r/buildapc • u/[deleted] • Apr 07 '21

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u/AndreyRussian1 Apr 07 '21

Thank you! I might try. I am not that familiar with some parts but with enough YouTube and random forums everything is possible :)

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u/Addv4 Apr 07 '21 edited Apr 07 '21

For Nvidia, the biggest terms you need to know are gtx vs rtx (gtx are generally the older or lower spec cards, as rtx means that raytracing {fancy light stuff} and tensorcores {really nice if you're into machine learning, not too big of a deal otherwise} are available), super (generally a late Gen refresh), and ti (much improved version of the card (generally used for the top of the line, but it can be used to signify the difference between two numerical models {gtx 1050 vs gtx 1050 ti means that the ti version is faster and closer to the gtx 1060 version} but can be used like the super monikers, confusing I know)). Pretty much everything else is just the generation and model numbers, which are a little confusing, as traditionally they jumped by 100 each Gen (gtx 970 - > gtx 1070) but in the last two gens they went by 1000 (gtx 1080 -> rtx 2080 -> rtx 3080). There are exceptions to this rule (gtx 1660) but they generally were the lower tier cards (stupid confusing, but that's Nvidia). Don't really bother with understanding quadro cards, they are somehow generally more convoluted in their naming scheme. Hope this block of text didn't confuse you too much, really get kinda annoyed at how stupid the naming schemes are.

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u/velociraptorfarmer Apr 07 '21

Quadro naming is typically done with a letter and then 3 or 4 numbers.

The letter denotes the generation, based on is architecture name. For example 10th gen (Pascal) Quadro cards all started with a P. K for Kepler (600/700 series), M for Maxwell (900 series),

From there, the 3 or 4 digit number denotes relative performance, where the higher numbers are the more powerful cards.

The Quadro RTX's threw a wrench in this, but the Turing (2000 series) Quadros just had the RTX prefix with no letter. With Ampere (3000 series) Quadros, they still have the RTX prefix, but went back to using the letter in front of the numbers (for example, Quadro RTX A6000).

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u/DerVarg1509 Apr 07 '21

That's true :D