Heck....another gpu thingy that might be cool but probably isn't

[BootyDustBandit]

So... the Radeon Pro Duo (Polaris) is now selling for..wait..400 dollars!? for a 32 GB GPU? 
anyway, cheesiness aside. I am simply wondering if the Pro Duo Polaris is worth that 400 dollars.
(it is a workstation card and i'm aware of that so don't yell at me because it "isn't for the average consumer like us" because honestly this is just a discussion thread)

[Mira Yurizaki]

If it's really that much, it might be worth it. However, you have to consider it's basically two under-clocked Vega 64s. So not only do you have a ~30% performance hit due to lower speed, but you have to contend with the issues multi-GPU setups can have.

[ki8aras]

5 minutes ago, BootyDustBandit said:

So... the Radeon Pro Duo (Polaris) is now selling for..wait..400 dollars!? for a 32 GB GPU? 
anyway, cheesiness aside. I am simply wondering if the Pro Duo Polaris is worth that 400 dollars.
(it is a workstation card and i'm aware of that so don't yell at me because it "isn't for the average consumer like us" because honestly this is just a discussion thread)

gpu boss says that its faster than a 1070 so i think you should go ahead and snatch it(im not that sure because of drivers and stuff but ok)

[RollinLower]

for 400 imo that's a very good deal. for rendering purposes that card is still a beast, and runs circles around simmilar priced cards from Nvidia.

[BootyDustBandit]

1 minute ago, M.Yurizaki said:

If it's really that much, it might be worth it. However, you have to consider it's basically two under-clocked Vega 64s. So not only do you have a ~30% performance hit due to lower speed, but you have to contend with the issues multi-GPU setups can have.

so would I have to screw with it to get it working at 100%? and if so it's not worth it cause i'll prolly mess it up and kill the card somehow so maybe I should look into an alternative....which...i have no idea what the could be..maybe a firepro?

[Fasauceome]

I would never have expected that card to retail under $600. Non-gaming equipment usually carries a hefty premium, so $400 towards GPU accelerated workloads with chips this good is a real bargain

[BootyDustBandit]

Just now, fasauceome said:

I would never have expected that card to retail under $600. Non-gaming equipment usually carries a hefty premium, so $400 towards GPU accelerated workloads with chips this good is a real bargain

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/77zZxr/amd-radeon-pro-duo-polaris-16gb-video-card-100-506048
i assume this is because newegg has a bunch and nobody actually wants these because of the vega 64 and also maybe people shying away from it because the 2000 series came out? not sure...but it's still worth checking out from what you guys (and girls..maybe?) have all said

[Cigano]

make sure your PSU can handle that amount of power draw safely 

[BootyDustBandit]

Just now, Cigano said:

make sure your PSU can handle that amount of power draw safely 

it's only 250 W...

[Mira Yurizaki]

2 minutes ago, BootyDustBandit said:

so would I have to screw with it to get it working at 100%? and if so it's not worth it cause i'll prolly mess it up and kill the card somehow so maybe I should look into an alternative....which...i have no idea what the could be..maybe a firepro?

No, the card was designed to run at that speed. Workstation cards are designed for reliability and high uptime, not performance.

[BootyDustBandit]

Just now, M.Yurizaki said:

No, the card was designed to run at that speed. Workstation cards are designed for reliability and high uptime, not performance.

oooh right....oh man then i wonder if overclocking would even work with this card and/or even be worth it..

[Cigano]

1 minute ago, BootyDustBandit said:

it's only 250 W...

what is your PSU? This card draws around 500W while playing the witcher 

[BootyDustBandit]

Just now, Cigano said:

what is your PSU? This card draws around 500W while playing the witcher 

why is it even playing witcher? its a workstation card...

[Jurrunio]

11 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

However, you have to consider it's basically two under-clocked Vega 64s

Polaris in the name, Vega by heart?

