[TriLUG] Best OpenGL card for Linux

[Eli Rodriguez]

Hi Charles,

I haven't dealt with CG on the Linux desktop in a while, but I do remember
that the better cards were the Nvidia Quadro FX.

You might want to look at the 1100/1300/1400 or 3000/3400/3450 cards.  Just
be sure to check what form factor your motherboard accepts before purchasing
(ie: AGP (1100,3000) or PCI-Express (1300/1400,3400/3450)).

Comparisions:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/IO_11761.html

Maya Supported cards under Linux:
http://www.alias.com/glb/eng/support/maya/qualified_hardware/index.jsp

We used to use FireGL cards, but they were less than impressive, in terms of
support, drivers, and features.  They showed promise back when FireGL 2/4
cards were the only ones you could use for content creation under Linux, but
they seemed to have dropped the ball since then.  Might be a lot better now,
it's been 2 years since we gave up up on ATI...

thanks,
--Eli

On 3/15/06, Charles Fischer <fischer at 4pi.com> wrote:
>
> For the modelers out there.  What is the best card for OpenGL stereo
> for Linux?  Money is a factor, so try to keep it under
> $1200.  Doubled buffered stereo would be nice, but I can live with
> single left and right buffers.
>
> Thanks
> Charles Fischer
>
>
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