NVIDIA and Lenovo workstation solutions

Lenovo ThinkStation workstations featuring NVIDIA® Quadro® professional graphics and Tesla™ high-performance computing solutions provide a powerful, versatile solution engineered to meet the graphics and high-performance computing demands of professional users. Working together, Lenovo integrates Quadro® and Tesla™ solutions to ensure optimized system performance.

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Revolutionary visual computing solutions
A revolutionary unified architecture, NVIDIA Quadro® professional graphics solutions deliver optimized application performance. Combining the most advanced feature set, including largest frame buffers and a C programming environment, Quadro® solutions solve the most complex challenges. NVIDIA Quadro® professional solutions deliver the fastest application performance and the highest-quality workstation graphics, and they are certified on all industry-leading professional applications. NVIDIA Quadro® takes the leading computer-aided design (CAD), digital content creation (DCC) and visualization applications to a new level of interactivity by enabling unprecedented capabilities in performance, programmability and precision.

Key elements:
  • NVIDIA unified architecture delivers optimized GPU performance.
  • Reference standard for shader model 4.0.
  • Flexible platform that can be paired with best-of-class industry solutions.
  • C programming environment for the GPU.
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GPU computing solutions for HPC
Tesla™ GPU computing solutions solve the world's most important challenges by advancing high-performance computing (HPC) with a massively multi-threaded architecture. With a 128-processor computing core per GPU, C programming language development environment for the GPU, suite of developer tools (C compiler, debugger, performance profiler, optimized libraries), and the world's largest GPU computing ISV development community, Tesla™ allows you to develop applications faster and to deploy them across multiple generations of processors. Tesla™ GPU computing solutions also can be used in tandem with multi-core CPU systems to create a scalable computing solution that fits seamlessly into existing workstation or IT infrastructures.

Key elements:
  • Industry's first massively multi-threaded architecture with a 128-processor computing core.
  • World's only C-language development environment for the GPU.
  • A suite of developer tools (C-compiler, debugger, performance profiler, optimized libraries).
  • Largest ISV development community for GPU Computing applications.
  • Seamlessly able to fit into existing HPC environments.
ATI and Lenovo workstation solutions
ThinkStation S20 and D20 models now offer select ATI FirePro™ graphics adapters.
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ATI FirePro™
The new ATI FirePro™ 3D workstation graphics cards combine a new ATI OpenGL optimized driver with the award-winning ATI FireGL graphics technology, delivering a new level of graphics performance and reliability for professional 3D graphics users. Ideal for computer-aided design (CAD), digital content creation (DCC) and more.

Key elements:
  • DisplayPort output for superior 30-bit image quality.
  • Scalable ultra parallel processing architecture with 320 unified shaders.
  • AutoDetect instinctively optimizes performance for multi-application workflow.
  • Dual-link DVI output for driving ultra-high-resolution widescreen monitors.
  • High dynamic range (HDR) rendering with 8-bit, 10-bit, and 16-bit per RGB color component support.
  • Hardware acceleration of DirectX® 10.1 and OpenGL® 2.1 advanced features.
  • Optimized and certified for many CAD and DCC applications.
  • PCI Express 2.0 compliant.
Available graphics solutions
  • NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290
    – Perfect for 2D business graphics applications. Install two NVS 290 for a low-cost four (quad) multiple monitor configuration.
    – Two single-link DVI-I digital or two VGA analog monitor connectors.
  • NVIDIA Quadro FX 370
    – Entry-level 3D performance for entry digital content creation (DCC), high-volume computer-aided design (CAD), and software developers.
    – One single-link DVI-I and one dual-link DVI-I digital or two VGA* analog monitor connectors.
    – 256MB frame buffer size, with a 64-bit memory interface.
  • NVIDIA Quadro FX 570
    – Entry-level 3D performance for entry digital content creation (DCC), high-volume computer-aided design (CAD), software developers, and electronic design automation (EDA).
    – Two dual-link DVI-I digital or two VGA* analog monitor connectors.
    – 256MB frame buffer size with a 128-bit memory interface.
  • NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700
    – Mid-range 3D performance for entry digital content creation (DCC), high-volume computer- aided design (CAD), software developers, and electronic design automation (EDA), manufacturing CAD (MCAD) and computer-aided engineering (CAE).
    – Two dual-link DVI-I digital or two VGA* analog monitor and HDTV-out connectors.
    – 512MB frame buffer size with a 128-bit memory interface.
  • NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700
    – High-end 3D performance for manufacturing CAD (MCAD) and computer-aided engineering (CAE), digital content creation (DCC), and 3D animation.
    – Two dual-link DVI-I digital or two VGA* analog monitor and 3-pin stereo connectors.
    – 512MB frame buffer size with a 256-bit GDDR3 memory interface.
  • NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600
    – Top of the line 3D performance for scientific/research imaging, oil/gas exploration analysis, computer-aided engineering (CAE), digital content creation (DCC), and 3D animation.
    – Two dual-link DVI-I digital or two VGA* analog monitor and 3-pin stereo connectors.
    – 768MB frame buffer size with a 384-bit GDDR3 memory interface.
(*) Dual-VGA for the 3D graphic cards is via a DVI-VGA monitor converter dongle.
  • Boost productivity, display more applications, and view more information
    – Install two NVIDIA graphic cards to attach four (quad) monitors


 
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