The T1000 is certainly a newer card. If not already, I'd compare tech specs (links above) to make sure it's truly an upgrade. Just a couple of things to look at would be max resolution and frame rates.
The images above will show clearer when tapped on.
The T1000 certainly looks like an improvement. I wasn't able to compare frame rates though. Probably would have to download the specs pdf to compare that comes up when Googling.
The T1000 is an upgrade, and it has lower power consumption. If you currently are not using mini-DP plugs you'll need new cable(s).
I spent considerable time on this a while back. Didn't have much money, but I think I bought a GTX 980 Ti. While benchmarks are not a one-to-one mapping for every task, the 980Ti or a 1660 Super would probably beat out a T1000 by a good margin. They benchmark almost double. I also ended up getting a 2080 Ti. All are good cards. The 1660 Super is available new and may have the ports that fit your current display cables. In the 200-300 dollar range.
You may want to check out cpubenchmark.net. Then again, you may wish to avoid spending countless wasted hours overoptimizing a decision.
One spec you didn't include was how much power your system supplies. If you have the low power one (around 625 W IIRC) be very careful to add up power consumption before trying a new card. It's been pointed out here (another thread, search speedstep) that putting in a card that overmatches your power supply is a good way to fry your system. Of course, the cool thing about this series of Dell is that you can get an 825W (or 1300!) W supply used, cheap.
The T1000 supposedly uses 50W, the first two cards I mentioned are nominally 125W (and require an additional power cable) and the 2080 Ti reaquires two cables and probably the 1300W supply.
@WizardOfBoz2 I'm planning to "upgrade" to a 2080TI as well, I got the 825W PSU. So I'd definitely need the 1300W PSU? Could I leave the Quadro M5000 in as a second card that way?
I searched for over a year to a solution to this problem. I had been trying to install a now-modest GeForce RTX 2080 Ti into my Dell D7810. The problem is the power rail setup is completely mismatched and imbalanced on the power distribution board installed in the unit from the factory. Finally I found a maker who offered up a new PDU board that utilizes a heretofore unused 12v rail and dedicates it to the GPU. Between a 1300-watt PSU and this PDU, my problem is finally solved and my GPU is now working satisfactorily.
From the maker, gmarsh23 on Reddit:
Anyone who's tried to install a kickass GPU into one of these [Dell D7910 systems] knows the pain. Dell only provides a pair of 6 pin PCIe power cables to power your GPU. If you need more power than that, you're stuck going the sketchy route using splitters or tapping off the drive power connectors, with no guarantee that it'll be reliable. You can stuff an 825W or 1300W power supply into the machine, but that doesn't provide you with any additional power connectors so it's a pointless endeavor.
So I dug into how power distribution works on these machines and how the available power supplies differ, fired up KiCad and came up with this replacement for the stock "M6NP2" power distribution board. Combine it with an 825W supply and you get two 8-pin PCIe connectors good for 18A each. Stuff in a 1300W supply and you get four, which should be enough to power any type or combination of video cards that you can physically fit into the machine.
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The stock POWER_VGA connector (with the stock 2x6 harness) runs off its own rail on the power supply, which is good for 18A or 216W max. But an 8+8 video card is 300W. So using splitters to try and run both connectors off that rail will overload it and trip off the supply.
If you instead try pulling +12V from a SATA power connector instead, that draws from a different 18A rail on the power supply which is shared with the other disk drives, as well as PCIe slot power and CPU/case fan power. So there's not much spare power there either, and yeah, you'll trip off the supply.
My card breaks out an extra rail on the 825W supply that isn't hooked up to anything with the stock board. So you'll get two good 8 pin rails instead of 1, and that should make your card work.
The Reddit thread connecting me to this maker can be found here:
bradthetechnut
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https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/quadro-k2000.c1838
https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/t1000.c3797
The T1000 is certainly a newer card. If not already, I'd compare tech specs (links above) to make sure it's truly an upgrade. Just a couple of things to look at would be max resolution and frame rates.
The images above will show clearer when tapped on.
