But why is it that professional workstation GPUs can justify charging so much money?

This is where we get to the technological factors that separate professional graphics cards from everything else.

Drivers are a crucial component when it comes to performance and stability.

NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 workstation GPU installed in a computer.

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Every hour of downtime is money down the drain, after all.

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GPU manufacturers offer better levels of aftermarket support to their professional GPU customers.

A photo of capacitors sitting loose on a PCB.

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Error-correcting Technology and Precision

Believe it or not, computers can make mistakes!

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This is largely thanks to the validation process.

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