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I don't think that as arstechnica states that it's really accurate to compare the D-series FirePros to the Wx000 series of firepros; they seem more like desktop
by Sanddancer 13y ago
I don't think that as arstechnica states that it's really accurate to compare the D-series FirePros to the Wx000 series of firepros; they seem more like desktop radeons with a memory bump. AMD's press release ( http://www.amd.com/us/press-releases/Pages/new-amd-firepro-2013dec23.aspx http://www.amd.com/us/press-releases/Pages/new-amd-firepro-2... ) regarding the D series doesn't mention ECC memory, which is what tends to make the FirePros so expensive and is mentioned in the specs of every other FirePro AMD sells. Maybe there will be later clarification, but so far, I've seen nothing to suggest that these are much more than souped up radeon 7900s.
- ericd 13y agoECC server memory isn't that much more expensive than normal memory (it includes one more chip). Any reason it would would bump the price of the pro radeons? My thought was that it'd be The low volumes and additional design/R&D/enterprise margins. Apple buys in sufficient quantities that most of those things should be substantially decreased.
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- hornetblack 13y agoBetter silicon. For example the main difference between the 290 and 290x is silicon. Better silicon will have more units enabled and could handle higher clock speeds. (Others are likely to be dead or dodgy). Although at 450 Watts I doubt there will be much in the way of high clock speed. When it comes to workstation graphics Nvidia drivers behave differently when using a Quadro. (Eg: duel monitor support in Linux)