<< Tstanev said :
Funny though, my Quadro 2 Pro at work can go up to 1920x1440 on a wimpy 19" NEC monitor and it still looks good.
Don't you realize that Quadro2 Pro is "better" than GeForce3! (and has more expensive price too!)
GeForce based card is only for 3D gaming purpose, as many ads said "best card for gamers"
Even the latest GeForce3 Ti500 can't do better than Quadro2 Pro when working on AutoCAD2000 or some 3D and animation programs such as Autodesk 3D Studio max 4.0, Tuespace 6.0, etc.
GeForce based card is "overperform" because there's no such game that usesGeForce ability (i.e T&L), but for a 3D accelerator can't handle a 3D program with good performance is questionable! >>
I do realize that, since I work for above-mentioned Autodesk . I was stressing more that the monitor is wimpy but it still does 1920 while my big monitor at home can't, the GF3 can probably do 1920 too on the right monitor. Also, about the Quadro2 Pro, it actually has pretty good shaded non-textured polygon rate, almost as fast as my GeForce3 (using the eyeball benchnmark). The problem is that the extra stuff it supports, like antialiased lines, is not accessible through the D3D API for example, so it's not easy to use without special drivers or OpenGL extensions.