Nvidia VCQFX4500X2 User manual

NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 by PNY User’s Guide 1
Ver.2.0 10.09.06
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 by PNY Technologies
Part No. VCQFX4500X2-PCIE-PB
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2G by PNY Technologies
Part No. VCQFX4500X2G-PCIE-PB
Specification Guide

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Table of Contents
Overview 3
Key Features 3
Output Connectors 3
Internal Connectors and Headers 3
Memory 3
Display Support 3
GPU Description 4
Performance 4
Display 4
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 Bus Interface 4
Operating System Support 4
Vertex Processing 4
Pixel Processing 4
Configuration 4
Mechanical Specifications 5
Placement of Standard I/O Connectors 5
Power Specifications 5
Power by Rail 6
Compatible Professional Motherboards 6
Displays supported 7
Display modes 7
NVIDIA FX 4500 X2G by PNY 8
NVIDIA FX 4500 X2G working with 4 DVI displays 8
WHQL Certifications 9

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NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 by PNY
Part No. VCQFX4500X2-PCIE-PB
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2G by PNY
Part No. VCQFX4500X2G-PCIE-PB
Overview
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 by PNY Technologies is an ultra high performance graphic board designed to handle
massive datasets and specialized needs for the Visualization & Simulation, Oil & Gas Exploration and Broadcast
& Film markets. NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 by PNY Technologies offers two NVIDIA 4500 GPUs on a single
board with four dual link DVI monitor outputs and 512MB GDDR3 frame buffer memory per GPU.
With over 1GB memory this ultra high end board delivers high throughput for interactive visualization of large
models, high-performance for real time processing of large textures and frames and enables the highest quality
and resolution full-scene anti aliasing (FSAA).
The NVIDIA Quadro® FX 4500 X2 by PNY professional graphics board is a PCI Express full-height (4.376 inches
by 12.00 inches) form factor dual stack board design based on the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 GPU, and is
targeted as a PCI Express based high-performance scalable and flexible graphics solution for professional
workstation applications. Designed to meet the requirements of the most challenging visual computing
applications, the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 by PNY Technologies is the first graphic board to offer quad dual
link DVI display support. This allows professional users to maximize their display real estate by driving four 30”
ultra-high resolution (up to 3840 x 2400 @ 24Hz) digital flat panels.
Utilizing a single x16 PCI Express motherboard slot, the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 by PNY allows SLI Frame
Rendering, SLI Multiview and SLI AA mode functionality. The NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 by PNY offers 512 MB
of 136-pin ball grid array (BGA) GDDR3 memory per GPU (1024MB total) and supports up to four CRTs or digital
flat panels.
Certified on all industry-leading CAD, geo-seismic and visualization applications, NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2
delivers a full 128-bit floating point pipeline and 12-bit subpixel precision, setting the standard for the industry’s
highest workstation quality.

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Key Features
Twelve layer PCB design
PCI Express x16 form factor card
Physical dimensions: 4.376 inches × 12.00 inches
PCI Express x16 system interface
Power: 145.9 W
Output Connectors
Four dual link DVI-I connectors
3-pin mini-DIN stereo connector
Internal Connectors and Headers
NVIDIA SLI™ 26-pin edge connector
Two 6-pin PCI Express power connectors (one main board, one daughterboard)
Memory
Interface: 256-bit
Total frame buffer: 1024 MB (512MB per GPU)
Sixteen pieces 16M × 32 GDDR3 BGA136 SDRAM (eight per board)
Display Support
Dual 400 MHz integrated RAMDACs
Maximum resolution over VGA port 2048 × 1536 × 32 bpp at 85 Hz
Dual dual-link internal TMDS (DVI 1.0)
Maximum resolution over digital port (single GPU and SLI mode) 2560 × 1600 × 32 bpp at 60 Hz
(reduced blanking)
GPU Description
The NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 by PNY graphics board is architected with two NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500
graphics processing units (GPUs), NVIDIA’s ultra high-end professional solutions graphics GPU. Like all NVIDIA
Quadro professional products, the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 GPU offers high-end features such as:
Performance
Full 128-bit floating point precision pipeline
12-bit sub-pixel precision
8 pixels per clock rendering engine
Hardware anti-aliased points and lines
Hardware OpenGL overlay planes
Hardware accelerated two-sided lighting
Hardware accelerated clipping planes
3rd generation occlusion culling
16 textures per pixel
OpenGL quad-buffered stereo (3-pin sync
connector)
High-Performance OpenGL Hardware
Accelerated Pixel Readback
x16 PCI Express bus interface
Display
High-precision scanout – 32-bit floating point
color precision per component
2 Integrated TMDS per PCB
Quad analog CRT, Quad analog flat panel, or
Quad digital flat panel
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 Bus Interface
Fast GPU to host transfers
Error tolerant bus interface
Operating System Support
Windows XP
Windows ME
Windows 2000
Linux

