Questions & Answers for NVIDIA Quadro 4000 for Mac
25 Questions from the Community
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can you install this mac book pro 13 inch early 2011 model
- Asked by Michael N from Kailau
- 25-Nov-2012
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I have 2 NEC monitors with Spectraview-II, these are optimized using Display Ports. How should I connect a 5770 and 4000?
I am unsure of how to proceed for best results. 5.1 Mac Pro, 2 video cards 4000 and 5770. Dual Nec monitors PA241W-BK-R that require Display Port connection for best performance/calibration.
4000 has 1 DP, 5770 has 2.
What happens if I use one DP from each card? Would it be better to use the 2 from the 5770 and if I do will the 4000 be in use or just sitting there doing nothing.
Should I scrap both cards and get a 5870?
Apple sells both cards, many people have more than 1 monitor and require the best performance. This should not be a difficult question, but it is almost impossible to get the answer, even calling AppleCare didn't help.
Thanks, Bill- Asked by Bill B from Phenix City
- 12-May-2013
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does it work with a mac book pro OS X 10.8.3 15''?
- Asked by Rafael C from Sao Paulo
- 24-Apr-2013
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I have two 30" Cinema Displays running to my 2009 Mac Pro (the one with 4 ram slots not 8). Can the nVidia QUADRO 4000 2GB support both monitors?
I am upgrading my graphics card but am afraid it will not support BOTH of my 30" cinema displays. Can I run both of these displays off of this one card?
If so what dongles should I get?- Asked by Elliot C from Brooklyn
- 18-Jul-2012
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Will NVIDIA Quadro 4000 for Ma the card work with a mac pro 1.1
- Asked by Jonathan M from Taunton
- 22-Aug-2011
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Will only work with MacPro3,1 and up with 10.6 drivers from Nvidia.
- Answered by Ken K from Auckland
- 18-Feb-2013
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I did see that this card is certified for MacPro 3,1 and up. But can somebody confirm that it won't work in a MacPro 2,1?
That seems to be true for the Radeon 5870, that's also certified for 3,1 and up, but I have seen several examples of people running it in their 2,1.
- Asked by Micke T
- 28-Oct-2011
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How does the Quadro 4000 card compare to the ATI 5870 / GTX 285 for EVERY DAY usage?
While the benefits to CUDA accelerated applications is clear, or mercury apps, or other specific, accelerated applications, I wonder how the 4000 would fare in 'general' use, including games.
It would seem, since the clock, memory, and throughput are much lower than GTX 285 or Radeon 5870, it would potentially be quite a bit slower in those applications. I don't mind spending a premium for a card that can raise my productivity in work apps, but also like it to be good for the evening R&R. Will I trade down 'recreational' performance by getting this card to speed up accelerated productivity apps?- Asked by Daniel O from South Pasadena
- 07-Nov-2010
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Cards that are designed and optimized for gaming will almost always perform better than cards designed and optimized for pro apps when it comes to gaming. Quadro 4000 is no exception, it's designed and optimized from the ground up for the pro apps market.
- Answered by Trilo B from San Francisco
- 09-Nov-2010
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Can i run an ATI 5770 or 5870 and one of these at the same time? That way I have one card optimized for gaming and one optimized for pro apps.
- Asked by Patrick P from Omaha
- 16-Dec-2010
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My 2010 'Pro has a 5770 and a Quadro 4000 running side by side without problems, each one using one of the two motherboard 6-pin connectors. To have a 5870 and a 4000 would need additional power, and the easiest route is from the DVD bay using a suitable adaptor to convert to the required extra 6-pin PCI power cable. You can always supply additional power with an additional PSU, and in the past I have run a GTX 285 off the motherboard and a 480 (6-pin+8-pin) off an external PSU. I have ordered a GTX 580 to run next to my Q4000 on this basis.
- Answered by William S
- 14-Feb-2011
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If I already have the FX4800 card, would it be wise to also put in a 4000 card. I am running a new 12 core and use FC Studio and CS5 AE a lot.
