Hi,

 

So I know that many of you probably have wondered (at some point or another) about how well FSX runs on ultra-high-end cards like the NVIDIA Quadro 6000. So, I have created this short video (edited with Sony Vegas), featuring a takeoff from KPHL*:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea2x8p3JP48

 

My system specs:

AMD FX-8150 (Stock)--Cooled by Corsair H80

NVIDIA Quadro 6000 (Stock)

16GB DDR3-1333

Windows 7 x64

 

FSX Stuff:

Project Airbus A320 (Special version V3, which I highly recommend--it is very nicely done)--The sounds are from my own soundset (Feedback appreciated, my support/ feedback thread hasn't really worked <_<)

SunSkyJet KPHL Scenery (All I can say is: WOW. For freeware, this is ridiculously well done)

REX OD

 

Now, before someone starts thrashing my not-amazing framerates, please keep the following in mind:

 

The GPU core is only clocked at 574 MHz. Quadros tend to have lower clocks to increase longevity.

I have an AMD FX-8150. It is not an Intel Core i7.

I fly with 60% Civil AI, 10% GA, and 40% all other traffic. This is pretty high (or so I hear)--AI is one of the worst performance hogs, especially at large airports like KPHL

I get around 20 fps at airports like this, recording the videos cuts off 2-7 frames.

 

*I was planning a full flight (+Video of landing) to KORD, but FSRecorder decided to do something VERY odd. My airplane immediately went into a 60 degree ascent. Don't ask me why--autopilot probably doesn't like FSRecorder.

 

I hope this answers some questions you may have!

It just proves that one should not purchase a multi-thousand dollar professional GPU to run FSX! :P What do you use your Quadro for?

It just proves that one should not purchase a multi-thousand dollar professional GPU to run FSX! :P What do you use your Quadro for?

 

Haha! True.

 

It is actually a school GPU (I could NEVER afford something that expensive!), which I am using for CFD research. This thing is a beast at computation (approximately 500 Gigaflops of double precision floating-point computational power--none of which helps FSX <_<!)

They aren't downclocked for longevity as much as for eliminating any minor visual artifacts that would be acceptable in a gaming card aimed at best possible performance.

 

But yeah, they can play games, just not to the same level of performance.

They aren't downclocked for longevity as much as for eliminating any minor visual artifacts that would be acceptable in a gaming card aimed at best possible performance.

 

But yeah, they can play games, just not to the same level of performance.

 

Well that is true too...the funny thing is that I can run Crysis on all very high settings at like 25-60 fps. But since FSX is the hardware horror it is, the only real benefit has been from the 6Gb of VRAM I now have!

Interesting "discovery": I decided to run FSX using the overlay options in Nvidia Control panel, and I can set AA up to 32x(4xSS, 8xMS)+FXAA with zero fps hit. It offloads everything to do with AA to the GPU, so I have it running at like 80% usage.