The Nvidia Quadro Plex is an external graphics processing unit (Visual Computing System) designed for large-scale 3D visualizations. The system consists of a box containing a pair of high-end Nvidia Quadro graphics cards featuring a variety of external video connectors. A special PCI Express card is installed in the host computer, and the two are connected by VHDCI cables.
The Nvidia Quadro Plex system supports up to four GPUs per unit. It connects to the host PC via a small form factor PCI Express card connected to the host, and a 2-meter (6.6-foot) Nvidia Quadro Plex Interconnect Cable. The system is housed in an external case that is approximately 9.49 inches in height, 5.94 inches in width, and 20.55 inches in depth and weighs about 19 pounds. The system relies heavily on Nvidia's SLI technology.
| Quadro Plex |
Quadro Chip |
# Quadro GPU |
# CUDA Cores |
Total Frame Buffer |
Display Channels |
DisplayPort | FSAA (Max per Channel) |
Power Consumption (Watts) |
Acoustics | Form Factor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 Model ll | Quadro FX 4500 | 4 | 384 | 2GB (512MB/GPU) | 8 Dual-link DVI | 64x SLI FSAA | 640 | 40dB | Deskside or 3U Rackmount Kit | Host Connection: 2M (6.5 foot) NVIDIA Quadro Plex Interconnect Cable | |
| 1000 Model lV | Quadro FX 5600 | 2 | 256 | 3GB (1.5GB/GPU) | 4 Dual-link DVI | 64x SLI FSAA | 640 | 40dB | Deskside or 3U Rackmount Kit | Host Connection: 2M (6.5 foot) NVIDIA Quadro Plex Interconnect Cable | |
| 2100 D4 | Quadro FX 4700 X2 | 4 | 512 | 4GB (1GB/GPU) | 8 Dual-link DVI | 128x SLI FSAA | 640 | 40dB | Deskside or 3U Rackmount Kit | Host Connection: 2M (6.5 foot) NVIDIA Quadro Plex Interconnect Cable | |
| 2200 D2 | Quadro FX 5800 | 2 | 480 | 8GB (4GB/GPU) | 4 Dual-link DVI | 2 | 64x SLI FSAA | 640 | 40dB | Deskside or 3U Rackmount Kit | Host Connection: 2M (6.5 foot) NVIDIA Quadro Plex Interconnect Cable |
| 2100 S4 | Quadro FX 5600 | 4 | 512 | 6GB (1.5GB/GPU) | 32x FSAA | 1200 | Idle 45 dB, Max 72 dB | 1U Server | Host Connection: 0.5M or 2.0M Quadro Plex Interconnect Cable | ||
| 2200 S4 | Quadro FX 5800 | 4 | 960 | 16GB (4GB/GPU) | 32x FSAA | 600 | Idle 45 dB, Max 72 dB | 1U Server | Host Connection: 0.5M or 2.0M Quadro Plex Interconnect Cable | ||
| 7000 | Quadro 6000 | 2 | 1024 | 12GB (6GB/GPU) | 4 Dual-link DVI | 128x FSAA(with SLI) | 600 | Max 32 dB | Deskside or 3U Rackmount Kit | Host Connection: 0.5M or 2.0M Quadro Plex Interconnect Cable |
The Plex is aimed at large CGI animation companies, such as Pixar and DreamWorks Animation. This product is one of several professional graphics solutions on the market today,[when?] along with ATI's FireGL and Matrox's professional graphics cards.