NVIDIA and Lenovo Workstation Solutions

Lenovo ThinkStation workstations featuring NVIDIA® Quadro® professional graphics and Tesla™ high-performance computing solutions provide a powerful, versatile solution engineered to meet the graphics and high-performance computing demands of professional users. Working together, Lenovo integrates Quadro® and Tesla™ solutions to ensure optimized system performance.

Revolutionary visual computing solutions
A revolutionary unified architecture, NVIDIA Quadro® professional graphics solutions deliver optimized application performance. Combining the most advanced feature set, including largest frame buffers and a C programming environment, Quadro® solutions solve the most complex challenges. NVIDIA Quadro® professional solutions deliver the fastest application performance and the highest-quality workstation graphics, and are they certified on all industry-leading professional applications. NVIDIA Quadro® takes the leading computer-aided design (CAD), digital content creation (DCC) and visualization applications to a new level of interactivity by enabling unprecedented capabilities in performance, programmability and precision.

Key elements:
  • NVIDIA unified architecture delivers optimized GPU performance.
  • Reference standard for shader model 4.0.
  • Flexible platform that can be paired with best-of-class industry solutions.
  • C programming environment for the GPU.
GPU computing solutions for HPC
Tesla™ GPU computing solutions solve the world's most important challenges by advancing high-performance computing (HPC) with a massively multi-threaded architecture. With a 128-processor computing core per GPU, C programming language development environment for the GPU, suite of developer tools (C compiler, debugger, performance profiler, optimized libraries), and the world's largest GPU computing ISV development community, Tesla™ allows you to develop applications faster and to deploy them across multiple generations of processors. Tesla™ GPU computing solutions also can be used in tandem with multi-core CPU systems to create a scalable computing solution that fits seamlessly into existing workstation or IT infrastructures.

Key elements:
  • Industry's first massively multi-threaded architecture with a 128-processor computing core.
  • World's only C-language development environment for the GPU.
  • A suite of developer tools (C-compiler, debugger, performance profiler, optimized libraries).
  • Largest ISV development community for GPU computing applications.
  • Fits seamlessly into existing HPC environments.

ATI and Lenovo workstation solutions

ThinkStation S20 and D20 models now offer select ATI FirePro™ graphics adapters.
ATI FirePro™
The new ATI FirePro™ 3D workstation graphics cards combine a new ATI OpenGL optimized driver with the award-winning ATI FireGL graphics technology, delivering a new level of graphics performance and reliability for professional 3D graphics users. Ideal for computer-aided design (CAD), digital content creation (DCC) and more.

Key elements:
  • DisplayPort output for superior 30-bit image quality.
  • Scalable ultra parallel processing architecture with 320 unified shaders.
  • AutoDetect instinctively optimizes performance for multi-application workflow.
  • Dual-link DVI output for driving ultra-high-resolution widescreen monitors.
  • High dynamic range (HDR) rendering with 8-bit, 10-bit, and 16-bit per RGB color component support.
  • Hardware acceleration of DirectX® 10.1 and OpenGL® 2.1 advanced features.
  • Optimized and certified for many CAD and DCC applications.
  • PCI Express 2.0 compliant.


Available graphics solutions

ThinkStation S10 and D10

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290 (256MB)
– Perfect for 2D business graphics applications. Install two NVS 290 for a low-cost four (quad) multiple monitor configuration.

NVIDIA Quadro FX 370 (256 MB)
– Entry-level 3D performance for entry digital content creation (DCC), high-volume computer-aided design (CAD), and software developers.

NVIDIA Quadro FX 570 (256MB)
– Entry-level 3D performance for entry digital content creation (DCC), high-volume computer-aided design (CAD), software developers, and electronic design automation (EDA).

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700 (512MB)
– Mid-range 3D performance for entry digital content creation (DCC), high-volume computer-aided design (CAD), software developers, and electronic design automation (EDA), manufacturing CAD (MCAD) and computer-aided engineering (CAE).

NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700 (512MB)
– High-end 3D performance for manufacturing CAD (MCAD) and computer-aided engineering (CAE), digital content creation (DCC), and 3D animation.

NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600 (768MB)
– Top of the line 3D performance for scientific/research imaging, oil/gas exploration analysis, computer-aided engineering (CAE), digital content creation (DCC), and 3D animation.

ThinkStation S20 and D20

ATI FirePro V3700 (256MB)
– Entry-level 3D workstation graphics solution.

ATI FirePro V5700 (512MB)
– Mid-Range 3D workstation graphics solution.

ATI FirePro V7750 (1GB)
– High-end 3D workstation graphics solution.

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 290 (256MB)
– Ideal for 2D business graphics applications.

NVIDIA Quadro FX 380 (256MB)
– Affordable Professional graphics solution. 50% performance boost over previous generations.

NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 (512MB)
– The best value, professional-class graphics solution, delivering optimal performance for maximum productivity.

NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 (768MB)
– Mid-range solution for manufacturing and design companies providing a balanced price and performance combination.

NVIDIA Quadro FX 4800 (1.5GB)
– Ultra-high-end solution gives geophysicists, designers, scientists, engineers, and other technical professionals visual computing from their workstations delivering results that push the realms of visualization.

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– Install two NVIDIA graphic cards to attach four (quad) monitors