Hardware recommendations for AutoCAD

[oshbassplayer]

Autocad has moved from OpenGL to Direct3D. Therefore, you no longer need a Workstation class graphics card. They even test and certify "gaming" class graphics cards on their site... such as the GeForce cards. This means you can get a lot more bang for the buck.

A perfect example are the 2 nVidia cards below.

Quadro FX 4800 = $1550

GeForce GTX480 = $500 (better specs than the Quadro card at a 3rd of the price)

[02daft]

i hate autodesk they represent the death of creativity. i hope that you'll never get your dirty hands on newtek.

[VinnyLT9000]

@02daft what? thats not true dude. it inspires me to create new things. and probably millions of others too. what to you use?, Blender?

[Consumerofknowledge]

@02daft If they got Newtek, there would be an uprising...of sorts. At least, their had better be if such a thing happens. I mean, they got Maya, softimage......ahhhh.

[VinnyLT9000]

what about maya or 3ds max??

[MachineXenon]

Quadro will give you a similar boost in maya and 3ds max

[VinnyLT9000]

@MachineXenon cool. I went out and bout a firepro v8750 not to long after i saw this. It tears through my 3d applications. thanks though..

[yonnileung]

AutoCad need a Quadro ... Just like kill a bugs need a Nuclear Bomb....

[mpx1]

You need a Quadro because you need a Quadro. Yeah sure.

[xxxyboy3000]

if i use geforce graphics card, will it give better performance than quadro???

[RickArter]

Geforce is gaming mainstream and Quadrro is business type applications.

[utooberblooper]

@xxxyboy3000 did you watch the video,and listen to what she was saying?a geforce is for gaming etc,a quadro is for autocad and business,get it?

[oshbassplayer]

@utooberblooper .... Not anymore. Autodesk went from OpenGL to Direct3D. So the GeForce actually runs better than the Quadro for Autocad. Get it. :)

[asth12]

not bad. not bad at all.