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AMD FirePro
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<p>AMD FirePro was <a href="/facts/Advanced_Micro_Devices/CB1G7QTb">AMD's</a> brand of <a href="/facts/Graphics_card/bcKfPyFt">graphics cards</a> designed for use in <a href="/facts/Workstations/h5tK4hTt">workstations</a> and <a href="/facts/Server_(computing)/dEaYFD7r">servers</a> running professional <a href="/facts/Computer-aided_design/5gSXrmmN">Computer-aided design</a> (CAD), <a href="/facts/Computer-generated_imagery/ThJ2gh1X">Computer-generated imagery</a> (CGI), <a href="/facts/Digital_content_creation/quYqjEzb">Digital content creation</a> (DCC), and <a href="/facts/High-performance_computing/HT9NwGAN">High-performance computing</a>/<a href="/facts/General-purpose_computing_on_graphics_processing_units/roBwsPY2">GPGPU</a> applications. The GPU <a href="/facts/Die_(integrated_circuit)/XWvdlltE">chips</a> on FirePro-branded graphics cards are identical to the ones used on <a href="/facts/Radeon/U6y80fWr">Radeon</a>-branded graphics cards. The end products (i.e. the graphics card) differentiate substantially by the provided graphics device drivers and through the available professional support for the software. The product line is split into two categories: "W" workstation series focusing on workstation and primarily focusing on graphics and display, and "S" server series focused on <a href="/facts/Virtual_machine/BLevU3sx">virtualization</a> and GPGPU/High-performance computing. </p><p>The release of the <a href="/facts/AMD_Radeon_Pro/HovUeehy">Radeon Pro Duo</a> in April 2016 and the announcement of the <a href="/facts/AMD_Radeon_Pro/HovUeehy">Radeon Pro WX Series</a> in July 2016 marked the succession of <a href="/facts/AMD_Radeon_Pro/HovUeehy">Radeon Pro</a> as AMD's professional workstation graphics card solution. <a href="/facts/Radeon_Instinct/awBes71U">Radeon Instinct</a> is the current brand for servers. </p><p>Competitors included <a href="/facts/Nvidia/8QfCgqbu">Nvidia</a>'s <a href="/facts/Nvidia_Quadro/wA4R3BAC">Quadro</a>-branded and to an extent, Nvidia <a href="/facts/Nvidia_Tesla/SsHo1w98">Tesla</a>-branded product series and Intel's <a href="/facts/Xeon_Phi/Fv5dhyKc">Xeon Phi</a>-branded products. </p>