HP, Nvidia and HTC take another step towards the creation of virtual reality content

New HP Z Workstation configurations, including new Nvidia VR Ready systems and Quadro professional GPUs, will provide creators with the performance needed to develop VR content.

Thinking about the development of immersive virtual reality in the creation of content, both video games and media, HP in collaboration with Nvidia has introduced new workstations designed specifically for these environments.

The new HP Z Workstation configurations include the new Nvidia VR Ready systems, equipped with Quadro professional GPUs. The new configurations provide content creators with the performance needed to create an accurate VR experience.

Each configuration is tested with virtual reality glasses HTC Vive, which can be included optionally, to ensure the perfect creation of immersive content. The latest configuration for content creation features two 24GB NVidia Quadro M6000 cards; Its availability is scheduled for this quarter.

Gwen Coble, director of professional and retail solutions for EMEA at HP, has assured that "we are embarking on new horizons that will change the way in which producers and artists develop content, more immersive and visually stimulating content. HP Z desktop workstations with NVidia graphics are the ideal combination for this new era of content creation."

HP maintains that VR content creators who use the recommended settings can be assured of excellent performance, including ultra-fast frame rates and low latency, even with the most complex data sets. These performance factors are critical to providing the virtual reality experience in the glasses that are required for this, comfortable and attractive for the creators of this type of content, as well as for consumers.

Nvidia Quadro Power

These new systems take advantage of up to two NVidia Quadro M6000 24GB cards. The HP Z840 with dual M6000 24GB cards supports Nvidia VR SLI (Scalable Link Interface) technology that doubles the rendering capacity of the most demanding virtual reality applications. Only systems with two GPUs can achieve that level of performance. HP systems with Dual M6000 24GB cards also take advantage of Nvidia's GPU Affinity API as well as VR Sync technologies to maximize performance and virtually eliminate image burn-in.

Bob Pette, vice president of professional visualization at Nvidia, is clear that "virtual reality is going beyond gaming to revolutionize areas of daily life, such as medicine, architecture, product design and retailing. Our VR Ready initiative makes it easy for professional users to adopt virtual reality technology to make better and more informed decisions, so they can do their jobs better."