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Vertex Processing
Full support for Shader Model 3.0/DirectX
9.1
Displacement mapping
Vertex processing can access texture
Dynamic flow control
Branching, call and return
Vertex frequency stream divider
Pixel Processing
Full support for Shader Model 3.0/DirectX 9.1
65,536 instruction pixel shader programs –
shatters PS2.0 limit of 96
Flow control – loops and branding
Highest precision pixel shading – native,
optimized FP32 processing
Flexible data type support – FP32, FP16 operand
formats
Multiple render target support
Output to 4 destination color surfaces plus 1
depth surface
4xFP32 per pixel, per surface
Other Features
90 nm process technology for higher levels of
integration and higher operating clock speeds
Advanced thermal management and thermal
monitoring
Comprehensive Microsoft DirectX 9.0c (and
lower) and OpenGL 2.0 (and earlier) support
DirectX and S3TC texture compression
Configuration
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 by PNY graphics board configuration.
Table 1 – Board Configuration
Specification Description
GPU NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2
Frame Buffer 1024MB (512MB per GPU)
Memory I/O 256-bit
Memory Configuration 8 pcs 16M x 32 GDDR3 BGA 136 per GPU
Total Board Power 145.9 Watts
Connectors 4 dual link DVI-I, 3-pin DIN stereo
connector
Internal Connectors and Headers
SLI 26-pin edge connector, 6-pin PCI
Express power connector(s)
G-sync connector for genlock and
framelock application uses
Specification Description
Mechanical Specifications
The NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 by PNY graphics board conforms to the PCI Express height (4.376 inches
by 12.00 inches) graphics add-in card standard based on the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 GPU. At a length of
12.00 inches, the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 graphic board maintains a total chassis length requirement greater
than the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 graphic board model.

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Placement of Standard I/O Connectors
Figure 3 shows the connector placement for the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 by PNY graphics board.
Figure 3 – Standard Connector Placement
Power Specifications
The NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 graphics board is a performance optimized high-end board. Power is
taken from the PCI Express host bus and the auxiliary power connector. Without auxiliary power the NVIDIA
Quadro FX 4500 X2 graphics board will run in emergency power mode with very low speed to be compliant
with PCI Express specification of 75 W maximum via on port GPU_SLOW. For full performance, an external
PCI Express power connector must be attached giving an additional 75 W through the 6-pin power
connectors. The total input power will be 150 W maximum. A power supply 400 Watts or higher with a 12V
Current rating of 27A is recommended.
Power by Rail
Table 6 – power supply by rail numbers.
Input Rails
Input Rails
12 V Voltage Volts 12
12 V Current Amps 3.12
12 V Power Watts 37.4
3V3Voltage Volts 3.3
3V3 Current Amps 0
3V3 Power Watts 0
Input Rails Ext 12V
P278 12 V Voltage Volts 12
P278 12 V Current Amps 3.12
P278 12 V Power Watts 37.4
P378 12 V Voltage Volts 3.3
P378 12 V Current Amps 0
P378 12 V Power Watts 0
Total Board Power Watts 145.9
4 Dual Link DVI-I connectors
3-pin DIN stereo
connector

