Commenting on: Side-by-side video comparison of AMD FirePro V7900 vs Nvidia Quadro 4000 in CATIA

Side-by-side video comparison of the AMD FirePro V7900 (with GeometryBoost) vs the Nvidia Quadro 4000 running the CATIA CATBench benchmark on identical HP Z600 workstations. Both cards have 2 GB GDDR5 frame buffers and are similarly priced.

The CATbench benchmark uses a number of different models ranging in size from an engine block to an entire nuclear submarine assembly. It performs a set number of pans, zooms and rotations in shaded plus edges graphics mode.

The video speaks for itself - basically a 2:1 performance advantage for the V7900 overall.  Where the difference is really apparent is with…