NVIDIA Unveils Quadro GV100 GPU to Drive Real-Time Ray Tracing
NVIDIA introduces the Quadro GV100 as the first graphics card to power its new RTX real-time ray tracing technology. The professional-grade Volta architecture card promises to drastically speed up 3D rendering for major film studios.
NVIDIA introduces the Quadro GV100 as the first graphics card capable of powering its new RTX real-time ray tracing technology. Built on the company's Volta architecture, this professional-grade GPU delivers 14.8 teraflops of single-precision performance and includes 32GB of memory. Users also have the option to link two cards together with NVIDIA's NVLINK technology to double the memory to 64GB.
The new card targets professional artists and developers rather than everyday gamers. RTX technology allows creators to render realistic 3D scenes instantly instead of waiting hours for traditional rendering processes to finish. Major studios like Disney and Industrial Light and Magic already adopt this technology to streamline their workflows and avoid visual errors in their final products.
NVIDIA plans to release the Quadro GV100 in April, though the exact price remains unannounced. As a reference point, the previous generation GP100 card carries a massive $7,000 price tag. Despite its steep expected cost and professional focus, this release serves as a crucial step toward bringing NVIDIA's advanced Volta architecture and real-time ray tracing to more mainstream graphics cards in the future.