Nvidia's Quadro line of profes- sional graphics cards have been the standard for professional graphics for many years. The cards run the gamut, from entry level all the way up to some of the fastest graphics hardware available. Unlike gaming cards, which are tuned for higher frame rates, professional cards are geared more for professional applications, such as CAD and digital content creation that requires the use of large models with high interactivity. The Quadro K5000 is Nvidia's newest high-end card, and it offers some new features and a significant performance boost over the previous-generation cards. From a physical standpoint, the K5000 looks like the typical high-powered graphics card. It takes up two slots, requires a six-pin power connector, but is a little bit shorter than a full-length card. The back of the card has four connectors - two DisplayPort and two DVI ports. The card itself, while very powerful, is rather modest in how much power it consumes (122W).This is due to Nvidia's new Kepler architecture, which uses much lower voltage than its predecessors. This lower power requirement also means that the card needs less cooling, making it very quiet.
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