10-bit graphics card?

[cube]

There's NO 10-bit graphics card for the Mac Pro??

 

[Cindori]

I can't tell you if there isnt...

But I can tell you what there is


Nvidia 7300GT
Nvidia 8800GT
Nvidia 285GTX
Nvidia GT120

ATI X1900
ATI 3870
ATI 4870

 

[frimple]

10 bit you say? .... what?! Are we going back to 1999?

 

[TheStrudel]

I thought most current cards did support it, a lot of the more expensive monitors do, but there's no software pathway for it except on specialized stuff?

 

[cube]

10-bit per component, not 8-bit.

 

[nanofrog]

The only one I can think of, is the nVidia Quadro 4800 that works in a Mac.

Check the datasheet, 2nd page, 3rd heading down.

Not exactly cheap though, as the MSRP is $1699USD.

 

[Cindori]

oh thats right, forgot about the quadros

 

[nanofrog]

oh thats right, forgot about the quadros

Well, at $1699USD, no wonder.

 

[cube]

The only one I can think of, is the nVidia Quadro 4800 that works in a Mac.

Check the datasheet, 2nd page, 3rd heading down.

Not exactly cheap though, as the MSRP is $1699USD.

That's not the Mac Edition datasheet. I read that for Mac, only 8-bit is supported.

 

[nanofrog]

That's not the Mac Edition datasheet. I read that for Mac, only 8-bit is supported.

The Mac version's data sheet didn't say one way or the other, so I checked the PC data sheet, which shows 10bit per support.

I figured they didn't actually break that on the Mac side. How foolish of me.

BTW, how did you confirm this was the case?

 

[cube]

There was some ranting at engadget. OSX had a limitation and I don't see any news for any Leopard.

 

[nanofrog]

There was some ranting at engadget. OSX had a limitation and I don't see any news for any Leopard.

I'll see if I can find it.

It might be worth sending an email off to nVidia to see what they have to say about it. There's a good chance they'd answer it.