Are there any slim, fanless video cards to upgrade my gt120s ? (mac pro 4,1)

[Synchro3]

A GTX1030 is designed specifically to push 4k panels and it is around $70 - 80.

Nope. Most of the GT 1030 cards have no DisplayPort connectors, so no 4K resolution possible. Afaik the MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC is the only card that has (only) one DisplayPort connector.

There are also single slot GTX 1050 (Ti and non Ti) cards from Inno3D.

If you need four DisplayPorts e.g. an NVIDIA Quadro P1000 is to consider.

Or two of the HP GT 630 (most similar to the old GT 120). Kepler = OS X compatible without Nvidia web drivers, each one with two DisplayPort 1.2 connectors. There are plenty of HP GT 630 on eBay.

NVIDIA GeForce GT630 DP (2GB) PCIe x16 ... - CNET Content Solutions

 

[orph]

on the flip side the RX460/560 are also valid options, if lightroom (cc? or older) is what your using it's not relay GPU dependent so it's a waist to over buy.

the gt 630 used to be a poplar option for driving extra displays works with native osx drivers and not going to make much noise, not shore if it still holds up well?

PS you will have a hard time getting a card slower that the GT 120's so up up up (keep them as backups, at least one)

PPS fond a good video on the pro cards comes down to a mix of covering your back legally and a few features they lock on the consumer cards.

 

[ssgbryan]

Nope. Most of the GT 1030 cards have no DisplayPort connectors, so no 4K resolution possible. Afaik the MSI GeForce GT 1030 2G LP OC is the only card that has (only) one DisplayPort connector.

I guess Nvidia doesn't know what they are talking about. I am glad to know that you are available to set them straight.

From their website:

Display Support:
7680x4320@60 HzMaximum Digital Resolution 1
DP 1.4 2, HDMI 2.0b, Single Link-DVIStandard Display Connectors
YesMulti Monitor
2.2HDCP

1 - 7680x4320 at 60 Hz RGB 8-bit with dual DisplayPort 1.4 connectors or 7680x4320 at 60 Hz YUV420 8-bit with one DisplayPort 1.4 connector.
2 - DisplayPort 1.2 Certified, DisplayPort 1.3/1.4 Ready

 

[William Payne]

I guess Nvidia doesn't know what they are talking about. I am glad to know that you are available to set them straight.

From their website:

Display Support:
7680x4320@60 HzMaximum Digital Resolution 1
DP 1.4 2, HDMI 2.0b, Single Link-DVIStandard Display Connectors
YesMulti Monitor
2.2HDCP

1 - 7680x4320 at 60 Hz RGB 8-bit with dual DisplayPort 1.4 connectors or 7680x4320 at 60 Hz YUV420 8-bit with one DisplayPort 1.4 connector.
2 - DisplayPort 1.2 Certified, DisplayPort 1.3/1.4 Ready

He was probably meaning aftermarket card makers. Non reference cards seem to have all kinds of variations for ports with various cards.

 

[deconstruct60]

I guess Nvidia doesn't know what they are talking about. I am glad to know that you are available to set them straight.

From their website:

Display Support:
7680x4320@60 HzMaximum Digital Resolution 1
....

1 - 7680x4320 at 60 Hz RGB 8-bit with dual DisplayPort 1.4 connectors or 7680x4320 at 60 Hz YUV420 8-bit with one DisplayPort 1.4 connector.

The 8K resolution is only supported by two DP outputs. None of the cards have two DP outputs. There is a theoretical limit and then there is the one that are those that come with the cards you can actually buy.

Multiple 4K panels is not what this card is primarily targeted to. A 4K panel perhaps, but not particularly plural. And certainly not four of any reasonable modern desktop monitor resolution dimensions.

 

[Synchro3]

I guess Nvidia doesn't know what they are talking about. I am glad to know that you are available to set them straight.

From their website:

Display Support:
7680x4320@60 HzMaximum Digital Resolution 1
DP 1.4 2, HDMI 2.0b, Single Link-DVIStandard Display Connectors
YesMulti Monitor
2.2HDCP

1 - 7680x4320 at 60 Hz RGB 8-bit with dual DisplayPort 1.4 connectors or 7680x4320 at 60 Hz YUV420 8-bit with one DisplayPort 1.4 connector.
2 - DisplayPort 1.2 Certified, DisplayPort 1.3/1.4 Ready

I know about the theoretical possible resolution.

Check all GT 1030 that are out now: http://www.toppreise.ch/index.php?search=GT+1030&sRes=OK Only two MSI GeForce GT 1030 have one DP 1.4. None has two DP for 7680x4320@60Hz. Most have DVI and HDMI.

And of course HDMI 2.0 is not equivalent to DP, if you want to use a monitor instead of a TV.

@ gjarold: Get two HP GT 630 (model with two DisplayPort connectors) on eBay and enjoy: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fr...C0.H0.XHP+GT+630.TRS0&_nkw=HP+GT+630&_sacat=0

 

[devon807]

Do you need fan-less or is it just a preference?

 

[William_si]

Ah! That makes sense. Thank you.

I was imagining it would be analogous to the comparison between something like an i7 and Xeon CPU.

It is. i7 is a cut down E3 with no ECC, i3 is an E3 with 2 cores disabled, and so on.

 

[DPUser]

Unless all displays are to be 4k, why not run an RX460/560 with the GT120? Low power use, fans kick in only when card is pushed, and the GT120 is single slot, so full PCIe utilization is still possible.