New NVIDIA Quadro SDI Solutions Combine Quadro FX 5600 Architecture With Professional Video Production Features

New NVIDIA Quadro SDI Solutions Combine Quadro FX 5600 Architecture With Professional Video Production Features

Broadcast, video and film professionals engaged in editing, compositing, and color grading can now benefit from the advanced features of new NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 SDI and Quadro FX 4600 SDI graphics cards. These next-generation graphics-to-video-out solutions from NVIDIA, which allow real-time rendering to become an integral part of the production work flow, feature 8-, 10- and 12-bit uncompressed SDI output in SD, HD, or 2K formats, Genlock support, improved 2D video compositing capabilities, 3D graphics and graphics processing unit (GPU) programmability, and more.

• 2D Video Pass-Through Compositing—enables incoming video to be passed through and alpha composited, luma keyed or chromakeyed with the Quadro rendered graphics image on the outgoing SDI video

• Large Frame Buffers—768 MB to 1.5 GB ultra-fast graphics frame buffer memory delivers high throughput for interactive visualization of large models and high-performance for real-time processing of textures and frames while enabling high-quality, full-scene antialiasing (FSAA)

• 8K Texture and Render Processing—offers the ability to texture from and render to 8K x 8K surfaces

• Next-Generation Vertex and Pixel Programmability—provides a higher level of performance and ultra-realistic effects using the Shader Model 4.0 standard, supporting

• OpenGL and DirectX 10 applications
  Ancillary Data Support—allows an ancillary data channel for audio, timecodes, and more

Pricing and Availability

The Quadro FX 4600 SDI GPU has a MSRP of $5999 and the Quadro FX 5600 SDI GPU is being offered at a MSRP of $6999. NVIDIA Quadro technology solutions are available through Quest Network Services. For more information about the complete lineup of NVIDIA Quadro GPU professional solutions, please visit www.nvidia.com/quadro.

About NVIDIA
NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) is the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor technologies. The Company creates innovative, industry-changing products for computing, consumer electronics, and mobile devices. NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA and has offices throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas. For more information, visit http://www.nvidia.com.