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Compatible Professional Motherboards
NVIDIA has a comprehensive list of motherboards, which have been tested and passed NVIDIA's compatibility
testing requirements with the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 graphics board.
Visit: http://www.nvidia.com/object/quadro_fx_4500_x2_mobo.html for a complete compatible motherboard list.
Display modes
The NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 PCIe supports the following screen resolutions and refresh rates:
Resolution Color Refresh rate
bits (Hz)
320 x 200 8, 16, 32 60, 70, 75
320 x 240 8, 16, 32 60, 70, 75
400 x 300 8, 16, 32 60, 70, 75
480 x 360 8, 16, 32 60, 70, 75
512 x 384 8, 16, 32 60, 70, 75
640 x 400 8, 16, 32 60, 70, 72, 75, 85, 100, 120
640 x 480 8, 16, 32 60, 70, 75, 85, 100, 120
800 x 600 8, 16, 32 60, 70, 72, 75, 85, 100, 120
1024 x 768 8, 16, 32 60, 70, 72, 75, 85, 100, 120
1152 x 864 8, 16, 32 60, 70, 72, 75, 85, 100, 120
1280 x 720 8, 16, 32 60, 70, 72, 75, 85, 100, 120
1280 x 960 8, 16, 32 60, 70, 75, 85, 100, 120
1280 x 1024 8, 16, 32 60, 70, 72, 75, 85, 100, 120
1600 x 900 8, 16, 32 60, 70, 75, 85, 100
1600 x 1200 8, 16, 32 60, 70, 72, 75, 85, 100
1792 x 1344 8, 16, 32 60, 75
1856 x 1392 8, 16, 32 60, 75
1920 x 1080 8, 16, 32 60, 70, 72, 75, 85, 100
1920 x 1200 8, 16, 32 60, 70, 72, 75, 85,
1920 x 1440 8, 16, 32 60, 70, 72, 75, 85
2048 x 1536 8, 16, 32 60, 70, 72, 75, 85
3840 x 2400 8, 16, 32 13, 20, 24, 25
Maximum analog Maximum digital
resolution resolution
Single-head 2728 x 1536 3840 x 2400 (48 Hz)
Dual-head 2728 x 1536 each 3840 x 2400 each (24 Hz)
Quad-head 2728 x 1536 each 3840 x 2400 each (24 Hz)

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NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2G by PNY
Part No. VCQFX4500X2G-PCIE-PB
The NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2G delivers framelock/genlock functionality to unprecedented levels of industrial
realism, visualization and collaborative capabilities. The NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2G provides features for
advanced multisystem visualization and multi-device film and video environments. The NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500
X2G supports framelock, genlock, and synchronized frame buffer swap and refresh rate.
The NVIDIA Quadro G-Sync board is designed to fit into any available expansion slot within 6 inches of the
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 connector. The G-sync derives all data and power directly from the NVIDIA Quadro
FX 4500 X2 graphic board.
Frame lock allows the display channels from multiple workstations to be synchronized, thus creating one large
"virtual display" that can be driven by a multisystem cluster for performance scalability.
Genlock allows the graphics output to be synchronized to an external source, typically for film and broadcast
video applications.
NVIDIA FX 4500 X2G by PNY working with four DVI monitor displays
The NVIDIA FX 4500 X2 G by PNY will synchronize 4 DVI provided they are all in the same display mode, which
means the same resolution and refresh rate on the same monitor.
If all 4 DVI displays are not the same mode on the same monitor then the following configuration setup applies:
1) The display chosen on the FX 4500 X2 graphic board connected to the primary socket on the G-sync card will
drive the sync or be synchronized to an external source.
2) If the second display on the FX 4500 X2 graphic board connected to the primary socket on the G-sync is a
different display mode (analog is different to digital even at the same resolution) then the second display cannot
be synchronized.
3) If the second display on the FX 4500 X2 graphic board connected to the primary socket on the G-sync is
exactly the same refresh rate and resolution on the same type of monitor and both are analog or both are digital
then the second display will also be synchronized.

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4) A display on the FX 4500 X2 graphic board connected to the secondary socket on the G-sync card can be
synchronized to the timing server display, even if its is different resolution but has to be the same frame rate and it
also doesn't need to be the same as the timing server in terms of analog or digital.
5) If a second display is connected to the FX 4500 X2 graphic board secondary socket on the G-sync card then
that display must match exactly the first display on the FX 4500 X2 graphic board connected to the secondary
socket on the G-sync card in terms of resolution refresh rate, monitor type and analog or digital in order to be
synchronized. If it doesn't match the first display exactly it won't be synchronized. Only one G-sync card connects
to the FX 4500 X2. Do not use two G-sync cards for one FX 4500 X2.
Windows XP Driver version 91.36 with Sedona control panel
Linux IA32 driver version 1.0-8762
For more information on NVIDIA Quadro FX by PNY Technologies products and specialty markets
contact: Jeff Medeiros, business development manager, PNY Technologies, Inc
E-mail: [email protected]
WHQL Certifications
Windows Hardware Quality Lab (WHQL): Certified Windows XP and Windows 2000. Windows XP is the only operating system
that Microsoft requires to ship with a digital signature. Legacy operating systems can be submitted and tested on WHQL’s
DCT test. However they are not required to ship with a digital signature.
Agencies
 Australian Communication Authority (ACA)
 Bureau of Standards, Metrology, and Inspection (BSMI)
 Conformité Européenne (CE)
 Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
 Interference-Causing Equipment Standard (ICES)
 Macrovision
 Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC)
 Underwriters Laboratories (UL) – For use with UL Listed Personal computers
 Voluntary Control Council for Interference
 ISO 9241
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