 

1 minute ago, Cigano said:

what is your PSU? This card draws around 500W while playing the witcher 

no way, do your research again

[BootyDustBandit]

2 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

No, the card was designed to run at that speed. Workstation cards are designed for reliability and high uptime, not performance.

okay so in games this thing has comparable performance to a GTX 1070....but workstation loads it probably crushes even a  1080/1080Ti

[Mira Yurizaki]

1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

Polaris in the name, Vega by heart?

I was looking for whatever GPU had the same shader count. Vega 64 was it. I didn't pay attention to which GCN version it was.

[BootyDustBandit]

6 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

No, the card was designed to run at that speed. Workstation cards are designed for reliability and high uptime, not performance.

oh lord nevermind it's only slightly better than a 1060....G3D is a tad bit under 9500

[BootyDustBandit]

1 minute ago, M.Yurizaki said:

I was looking for whatever GPU had the same shader count. Vega 64 was it. I didn't pay attention to which GCN version it was.

at least in games it runs that way...but of course that isn't what it's for

[BootyDustBandit]

3 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

I was looking for whatever GPU had the same shader count. Vega 64 was it. I didn't pay attention to which GCN version it was.

it claims to have "dual polaris 10 GPU's"

@Jurrunio

[Cigano]

8 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Polaris in the name, Vega by heart?

 

no way, do your research again

i'm not sure why they ever list watts in being drawn from the wall. I specifically remember it drew 500 watts so i looked it up and sure enough there it says it then within the article it says from the wall!??! how is that relevant to the search Radeon pro duo power consumption. I obviously want to know it's power consumption not the entire computers lmao I hate that  Anyways the correct figures are between 300-350 under heavy load apparently. recommended 750-800 watt power supply according to the website. 

[BootyDustBandit]

10 minutes ago, Cigano said:

what is your PSU? This card draws around 500W while playing the witcher 

also the card can only draw 250 W....250W is what the card draws when under 100% load

[BootyDustBandit]

Just now, Cigano said:

i'm not sure why they ever list watts in being drawn from the wall. I specifically remember it drew 500 watts so i looked it up and sure enough there it says it then within the article it says from the wall!??! how is that relevant to the search Radeon pro duo power consumption. I obviously want to know it's power consumption not the entire computers lmao I hate that  Anyways the correct figures are between 300-350 under heavy load apparently. recommended 750-800 watt power supply according to the website. 

it means your whole computer is drawing 500 w from the wall

[BootyDustBandit]

1 minute ago, Cigano said:

res are between 300-350 under heavy load apparen

also...no where are you getting that high of a number from XD

[BootyDustBandit]

2 minutes ago, Cigano said:

i'm not sure why they ever list watts in being drawn from the wall. I specifically remember it drew 500 watts so i looked it up and sure enough there it says it then within the article it says from the wall!??! how is that relevant to the search Radeon pro duo power consumption. I obviously want to know it's power consumption not the entire computers lmao I hate that  Anyways the correct figures are between 300-350 under heavy load apparently. recommended 750-800 watt power supply according to the website. 

the card can draw up to 250 W (aproximately, the number is most likely lower than that) when under 100% load....no more...unless you put this thing at more than 100% load which last time i checked wasn't really a good idea because you'd probably melt a hole in your motherboard XD...i cant imagine how hot this thing probably runs already.

[Cigano]

10 minutes ago, BootyDustBandit said:

the card can draw up to 250 W (aproximately, the number is most likely lower than that) when under 100% load....no more...unless you put this thing at more than 100% load which last time i checked wasn't really a good idea because you'd probably melt a hole in your motherboard XD...i cant imagine how hot this thing probably runs already.

Yes i understand what total system draw means i'm just saying that when searching Sapphire pro duo power consumption i wish most sites would give me it's power consumption instead of the whole systems that would seem to make more sense.It says right here 300w, 800w power supply recommended  https://www.cnet.com/products/sapphire-radeon-pro-duo-graphics-card-2-gpus-radeon-pro-duo-8-gb/specs/