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This article will explain in detail the differences between professional graphics cards and game graphics cards in computers. The editor thinks it is very practical, so I share it with you as a reference. I hope you can get something after reading this article.

The differences between professional graphics cards and game graphics cards are: 1, the emphasis of hardware design is different; 2, game graphics cards and professional graphics cards are different in the driver; 3, professional graphics cards provide special optimization for different applications and drivers.

As we all know, the model names of NVIDIA graphics cards basically start with GT, GTX, GTS, etc., while professional drawing graphics cards begin with Quadro. For ordinary gamers, the beginning of Quadro is not used to play games at all. It is recommended to choose GT or GTX. So what is the difference between professional graphics card and game graphics card?

There are mainly the following differences between game graphics cards and professional graphics cards:

1. The emphasis of hardware design is different

Generally speaking, although the game graphics card can also support a variety of OpenGL and Direct3D games, it focuses more on the functions needed in the game, and those functions that are obviously not used in the game, such as wireframe anti-aliasing (anti-aliasing), double-sided lighting, 3D dynamic cutting (3D Windows Clipping) and so on, are generally not supported in hardware. On the other hand, the professional graphics card should support the functions involved in various professional software in hardware.

2. Game graphics card and professional graphics card are different in driver.

For the game graphics card, the driver only needs to provide good support for some OpenGL functions commonly used in the game, while the professional graphics card must be able to support all OpenGL functions because it is oriented to a wide range of professional application software. For these reasons, the game cards with good performance in the game often have a sharp decline in performance when running professional software.

Through the above picture, the green arrow position is the correct map, while the red arrow position has a mapping error, the more complex the figure, the higher the probability of error.

When using software such as MAYA, 3DS MAX, SOLIDWORKS, etc., when using professional graphics cards to open complex scenes for editing and modification, you can provide a preview in real time without having to wait for a long time, which ordinary game graphics cards can not do.

3. The driver of professional graphics card not only optimizes all the functions of OpenGL, but also provides special optimization for different applications.

When using game graphics cards to run professional software, there are often a variety of strange compatibility problems, such as display confusion (such as running Inventor, Alias and other software), sudden performance degradation (such as running SolidWorks to open multiple 3D windows) and even crashing (such as editing complex models in SolidWorks, occasionally pop-up an error message dialog box, as a result of drawing for half a day to forget to save the disk, then completely confused) and so on.

And the use of professional graphics card compatibility, high speed, no sawtooth, beautiful special effects. There are two basic steps in the 3D creation process: instant operation and rendering. A fully open mesh scene with more than 20 million polygons and heavy use of PE, FUR, LOOK AT, particles, permutation, CLOTH, fluid, and real-time SHADER is just as stuck with thousands of yuan of GTX980, but smooth operation can be obtained with QUADRO FX.

As professional graphics cards are more expensive, and there is no essential difference between GPU itself and game graphics cards, many DIY players modify the game graphics cards into professional graphics cards by modifying BIOS, drivers and even graphics card hardware, but this kind of method is riskier. The most high-end graphics card successfully modified is the HD4800 series. Except for the very old model, the new model cannot be modified.

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