NVIDIA Quadro FX graphics are now available in the 64-bit Sun Ultra 40 workstations.

“Sun is offering a range of NVIDIA graphics solutions as standard configurations in our Sun Ultra 40 workstations, including the flagship NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 GPU, which delivers impressive scalability, performance and features for mission-critical applications in the CAD, DCC and Visualization markets,” said Graham Lovell, senior director, x64 Systems and Networking Business at Sun. “Through our partnership with NVIDIA, Sun Ultra 40 workstation customers have access to some of the industry’s most advanced professional graphics solutions, as soon as they are available, to quickly deliver on the most visually demanding projects.”

The Sun Ultra 40 workstation offerings include:

• NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500: 1GB DDR2, two dual-link DVI-I connecto, a stereo connector; it includes SLI technology, SDI and is G-Sync capable

• NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500: 256MB GDDR3 frame buffer, two dual-link DVI connectors, a stereo connector and industry leading 42.2MB/s memory bandwidth

• NVIDIA Quadro FX 1500 – 256MB GDDR3 frame buffer, two dual-link DVI connectors and HD video output

• NVIDIA Quadro FX 560 – 128MB, dual-DVI connectors.

Sun Ultra 40 workstations are present in film and broadcast, digital content creation, oil and gas, geosciences, mechanical computer-aided design (CAD) and medical imaging industries.