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Quadro FX 1500 PCIE

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 PCIE 256MB by PNY Technologies graphics boards are the industry leading mid-range professional graphics solution for CAD, DCC, and visualization applications.

The NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 PCIE 256MB by PNY delivers unprecedented price/performance. A revolutionary new architecture increases raw geometry and fill rate performance over previous generation products and delivers 40GB/sec. memory bandwidth with support for 256MB of ultra-fast GDDR3 memory. NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 PCIE 256MB by PNY provides the optimal blend of quality, precision, performance, programmability, and price for all professional CAD, DCC, and visualization applications. Featuring two dual-link DVI connectors, NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 PCIE 256MB by PNY offers the industry's best image quality at resolutions up to 3840 x 2400.

Quadro FX 1500 PCIE

Next-generation architecture enables over 2x improvement in geometry and fill rates with the industry's highest performance for professional CAD, DCC, and visualization applications.

Full 128-bit precision graphics pipeline enables sophisticated mathematical computations to maintain high accuracy, resulting in unmatched visual quality. Full IEEE 32-bit floating-point precision per color component (RGBA) delivers millions of color variations with the broadest dynamic range.

NVIDIA Quadro FX GPUs introduce infinite length vertex programs and dynamic flow control, removing the previous limits on complexity and structure of shader programs. With full support for Vertex and Shader Model 3.0, NVIDIA Quadro FX GPUs deliver sophisticated effects never before imagined for real-time graphics systems.

12-bit subpixel precision delivers high geometric accuracy, eliminating spreckles, cracks, and other rasterization anomalies.

Greater than 2.4GB/Sec., pixel read-back performance delivers massive host throughout, more than 10x the performance of previous generation graphics systems.

RG FSAA sampling algorithm introduces far greater sophistication in the sampling pattern, significantly increasing color accuracy and visual quality for edges and lines, reducing "jaggies" while maintaining performance

Sets new standards for image clarity and quality through floating point capabilities in shading, filtering, texturing, and blending. Enables unprecedented rendered image quality for visual effects processing.

NVIDIA PureVideo technology is the combination of high-definition video processors and software that delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for SD and HD video content. Features include high-quality scaling, spatial temporal de-interlacing, inverse telecine, and high quality HD video playback from DVD.

Two dual-link TMDS transmitters support ultra high resolution panels (up to 3840 x 2400 at 24Hz on each panel) - resulting in amazing image quality and detailed photorealistic images.

• 128-bit color precision
• Unlimited fragment instruction
• Unlimited vertex instruction
• 3D volumetric texture support
• Single-system powerwall
• 12 pixels per clock rendering engine
• Hardware accelerated antialiased points and lines
• Hardware OpenGL overlay planes
• Hardware accelerated two-sided lighting
• Hardware accelerated clipping planes
• 3rd generation occlusion culling
• 16 textures per pixel in fragment programs
• Window ID clipping functionality
• Hardware accelerated line stippling

• Fully programmable GPU (OpenGL 2.0/DirectX 9.0C class)
• Long fragment programs (unlimited instructions)
• Long vertex programs (unlimited instructions)
• Looping and subroutines (up to 256 loops per vertex program)
• Dynamic flow control
• Conditional execution

• Optimized complier for Cg and Microsoft HLSL
• OpenGL 2.0 and DirectX 9.0C support
• Open source compiler

• 12-bit subpixel sampling precision enhances antialiasing quality
• Rotated Grid Full-Scene Antialiasing (RG FSAA)
• 8x FSAA dramatically reduces visual aliasing artifacts or "jaggies" at resolutions up to 1920 x 1200

• Twin dual-link DVI outputs drive two digital displays at resolutions up to 3840 x 2400 at 24Hz
• Internal 400MHz DACs drive two analog displays up to 2048 x 1536 at 75Hz

• Advanced multi-display desktop and application management seamlessly integrated into Microsoft Windows

• Physical dimensions: 4.376 inches x 6.8 inches
• Power: 65W
• Thermal management: Active fan sink

Quadro FX 1500 PCIE

• NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 PCIE 256MB by PNY graphics board
• Two DVI-I to VGA adapters
• Drivers for Windows XP and 2000
• Detailed Installation Guide
• Quickstart Installation Guide
• Quadro Application Utilities on CD-ROM (MAXtreme™, POWERdraft™)

• Microsoft® Windows® XP (64-bit and 32-bit)
• Microsoft Windows 2000 (32-bit)
• Linux - full OpenGL implementation with NVIDIA and ARB extensions (64-bit and 32-bit)
• AMD64, Intel EM64T

• PC compatible with Intel Pentium® 4/Xeon® or AMD Opteron® class processor or higher
• Open PCI Express x16 lane slot
• Microsoft Windows XP, 2000, or Linux
• 256MB system memory
• 50MB of available disk space for full installation
• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
• VGA or DVI-I compatible display
• 350W power supply

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 Professional Certifications VCQFX1500-PCIE-PB

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 graphics boards are extensively tested to certify the highest performance in workstation applications.

• Ansys®
• Autodesk AutoCAD
• Autodesk Inventor
• Bentley Microstation®
• Co/Create™ SolidDesigner
• Dassault CATIA®
• ESRI ArcInfo
• Helix
• MSC Nastran/Patran
• Plant Designer/Imagineer
• PTC® Pro/Engineer™
• PTC 3Dpaint™
• SDRC I-DEAS® Master Series
• SolidWorks®
• UGS® Solid Edge™
• Unigraphics®

• Alias StudioTools®
• Discreet® 3ds max
• Newtek Lightwave 3D™
• SOFTIMAGE®/3D
• SOFTIMAGE/XSI
• Discreet Combustion
• Adobe After Effects
• Side Effects Houdini

• Avid Xpress®
• Adobe Premiere Pro®
• Pinnacle Liquid Edition®

A How To set up Dual Monitors for NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 Retail

You need to make sure you have both monitors connected to your computer and powered-up before attempting to setup nView.

Here are the steps to configure multiple displays with your NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 Retail video card.

1. Right click on the desktop and select "Properties"
2. In the Display Properties control panel click the "Settings" tab.
3. On the bottom right corner of the window click "Advanced...".
4. In the Advanced window click the GeForce tab.
5. Click the "nView Display Modes" option.
6. You must now choose what mode you would like to setup:
7. Clone will mirror your primary display to your secondary display: This setting is good for use with a projector.
8. Horizontal Span/Vertical Span: This will stretch your display across both displays horizontally or vertically depending on what option you select.
9. Once you have selected the option you would like to use, click "Apply".
10. Windows will now ask you if you would like to keep these new settings, if you do not click "Yes" within 10 seconds the displays will default back to single monitor and you must repeat the above steps.