Quadro... FX vs. NVS?

[Mrvile]

Hey all,

I'm considering buying a new HP Elitebook to replace my Macbook Pro that I had stolen (insurance covered it, I have plenty of money to spend). I'm currently looking at the 8540 line, which includes both the 8540w and 8540p. Both laptops are essentially the same, except that the "w" comes equipped with a Quadro FX 880m while the "p" comes with the Quadro NVS 5100m and costs about $70 less. According to Notebookcheck, both cards are based on the GT 330m, and the three sit right next to each other in Notebookcheck's GPU hierarchy. Sooo...I'm pretty confused as to which model to go with.

Anyway, the computer will be used mainly for 3D modeling and rendering, via programs like Solidworks and Rhino. Some photo work, some gaming here and there.

Any pointers?

Thanks!

 

[Herald85]

I was looking for this a week ago, from what I could find the chips are nearly identical.. Nvidia isn't being very clear! My guess is the 'superior' FX has more intresting drivers for business apps.

 

[schenley101]

Nvs are targeted towards multi monitor setups i.e. 3 or more monitors

 

[Mrvile]

Hmm, I did a little searching on my own and all I could find was that the NVS series are optimized for 2D applications, while the FX series are for 3D. Looks like the choice, for me, is pretty clear.

Thanks all.