Leadtek Quadro FX 3700 512MB DDR3 Quadroﾮ FX 3700 graphics board offers high throughput for interactive visualization/ with 112 parallel processors/ 512MB of onboard graphics memory/ and a 256-bit memory interface. It easily manages the large models and complex/ real-time shaders that dominate the CAD and digital content creation (DCC) markets.

 
Leadtek NVIDIA Quadroﾮ FX 3700 graphics board delivers a ground-breaking/ unified architecture for optimized performance - the reference standard for next-generation OpenGLﾮ and DirectXﾮ 10 applications and NVIDIA CUDAﾙ/ the worldﾒs only C-language GPU development platform. The Quadroﾮ FX 3700 offers new levels of performance and interactivity/ leading to shorter production cycles and faster time to market.

 
The card enables shaders to simulate a virtually unlimited range of physical characteristics. These include lighting effects like dispersion/ reflection/ refraction/ BRDF models and physical surface properties like casting effects/ porosity and molded surfaces. Real-time shaders allow these effects to be combined and modified interactively/ something impossible with simple 2D static texture maps. NVIDIA Application Configuration Engine (ACE) automatically configures the graphics hardware and software to deliver maximum application performance.

The Leadtek Quadroﾮ FX 3700 graphics board also offers PCI-Express Gen 2 support/ essentially doubling the data transfer rate to a blazing fast 16 Gbps. Because it supports NVIDIA CUDAﾙ technology application developers can utilize the computation power of the graphics board to greatly reduce the time it takes to solve complex visualization problems. Whatﾒs more/ the Quadroﾮ FX 3700 graphics board consumes less than 80 watts of power for improved energy management.

 
Features and Benefits

128-Bit Precision Graphics Pipeline
Enables sophisticated mathematical computations to maintain high accuracy/ resulting in unmatched visual quality. Full IEEE 32-bit floating-point precision per color component (RGBA) delivers millions of color variations with the broadest dynamic range.

 
32-Bit Floating Point Precision
Sets new standards for image clarity and quality through 32-bit floating point capabilities in shading/ filtering/ texturing/ and blending. Enables unprecedented rendered image quality for visual effects processing.

 
32-Bit Filtering and Blending
Enables unprecedented rendered image quality for visual effects processing.

 
512MB GDDR3 or 1GB GDDR2
Delivers high throughput for interactive visualization of large models and high-performance for real time processing of large textures and frames and enables the highest quality and resolution full-scene antialiasing (FSAA).
 

Advanced Color Compression/ Early Z-Cull
Improved pipeline color compression and early z-culling to increase effective bandwidth and improve rendering efficiency and performance.

Cg High-Level Graphics Shader Language
CgﾗC" for graphicsﾗis a high-level/ open-standard programming language that takes advantage of the power of programmable GPUs. NVIDIA Quadroﾮ FX programmable graphics pipelines leverage high-level shading languages to enable the creation and integration of real-time photorealistic effects into 3D models/ scenes/ and designs. This represents a key enabler for the creation of real-time/ photo-realistic visuals within CAD/ DCC/ and scientific applications.

Essential for Microsoftﾮ Windows Vistaﾙ
Offering an enriched 3D user interface/ increased application performance/ and the highest image quality/ NVIDIA Quadro graphics boards and NVIDIAﾮ OpenGL ICD drivers are optimized for 32- and 64-bit architectures to enable the Windows Vista experience.

Fast 3D Texture Transfer
Fast transfer and manipulation of 3D textures resulting in more interactive visualization of large volumetric dataset.

Full-Scene Antialiasing (FSAA)
Up to 32x FSAA dramatically reduces visual aliasing artifacts or "jaggies"/ resulting in highly realistic scenes.

GPU Computing
NVIDIA CUDA provides a C language environment and tool suite in combination with high performance visualization unleashes new capabilities to solve highly complex challenges such as real-time ray tracing and interactive volume rendering.
Available only on the Quadro FX 3700.

NVIDIA Graphics API Extensions
NVIDIA provides a set of extensions to standard graphics APIs for Linux and Windows/ enabling applications to take maximum advantage of state-of-the-art GPU capabilities.

Hardware 3D Window Clipping
Hardware accelerated clip regions (data transfer mechanism between a window and the frame buffer) which improve overall graphics performance by increasing transfer speed between color buffer and frame buffer.

