How well do Workstation Graphics Cards play Games

[Cilus]

Guys, there is an interesting article published in Tomshardware, how well the workstation GPU can handle 3D gaming? Looks like now a day, owning an AMD GCN based Firepro card can offer best of the both world. In fact the the W9000 actually beating the HD 7970 GHz edition in some benchmarks. Sadly that isn't true for nVidia cards.

here is the link: How Well Do Workstation Graphics Cards Play Games? : Can Workstation Graphics Cards Play Games?

 

[RCuber]

TFS.. so from now on anyone asking for a workstation + light gaming we wont be recommending gaming GFX card

 

[Myth]

Good article.
Strangely though, a few times I find the 7870 performing better than the 680.

 

[Cilus]

Actually AMD always targeted the complete package solution than that of nVidia. nVidia Tesla cards, not the quadro one, can't even render. They can only act as an co-processor to handle the complex problems but AMD workstation cards can do both.

 

[topgear]

talking about gaming only ... W9000 costs $3400 but a single HD7970 costs $400 - so HD7970 is more practical and suitable coz a whole rig can be built using 3x HD7970s with that much mone which will kick the arse of the every WS cards in games.