Content area
Full Text
ATI Technologies
905.882.2600
www.ati.com/firegl
Cadalvst Labs Grade: B+
Price: $415
The ATI FireGL V5000 is an entry-level workstation graphics card that features 128MB of onboard DDR3 memory and six geometry engines and pixel pipelines. We previously reviewed the FireGL V5000 as a First Look (Cadalyst, April 2005, p. 36), but this is the first time it's been included in a graphics card roundup. Since that review, two things have changed significantly. The graphics drivers are now at v6.14.10.6546, which we used for our benchmarks in this roundup, and the price has dropped substantially, from $699 to the current $415, making it the least expensive graphics card in this roundup.
The V5000 incorporates dual DVI connectors for multidisplay applications and also boasts a Stereo 3D connector with quad-buffered support. It supports dual-link connectivity, which is especially surprising in such a...