The T1000 certainly looks like an improvement. I wasn't able to compare frame rates though. Probably would have to download the specs pdf to compare that comes up when Googling.
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The T1000 is an upgrade, and it has lower power consumption. If you currently are not using mini-DP plugs you'll need new cable(s).
I spent considerable time on this a while back. Didn't have much money, but I think I bought a GTX 980 Ti. While benchmarks are not a one-to-one mapping for every task, the 980Ti or a 1660 Super would probably beat out a T1000 by a good margin. They benchmark almost double. I also ended up getting a 2080 Ti. All are good cards. The 1660 Super is available new and may have the ports that fit your current display cables. In the 200-300 dollar range.
You may want to check out cpubenchmark.net. Then again, you may wish to avoid spending countless wasted hours overoptimizing a decision.
One spec you didn't include was how much power your system supplies. If you have the low power one (around 625 W IIRC) be very careful to add up power consumption before trying a new card. It's been pointed out here (another thread, search speedstep) that putting in a card that overmatches your power supply is a good way to fry your system. Of course, the cool thing about this series of Dell is that you can get an 825W (or 1300!) W supply used, cheap.
The T1000 supposedly uses 50W, the first two cards I mentioned are nominally 125W (and require an additional power cable) and the 2080 Ti reaquires two cables and probably the 1300W supply.
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December 19th, 2023 17:42
@bradthetechnut Im planing to upgrade my dell precision 7810 to an nvidia rtx 2060 super will it work
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@WizardOfBoz2 I'm planning to "upgrade" to a 2080TI as well, I got the 825W PSU. So I'd definitely need the 1300W PSU? Could I leave the Quadro M5000 in as a second card that way?
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@Corniger
2080 Ti = 250w and requires 650w-800w PSU
Quadro M5000 = 150w and requires 350w PSU.
So, yes, upgrade to the 1300w PSU and both cards can be used.
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I searched for over a year to a solution to this problem. I had been trying to install a now-modest GeForce RTX 2080 Ti into my Dell D7810. The problem is the power rail setup is completely mismatched and imbalanced on the power distribution board installed in the unit from the factory. Finally I found a maker who offered up a new PDU board that utilizes a heretofore unused 12v rail and dedicates it to the GPU. Between a 1300-watt PSU and this PDU, my problem is finally solved and my GPU is now working satisfactorily.
From the maker, gmarsh23 on Reddit:
Anyone who's tried to install a kickass GPU into one of these [Dell D7910 systems] knows the pain. Dell only provides a pair of 6 pin PCIe power cables to power your GPU. If you need more power than that, you're stuck going the sketchy route using splitters or tapping off the drive power connectors, with no guarantee that it'll be reliable. You can stuff an 825W or 1300W power supply into the machine, but that doesn't provide you with any additional power connectors so it's a pointless endeavor.
So I dug into how power distribution works on these machines and how the available power supplies differ, fired up KiCad and came up with this replacement for the stock "M6NP2" power distribution board. Combine it with an 825W supply and you get two 8-pin PCIe connectors good for 18A each. Stuff in a 1300W supply and you get four, which should be enough to power any type or combination of video cards that you can physically fit into the machine.
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The stock POWER_VGA connector (with the stock 2x6 harness) runs off its own rail on the power supply, which is good for 18A or 216W max. But an 8+8 video card is 300W. So using splitters to try and run both connectors off that rail will overload it and trip off the supply.
If you instead try pulling +12V from a SATA power connector instead, that draws from a different 18A rail on the power supply which is shared with the other disk drives, as well as PCIe slot power and CPU/case fan power. So there's not much spare power there either, and yeah, you'll trip off the supply.
My card breaks out an extra rail on the 825W supply that isn't hooked up to anything with the stock board. So you'll get two good 8 pin rails instead of 1, and that should make your card work.
The Reddit thread connecting me to this maker can be found here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/comments/11eudo0/interest_check_dell_t58107810_power_distribution/
Good luck, and happy tinkering,
TheMightyCorsair
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