Today AMD launched the FirePro V4900 professional GPU. The newest member of the FirePro family promises excellent performance for digital content creation (DCC) and computer aided design (CAD) in the entry-level tier of professional GPUs.
“The AMD FirePro™ V4900 stands in a league of its own and redefines entry-level professional graphics card capabilities,” says Sandeep Gupte, general manager of professional graphics, AMD. “The AMD FirePro V4900 leverages AMD’s most advanced graphics technology, which not only enhances user experience and boosts performance of professional applications, but also features AMD Eyefinity multi-display technology that supports up to six displays increasing user productivity.”
The FirePro V4900 is based on the Turks GPU core found in the Radeon HD 6600 series. It has a core configuration of 480:24:8 (Unified Shaders:Texture Mapping Units:Render Output Units), and core/memory clock speeds of 800MHz and 1000MHz, respectively. The card comes equipped with 1GB GDDR5 RAM which uses a 128-bit path, providing 64GB/s bandwidth.
With a price tag of only $189, this will be one of the least expensive professional cards to support AMD’s Eyefinity as well. As many as three displays can be supported by a single card, allowing maximum efficiency for both heavy multitaskers and other users who require large amounts of desktop space. Its closest competitor, the NVIDIA Quadro 600 costs and performs about the same, but is limited to two displays per card. Additional cards can be added to support more displays but that just adds to system costs. At the entry level it’s all about cost, and having to double the GPU budget to support more displays likely won’t sit well with users that understand the productivity benefits of three monitor setups. This is one of the biggest advantages AMD has over its rivals.
Design wins include workstations by Dell, Fujitsu, and HP. Online retailers should have stock soon, if not today.
If you’re looking for a full review of the FirePro V4900, check out our friends over at Phoronix.
Specs, from the AMD website:
AMD Eyefinity Technology
With the revolutionary multi-display technology, the AMD FirePro V4900 professional graphics card supports three independent displays, delivering the most immersive graphics/computing experience with innovative display capabilities supporting massive desktop workspaces.DisplayPort 1.2
Support for the newest DisplayPort standard adds exciting new features such as high bit-rate audio, higher data bandwidth, and multi-streaming capabilities.AutoDetect Technology
As a user moves between applications, or opens new ones, the graphics driver settings are automatically configured for optimized performance.Full 30-bit Display Pipeline
Enables more color values than 24-bit products for more accurate color reproduction and superior visual fidelity.Full Shader Model 5.0 Support
Helps create highly complex geometry and scenes without taxing the CPU.Certification
Ensure compatibility, reliability and the highest level of performance when used with professional 3D software packages.DirectX® 11 and OpenGL Advanced Features
Enables optimal performance in leading applications. Please visit www.amd.com/api to see specific OpenGL version support.OpenCL™
Industry standard API – Open, multiplatform development platform to help enable broad adoption of heterogeneous computing. Please visit www.amd.com/api to see specific OpenCL™ version support
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