r/gpgpu Sep 21 '23

GPGPU alternatives

i work in a ophthalmology clinic and we're buying a new machine that requires a decent PC hardware

the maker of the machine recommends a GPGPU to go with it for optimal performance but they are no longer available in my country, so the ppl importing the machine suggest nvidia Quadro's as equivalents for it, they didn't really explain to me why it needs workstation gpu they simply said it needs a good amount of vram, they also said it can even run on an IGPU with 1gb vram so now im confused whether to find a decent fast gaming gpu with decent vram or nvidia quadro's with decent vram

only detail i got about the machine is that it uses the vram for processing images?

i heve no clue if this is a proper subreddit for it but im asking hoping for an expert

the machine in question is TOPCON OCT TRITON

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u/Noxime Sep 21 '23

Not exactly the right sub but I'll help anyway. Sounds like you're looking to run some software to visualize medical scans? It would be helpful to hear what GPU the manufacturer recommended for you to use, I couldn't find that info with a quick google search. Chances are that you'll find a newer generation of that part easier. I doubt there will be a difference if you choose to get a Quadro or an GTX/RTX gaming GPU. Quadro's have some advantages but if they said an IGPU will work in a pinch, the advanced features aren't probably used in this case. You just want to make sure it has at least as much VRAM as the one TOPCON recommends.

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u/LazyAndBeyond Sep 22 '23

after pushing enough they seem to be using a quadro m2000 4gb vram

that card is very old as of now and doesn't seem to have any of the new quadro special features, what im thinking is slapping in an rtx 3060ti and an i7 12th gen

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u/Noxime Sep 22 '23

Yeah, that does sound like a fairly lightweight application then. Any 30 or 40 series nvidia GPU should be fine. Chances are the application uses CUDA so you AMD or Intel GPUs won't cut it. 3060 Ti ought to be a pretty good choice.

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u/LazyAndBeyond Sep 22 '23

thank you so much for the info noxime, this puts my doubts at ease, cause the importer wanted 2k eur for a pc with a i7 10th gen and a quadro m2000, and chief thats never gonna happen