What graphics card to get

[CodeSlapper]

I'm looking at possibly getting a GTX 970 vs an amd firepro 9100.

My current monitors are 2 AOC 2757, and I'll probably hook up an hd tv to the grpahics card as well.

The monitors and tv have hdmi inputs to them. I would like to have the ability to control what sound goes out what input if possible.

Should I be considered with keeping everything as hdmi?

 

[djreedj]

I would go with the 970 its a great card for what you want to do, especially on a budget.

 

[Geekwad]

What has you considering the Firepro?

 

[jerdle]

That's an unusual comparison, firepros are professional cards, while geforces are gaming cards. the proper comparison is GeForce vs Radeon or quadro vs firepro

 

[Rogue Leader]

There is a huge difference between a GTX970 and a Firepro. The Firepro is for rendering/etc, NOT gaming. What are your goals?

 

[geofelt]

Modern cards are using displayport, not so much HDMI.
I do not see any cards such as you listed with three hdmi outputs.

You might want to use one graphics card like a GTX970 for gaming, and use a second cheaper card for aux monitors.

 

[CodeSlapper]

I plan to mostly use a card for writing code, doing simulations with matlab, doing signal processing and occassionally using youtube, hulu, amazon prime, etc.

I don't see myself doing any gaming.

 

[geofelt]

I plan to mostly use a card for writing code, doing simulations with matlab, doing signal processing and occassionally using youtube, hulu, amazon prime, etc.

I don't see myself doing any gaming.

What will your pc components be?
For such usage, the integrated adapters on many motherboards will do the job.
You should be able to output to three monitors. You will probably need adapters if your monitors are hdmi only.
I know for matlab, you will want a very fast single core.

 

[CodeSlapper]

I plan on using a Dell T7600 with some 8 core Xeon processor. The applications I will write will have many threads running with lots of processing. The matlab is more to get me up and running.

Dell Precision T7600
32 gb Ram
E5-2680

 

[Geekwad]

Will the applications you write make use of CUDA like MATLAB? Depending on your very specific needs, those Dell workstations typically come with Tesla options too, which may or may not fit better for what you're doing:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/why-choose-tesla.html

If you're considering AMD though and with/without CUDA isn't a deal-breaker for you, then you can get really great hardware for the money. It has to be a specific use care right now though (at least in my opinion) as if others will be using this (how will they be deployed, if ever?), then of course many colleagues you run into will be more familiar with CUDA based tools/libraries/etc.

 

[CodeSlapper]

Will the applications you write make use of CUDA like MATLAB? Depending on your very specific needs, those Dell workstations typically come with Tesla options too, which may or may not fit better for what you're doing:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/why-choose-tesla.html

If you're considering AMD though and with/without CUDA isn't a deal-breaker for you, then you can get really great hardware for the money. It has to be a specific use care right now though (at least in my opinion) as if others will be using this (how will they be deployed, if ever?), then of course many colleagues you run into will be more familiar with CUDA based tools/libraries/etc.

That's some great info. At the moment getting something with/without CUDA is not a deal breaker.

I think if I ever want to start using CUDA I can always get a different video card in the future.

 

[CodeSlapper]

I looked into using GPU cards for processing and saw there is openCL. I'm willing to get a used card if it helps keep the price down too. Are there any suggestions?

 

[Geekwad]

Being that you're starting with matlab, you may want to look at this CUDA list as you look at used GPU's:

https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-gpus

Or for AMD for an OpenCL machine (used), the 290 would be an affordable choice.

 

[CodeSlapper]

I might be after something like this it seems, http://www.ebay.com/itm/PNY-Nvidia-Quadro-K2000D-2GB-GDDR5-DVI-x2-mDP-x1-PCI-Express-Graphic-Card/272177217124?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140602152332%26meid%3Dfdfc1eedd4ce4146863608c69da770d4%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D321833167519. Is the Quadro K2000 a good card?

 

[CodeSlapper]

It's hard to find info on using gpus for professional use.

This website says the gtx 970 blows the K2200 out of the water, http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-Quadro-K2200-vs-Nvidia-GTX-970/2839vs2577. How do I compare these cards for that I expect to use them for?

 

[Geekwad]

It is, but it comes down to what you're really using it for and then looking for benchmarks that target that feature. Double precision calculations, single.....it makes a difference.

What exactly will you be using GPGPU for?

 

[CodeSlapper]

I'm not sure if I would be using double precision or single, but filters, ffts, dsp toolkit. I'm not sure if if it single or double precision in the background of matlab.

 

[SentinelFPS]

Simple. GTX 970 SC (Superclocked) and keep everything hdmi

 

[CodeSlapper]

I looked at the GTX 970 and it only has one hdmi port. Did you mean something else?