Comments on: Compared: The Best Graphics Cards for CAD in 2025

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 03 May 2022 13:23:04 +0000

In reply to Jogi Dwiputra Aloewie. You're welcome!

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 03 May 2022 13:22:27 +0000

In reply to Chris. Great, I've added ArchiCAD to the above list :)

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 03 May 2022 13:19:13 +0000

In reply to eian. It's now in the above list :)

By: Luke

Luke — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:43:25 +0000

In reply to Vincenzo Gentile. I would recommend checking our list of recommended options for AutoCAD above. We also have the list of certified GPUs for AutoCAD. You can check if the 1060 (or your other options) are in this list.

By: Luke

Luke — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:39:55 +0000

In reply to Ben le Roux. I've added FreeCAD recommendations to the "Certified graphics cards for CAD" list :)

By: Luke

Luke — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 09:45:33 +0000

In reply to Andy MacLeod.

Yes of course 🙂

Go for the recommended GPU’s for whichever software you’re using most. The list of recommended hardware is in the article.

By: Andy MacLeod

Andy MacLeod — Sat, 08 May 2021 00:08:15 +0000

I thought you may have done some bench tests and shown the coparison graph.:(
Dose the graphics make any difference to the speed of the FEA in Solidworks, lnventor or Ansys?

By: Ben le Roux

Ben le Roux — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 13:02:34 +0000

Hi,
i would like a recommendation on a suitable graphic card for Freecad 0.19 which will bw released shortly.
My computer specs:
Windows 10 pro.
Processor: Intel (R) Core (TM) i5-2400 cpu @ 3.10 GHz 3.10 GHz

Installed memory: 8.00GB

System type: 64 Bit op system, 64 based processor.

Thanks.

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 08 Dec 2020 11:12:41 +0000

In reply to Justin. "why is what’s missing in the mx230 that is in the T1000" I would compare the specifications between the 2 products for that answer. Also, here's a comparison between the Nvidia T1000 vs GeForce MX230

By: Justin

Justin — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 14:13:01 +0000

I have a rather unique question, client uses a 3d scanner for medical application to render an on screen image of teeth in 3d and reccomended specification is a geforce card and quadro. Currently using a T1000 quadro in mobile workstation and rendering works well. An average of 2000 images are required to make an upper jaw model. We are. Looking to purchase another scanner due to workload and. Was. Looking at the mobile workstation with an. Mx230 series geforce card in it. It doesn’t seem to be on the required list even tho the geforce card is confirmed compatible more so than the quadro for various products in the stable. My question is why is what’s missing in the mx230 that is in the T1000

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 12:06:25 +0000

In reply to Rick. Although theoretically possible, it's not common to do this and is probably not worth considering giving the cost and complexity. You would be better off having 2 different computers altogher.

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 28 Nov 2020 16:08:18 +0000

Hi Luke. Thanks for the info. I’m glad to see you’re still ultimatums article. I’m building my first PC and didn’t know I had to consider cards for CAD and games. like most people I thought graphics were graphics.

Forgive my ignorance and if this question has been asked, but could you install two cards and then ” switch” between the two? For example, I want to game so I tell the PC to use the game card. Man, I don’t even know if I’m asking that Correctly but what do you think?

By: Luke

Luke — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 16:27:16 +0000

In reply to Jonathan McPhee. Here are the recommended graphic cards for Cheif Architect. Surprisingly they specifically mention gaming graphics cards. So you could check out the gaming card from our list.

By: Jonathan McPhee

Jonathan McPhee — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 16:12:11 +0000

What graphics card would you recommend for users of Chief Architect Premier?

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 10:44:50 +0000

In reply to Ethan C. If you need help with CAD hardware recommendations I recommend posting a question to the community on CAD Answers.

By: Ethan C

Ethan C — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 00:16:40 +0000

In reply to Patrick James. Hello Patrick James. I am looking into buying a laptop for cad and simulations. I saw your ealier post saying how you couldnt even think of doing that work on a laptop. You are probably using some huge models or maybe not but I was wondering your advice. I am looking into getting a New Dell xps 15 ( i7-10750H, 32gb ram, 1650 Ti). That would mainly be for when I am not at my desk, I already have a gtx 1080 and a razer core which I would keep at my desk for more powerful needs. What do you think about that? I could bring my pc to college but I do not really want to have a desktop pc at college.

By: Luke

Luke — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 10:29:24 +0000

In reply to James Riggs. You're very welcome!

By: James Riggs

James Riggs — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 13:01:03 +0000

Luke! Thank you! This is a very thoughtful, cogent, and most importantly HELPFUL analysis!

By: Luke

Luke — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 12:23:43 +0000

In reply to James Duffy. As I mention in the post - when you are trying to future-proof your hardware all you can do is buy the best you can afford. The higher the spec, the longer it will likely last you.

By: Luke

Luke — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 12:02:52 +0000

In reply to eian. Update: We've added Bentley to the list :)