The Nvidia Quadro Plex is an external
graphics processing unit
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''(Visual Computing System)'' designed for large-scale
3D visualizations. The system consists of a box containing a pair of high-end
Nvidia Quadro
Quadro was Nvidia's brand
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graphics card
A graphics card (also called a video card, display card, graphics adapter, VGA card/VGA, video adapter, display adapter, or mistakenly GPU) is an expansion card which generates a feed of output images to a display device, such as a computer mo ...
s featuring a variety of external video connectors. A special
PCI Express
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card is installed in the host computer, and the two are connected by
VHDCI
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cables.
Specifications
The Nvidia Quadro Plex system supports up to four
GPUs per unit. It connects to the host PC via a small form factor
PCI Express
PCI Express (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express), officially abbreviated as PCIe or PCI-e, is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard, designed to replace the older PCI, PCI-X and AGP bus standards. It is the common m ...
card connected to the host, and a Nvidia Quadro Plex Interconnect Cable. The system is housed in an external case that is approximately 9.49 inches in height, 5.94 inches in width, and 20.55 inches in depth and weighs about 19 pounds. The system relies heavily on Nvidia's
SLI technology.
Targeted audiences
The Plex is aimed at large
CGI animation companies, such as
Pixar
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and
DreamWorks Animation. This product is one of several professional graphics solutions on the market today, along with
ATI's
FireGL and
Matrox
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's professional graphics cards.
See also
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Sun Visualization System Sun Visualization System was a sharable visualization product introduced by Sun Microsystems in January 2007. It used other Sun technologies, including Sun servers, Solaris, Sun Ray Ultra-Thin Clients, and Sun Grid Engine. The Sun Visualizatio ...
- uses Nvidia Quadro Plex for 3D rendering and graphics acceleration
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SGI Virtu VS product line - supports Quadro Plex
External links
Nvidia.com Quadro Plex VCSRTX 3090 - NVIDIA GeForce Graphics
Third party information on the Quadro Plex:
Gizmodo: Nvidia Announces Quadro Plex, Monster Graphics for Pros
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Graphics hardware
Quadro Plex
Visual effects
Multi-monitor