 
Hardware-Accelerated Pixel Read-Back
Up to 2.4GB/sec pixel read-back performance delivers massive host throughput.

 
Highest Workstation Application Performance
Next-generation architecture enables over 2x improvement in geometry and fill rates with the industryﾒs highest performance for professional CAD/ DCC/ and scientific applications.

High-Performance Display Outputs
400MHz RAMDACs and up to two dual-link DVI digital connectors drive the highest resolution digital displays available on the market.

8K Texture and Render Processing
The ability to texture from and render to 8K x 8K surfaces. Beneficial for applications that demand the highest resolution and quality image processing.

Next-Generation Vertex and Pixel Programmability Shader Model 4.0
Reference standard for Shader Model 4.0 enabling a higher level of performance and realistic effects for OpenGL and next generation DirectX 10 industry-leading professional applications.

Next-Generation Vertex and Pixel Programmability
NVIDIA Quadro FX GPUs introduce infinite length vertex programs and dynamic flow control/ removing the previous limits on complexity/ and structure of shader programs. NVIDIA Quadro FX GPUs deliver sophisticated effects never before imagined for real-time graphics systems.

NVIDIA High Precision High Dynamic Range (HDR) Technology
Sets new standards for image clarity and quality through floating point capabilities in shading/ filtering/ texturing/ and blending. Enables unprecedented rendered image quality for visual effects processing.

 
NVIDIA PureVideo Technology
NVIDIAﾮ PureVideoﾮ technology is the combination of high-definition video processors and software that delivers unprecedented picture clarity/ smooth video/ accurate color/ and precise image scaling for SD and HD video content. Features include/ high-quality scaling/ spatial temporal de-interlacing/ inverse telecine/ and high quality HD video playback from DVD.

 
NVIDIA Unified Architecture
Industryﾒs first unified architecture designed to dynamically allocate compute/ geometry/ shading and pixel processing power to deliver optimized GPU performance. Available only on the Quadro FX 3700.

 
nView Multi-Display Technology
The NVIDIAﾮ nViewﾮ hardware and software technology combination delivers maximum flexibility for multi-display options/ and provides unprecedented end-user control of the desktop experience. NVIDIA GPUs are designed to support multi-displays/ but graphics cards vary. Please verify multi-display support in the graphics card before purchasing.
 

PCI Express 2.0 Compliant
Doubles the data transfer rate up to 5 GT/sec per lane for an aggregate bandwidth of 16 GB/sec bi-directional (8 GB/sec in each direction). Available only on the Quadro FX 3700.

PCI Express Certified
PCI Express is an Intel bus architecture that doubles the bandwidth of the AGP 8X bus/ delivering greater than 2GB/sec. in both upstream and downstream data transfers.

Powerwall
NVIDIA's single-system powerwall technology allows any application to be projected on a dual-channel powerwall with sophisticated edge blending in order to achieve uniform
luminosity. Powerwall works transparently with any application.

 
Quad Buffered Stereo
Offers enhanced visual experience for professional applications that demand stereo viewing capability.

 
Rotated-Grid Full-Scene Antialiasing (RG FSAA)
The rotated grid FSAA sampling algorithm introduces far greater sophistication in the sampling pattern/ significantly increasing color accuracy and visual quality for edges and lines/ reducing "jaggies" while maintaining performance.

 
SLI Technology
A revolutionary platform innovation that enables professional users to dynamically scale graphics performance/ enhance image quality/ and expand display real estate.

 
Dual Dual-Link Digital Display Connectors
Dual dual-link TMDS transmitters support ultra-high-resolution panels (up to 2560 x 1600 @ 60Hz on each panel) --which result in amazing image quality producing detailed photorealistic images.

 
Ultra quiet design
Acoustics lower than most desktops at sub 40db for a quiet desktop environment.
 

Compatible with Industry Standard Architectures
Compatible with x86 32 and 64-bit microprocessor architectures and operating systems from Intel/AMD and Microsoft/Linux.
 

Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
The NVIDIA UDA guarantees forward and backward compatibility with software drivers. Simplifies upgrading to a new NVIDIA product because all NVIDIA products work with the same driver software.

Specifications

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