Nvidia FX 580 - User Manual

QUADRO FX 580 | DATASHEET | MAR09 | FINAL
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As a result, design decisions are often made
based on less precise information. Today,
DCC and CAD software vendors, such as
Autodesk, are shifting their applications to
incorporate the addition of 3D features into
previously 2D applications, making it more
critical for professionals to future proof their
platform. The Quadro FX 580 entry-level
professional-class GPU enables designers to
leverage the 3D capabilities of applications
to create and interact with more complex
product designs, achieving maximum
productivity without sacrificing visual quality.
Big on performance and easy on your
budget, Quadro FX 580 offers the best value,
professional-class graphics solution. Enabling
EnergyStar compliance, Quadro FX 580 provides
extreme power efficiency from a solution with
30-bit color fidelity. Certified on all industry-
leading applications and featuring automatic
configuration of display settings, Quadro FX 580
delivers optimal performance for maximum
productivity.
The entire Quadro family takes the leading
professional applications to a new level of
interactivity by enabling unprecedented
capabilities in programmability and precision.
The industry’s leading workstation applications
leverage this architecture to enable hardware-
accelerated features, performance, and
quality not found in any other professional
graphics solutions. From Quadro FX 5800
at the ultra-high-end, and Quadro FX 4800
and 3800 at the high-end, through Quadro
FX 1800 at the mid-range, to Quadro FX
580, 380, and 370 Low Profile at the entry-
level, Quadro delivers the productivity you
need at every price point and form factor.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
FORM FACTOR
4.376” H x 6.875” L Single Slot >
FRAME BUFFER MEMORY
512 MB GDDR3 >
MEMORY INTERFACE
128-bit >
MEMORY BANDWIDTH
25.6 GBps >
MAX POWER CONSUMPTION
40W >
GRAPHICS BUS
PCI Express Gen 2 x16 >
DISPLAY CONNECTORS
2 DisplayPorts, 1 Dual Link DVI >
DUAL LINK DVI
Yes (1) >
NUMBER OF SLOTS
1 >
THERMAL SOLUTION
Variable speed active fansink >
To maintain maximum productivity, design professionals have had to sacrifice
their ability to interact with intuitive and realistic 3D designs, relying on
simplified representations.
Image Courtesy of: AutoDesk, Modo image created by Muharraqi-Studios (Khalid Al-muharraqi), and NVIDIA Corporation.

Summary

Product Specifications

Frame Buffer Memory

Amount and type of dedicated graphics memory (512 MB GDDR3).

Display Connectors

Ports available for connecting monitors (2 DisplayPorts, 1 DVI).

Features

GPU Memory and Bandwidth

512 MB GDDR3 GPU memory with ultra-fast bandwidth for high throughput visualization.

30-Bit Color Fidelity

Enables billions of color variations for rich, vivid image quality.

Dual DisplayPort Connectors

Technical Specifications

Supported Platforms

NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 Architecture

Details on color precision, pipeline, instruction limits, and texture support.

Shading Architecture

Describes shader model, program lengths, and flow control for graphics rendering.

High-Resolution Antialiasing

Display Resolution Support

Nvidia FX 580 Specifications

General

Memory Size	512 MB
Memory Type	GDDR3
Memory Interface	128-bit
CUDA Cores	32
Architecture	Tesla
Memory Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Shader Model	4.0
OpenGL	3.0
Maximum Power Consumption	40 W
Max Resolution	2560x1600
DirectX	10.0
Interface	PCI Express 2.0 x16
GPU Model	Nvidia Quadro FX 580