Not only avid gamers, but also those who have to work with graphics-intensive applications, they are probably interested in the question: what is the most expensive video card in the world and does it really justify its price?
The most expensive - then the most gaming?
As you know, graphic adapters - they are also video cards - are intended to process the image by unloading the central processor and RAM, since they include both a graphically integrated chip and memory blocks. But the opinion that a “sophisticated” video card will certainly launch absolutely all games without problems is a mistake. After all, a video card can have its own specialization. For example, intended only for rendering animated films or for working in 3D modeling applications. And for games, such cards - even if they are the most expensive in the world for several thousand dollars - absolutely will not work.
Of course, it will be possible to launch a toy on them. But performance can be comparable with a much more budget model.
Therefore, even the most expensive video card in the world will not be universal for all cases, without exception. In its narrow segment, each card is good in its own way, and each manufacturer in his line of video cards can certainly offer both the most budgetary and most expensive models.
Quadro Series
The NVIDIA Quadro Series offers both excellent graphics cards designed for advanced gaming and industrial demanding tasks. And the undisputed leader among them is the NVIDIA Quadro K6000 graphics card. It has truly outstanding features:
- on board 12 gigabytes of its own memory format GDDR5;
- support for ultra-high-resolution resolution of 4096x2160 pixels;
- PhysX, SLI, Nvidia 3D Vision technologies and a number of other modes are supported, which can be useful not only when watching movies in ultra-resolution, but also for performing a large number of industrial tasks of three-dimensional modeling;
- output support of about a billion colors;
- Finally, the NVIDIA Quadro K6000 allows you to simultaneously connect 4 monitors.
It remains to add that the cost of this card is about 350-550 thousand rubles. So she rightfully holds the title of the most expensive, but it is worth considering it from a narrowly professional point of view. Gamers are better off finding an option from a different line.
Radeon Solution
NVIDIA is not the only world of video adapters. Another renowned manufacturer of graphics cards - a direct competitor to NVIDIA, AMD - offers its solutions based on the Radeon line.
To date, the most expensive and productive flagship should consider the video card "Radeon r9 295 x2". And her really, there is something to choose:
- operating frequency - 5 000 MHz;
- 8 GB of RAM GDDR5 format will allow you to play at the highest settings in the most modern games without having to unload textures from the system cache;
- the hot heart of the card is cooled by the Asetek water system;
- one such card is equivalent in performance to two Radeon R9 290X, if they are installed in the system at the same time, however, it will not be necessary to tinker with the thin configuration of paired video cards, their settings and well-coordinated work.
This video card was created specifically for advanced toys, but it will certainly be interesting to know that for possession of such a card a gamer will have to fork out for 50,000 rubles on average. However, at present, the company is launching a strategy of intensive price reduction, apparently to make room for r9 295 x2 for the new flagship.
Titan Series
In the assortment from NVIDIA, there is also another flagship - this is Titan Z.
Distinctive features of this card:
- 12 GB of GDDR5 format memory will provide excellent performance without "brakes" even with ultra-high quality graphics.
- The card has 2 graphic chips at once, each of which can perform its tasks independently of each other.
- Support for 4K images allows you to connect large-format monitors and TVs to the gaming system.
- The most expensive Titan Z graphics card in the world has 5760 cores, this allows you to simultaneously process many different types of tasks within a single time slot.
- The aluminum casing provides efficient, fast and maximum quiet cooling.
The Titan Z system is perfectly balanced, so it does not require an overly powerful power supply. However, most likely, when installing such a “monster” in the computer, the user should be prepared to purchase a new block.
Which card to choose
Choosing, as always, is necessary based on your own needs. It hardly makes sense to purchase a gaming video card for someone whose activities are not related to gaming. The reverse is also true: a gamer will not get any benefits from installing an industrial video card for half a million rubles in the system, designed for volumetric modeling of processes.
Of course, even the most expensive video card in the world today will very soon give way to its new product both in cost and in performance. Such is the computer world: upgrades here happen rapidly. But the opportunities that become available at the same time, sometimes amaze even the most daring imagination.
