The new cards with Turing architecture will be the first to include the new connector for the next generation of virtual reality viewers.
NVIDIA presented at SIGGRAPH 2018 the new architecture Turing designed to offer real-time raytracing and the first graphics cards that will integrate it: NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000, NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 and NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000, which will be the first to include the new VirtualLink connector introduced last month by NVIDIA, Oculus, Valve, AMD and Microsoft. Unlike the current wiring of virtual reality viewers, the new standard uses a single USB type-C connector between the viewer and the equipment in question.
“Turing is NVIDIA’s biggest innovation in computer graphics in over a decade. Hybrid processing will change the industry, opening up incredible possibilities that improve our lives with prettier designs, more entertainment and more interactive experiences. The advent of real-time raytracing is the Holy Grail of our industry,” says Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA.
NVIDIA’s RTX technology manages to offer a real-time approach to raytracing by using a hybrid method that uses neural networks to speed up rendering. Below we have the features of the GPUs announced, which will be available in the last quarter from $ 2,300.
| GPU | Memory | Memory with NVLink | Ray Tracing | CUDA Cores | Tensioner Cores |
| Quadro RTX 8000 | 48GB | 96GB | 10 GigaRays / sec | 4,608 | 576 |
| Quadro RTX 6000 | 24GB | 48GB | 10 GigaRays / sec | 4,608 | 576 |
| Quadro RTX 5000 | 16GB | 32GB | 6 GigaRays / sec | 3,072 | 384 |
Although NVIDIA’s Quadro series is intended for professional use, this move by the company seems to state that the new generation of GeForce cards will also bring the new connector compatible with the next generation of viewers. In addition to VirtualLink, the new Quadro will offer specific improvements for VR performance, such as Variable Rate Shading, Multi-View Rendering, and VRWorks Audio.