- Asked by Steve D from La Mesa
- 05-Dec-2010
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Probably not. Final Cut does not really take advantage of CUDA and not sure if a second gpu will help accelerate it. Regarding CS5, I don't think Adobe enabled it to be multi-gpu aware (at least yet)... But there are plug ins for (such as Kronos from the Foundry for AE) should be multi-gpu aware and can help speed up your workflow if you're using plug ins that are CUDA accelerated.
- Answered by Justin P
- 09-Feb-2011
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How well does this work worth rhino, vray, and maya and in bootcamp?
I have the ATI Radeon HD 5870 and was wondering how much of an upgrade this is in these softwares as well as the possibility and configuration of having both the 5870 and the Quadro 4000.
- Asked by Matthew M from Austin
- 10-Mar-2011
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Keep the 5870 or double it up. the nVidia is a disaster, i have had nothing but issues with it, it is NOT OpenCL compliant so there is no advantage in FCP or Motion, half the CUDA based applications require you to install the CUDA api for it to work right. I am selling my quadro now and putting a second 5870 in.
BTW you can't run the 5870 and quadro without a splitter for power, and i have heard (but haven't seen) that there are issues running these 2 together- Answered by Michele H from Port St Lucie
- 07-May-2012
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I have 2 30inch displays. Can I hook up dual monitors on one card?
- Asked by Scott N from Fort Lauderdale
- 08-Jan-2011
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Yes, however note that Quadro 4000 has a Displayport and a DVI. Both support 30" display resolution, but what type of inputs do you have on your 30" displays? If you do not have Displayport connectors on your displays, you will need to buy a Displayport to DVI-dual-link dongle. You have to make sure it is DVI-dual-link (not single) though.
- Answered by Justin P
- 09-Feb-2011
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May I use two of this GPU with two 27" thunderbolt display?!
- Asked by Arturo L from Winnetka
- 08-Oct-2011
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no. Thunderbolt display requires a thunderbolt connection on the Machine, which this card does not provide. The thunderbolt display is not compatible with any current or previous generation Mac Pro at this time.
- Answered by Jeff B from Englewood
- 17-Oct-2011
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I bought a MacPro in APRIL 2008. Will I be able to install this card in that computer?
- Asked by Robert B from Oak Park
- 05-Nov-2010
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The PNY product page for this card says it requires Mac Pro 3,1 or 4,1 or 5,1. These are basically the 2008, 2009 and 2010 models. A Mac Pro bought new in April 2008 is probably the 3,1 or 2008 model, but to be sure check the hardware section of the System Profiler to make sure you are not using a 2007 model (2,1).
- Answered by William S from Chipping Norton
- 19-Nov-2010
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Will 2 of this card benefit workflow in Adobe after effects, premiere, final cut pro, Maya, and Cinema 4D on a new Mac pro?
- Asked by Carlos F from Los Angeles
- 05-Nov-2010
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Yes, you can put two of these into a Mac Pro (confirmed by nVidia rep at tech conference some time ago). If your app has CUDA (nVidia's parallel processing) support, then yes it will benefit from having more CUDA cores available. Adobe's MPE uses CUDA, so yes it should benefit. FCP is a no, though hopefully the next version (due in the first half of 2011) will change that. From what I understand, there are some plugins out there for both Maya and C4D that take advantage of CUDA, though I don't believe the core applications have CUDA support.
- Answered by Trilo B from San Francisco
- 25-Nov-2010
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Is there an advantage of running Two of this cards simultaneously on a new mac pro? if so, what is it?
- Asked by Carlos F from Los Angeles
- 17-Nov-2010
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If you're using applications that take advantage of nVidia's CUDA (parallel processing) technology, then yes. Adding a second card doubles the number of available CUDA cores. If your app doesn't use CUDA, then it would need to be specifically written to make use of multiple graphics cards in order to see a significant benefit.
Aside from that, having a second card can give other benefits. Aside from supporting more monitors, you can improve your system's performance on even a dual-monitor setup just by using a separate video card for each screen.- Answered by Trilo B from San Francisco
- 25-Nov-2010
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Will this allow SolidWorks (under Bootcamp) to run realview drivers?
Bootcamp question
- Asked by Patrick G from Arlington
- 22-Nov-2010
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Whats the difference between this graphic card and RAM or is it the same?
software
- Asked by Angela C from Honolulu
- 05-Apr-2012
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