ai, rendering, gaming, etc), 1080ti is probably the safer choice.  Depends on what you value the most.

[ST123]

Is it worth going for a 'pro' gpu like a quadro 2000 or the wx5100 or is the 1080ti and vega 64 much better value

 

[Reznik]

13 minutes ago, ST123 said:

Is it worth going for a 'pro' gpu like a quadro 2000 or the wx5100 or is the 1080ti and vega 64 much better value

 

Isn't the Quadro 2000 a pretty old card?  I don't know how it compares to modern gaming cards when it comes to calculations but don't pay $400-$800 for one of those, I think that's like a $50 eBay card now.  I have a few Quadro 4000 I pulled from retired Dell workstations and I can only ever get $60 (Canadian) for them on a good day. 

[VanBantam]

It really depends on what you're using the card for.  For deep learning the 1080 ti is the best price for the given performance right now.  Unless you must comply with the nvidia EULA, i.e. big company or university, use the 1080 ti and make sure you have it on a 16x rev 3 slot.  Newegg is selling the Gigabyte 1080 ti 11gb oc for about $650.  Don't forget to use Linus's affiliate link so we can keep getting spazy tech entertainment. 

[agello24]

what ever the equal is in a gtx 980 is in the quadro family. maybe even a gtx 970 equal card. in the quadro family.