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    Default Graphics Card Recommendation - AutoCAD 2014/15

    It looks like technology has caught up on us with newer versions of AutoCAD. At the moment, we use Nvidia Quadro 600 / Nvidia NVS 300 on two machines and running both AutoCAD 2014 and 2015.

    I visited the Autodesk's hardware recommended page, but it seems to be old since there are still some at 256MB of memory on the list, though I imputed AutoCAD 2014 and Windows 7 (64Bit).

    With graphics acceleration in mind, what would you recommend for a more smoother use of AutoCAD?

    Thanks.

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    Hi . I use the Quadro k2000 - 1gb and its and excellenet mid range card in terms of performance . It also scaled up to Revit 2014 usage.

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    Default Re: Graphics Card Recommendation - AutoCAD 2014/15

    I'm currently using a Quadro K4000. I have had 0 issues with use in AutoCAD Architecture, MEP or Revit. I've had the same card since AutCAD 2012. We are getting ready to upgrade some machines around the office. K4100 is the minimum I told our IT department to buy. But we also run Xeon processors and minimum 32gb or ram. We haven't really seen an issue with performance.

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    Default Re: Graphics Card Recommendation - AutoCAD 2014/15

    I'm looking for a recommendation too. I just got a new machine running Windows7 (64 bit) and the Infrastructure Design Suite 2015. The Autodesk website doesn't even have a list available for this version yet. The card that came with my box is an Intel HD 2500. I've checked out the Nvidia and AMD websites and the Cadalyst Labs Reviews and they all have different recommendations. I'm suffering from information overload and need help narrowing it down.

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    Default Re: Graphics Card Recommendation - AutoCAD 2014/15

    Quote Originally Posted by CAD_Vader View Post
    I'm currently using a Quadro K4000. I have had 0 issues with use in AutoCAD Architecture, MEP or Revit. I've had the same card since AutCAD 2012. We are getting ready to upgrade some machines around the office. K4100 is the minimum I told our IT department to buy. But we also run Xeon processors and minimum 32gb or ram. We haven't really seen an issue with performance.
    Curious to know what you ultimately ended up (or will be) getting in terms of graphics card(s)?



    I run a similar setup: Dell Precision T3600, Hex-Core Xeon, Windows 8.1 x64 (and I maintain our Windows Server 2012 R2, and Exchange 2013 servers remotely), 3 x Gigabit NIC (1 for production workstation, 2 for Client Hyper-V), 2 x 250 GB Samsung EVO SSD in RAID 0 (OS), 128 GB SSD (Disaster Recovery), 1 TB WD VelociRaptor 10K RPM HDD (Data), 32 GB RAM, and a 3 GB NVIDIA Quadro K4000.

    I was running this with 2 x 24" Dell Ultrasharp monitors, and have since added a 3rd 24" (for Outlook, RDP sessions, etc.). Maximizing to all 3 is great for design work too in Civil 3D (my primary production tool), but I've noticed a lag during REGEN, 'twisting' 1 of 3 ModelSpace Viewports, and even substantial layer property changes (+/- 1 GB per monitor?).

    So, I'm considering adding a second 3 GB NVIDIA Quadro K4000, which my Precision's motherboard, and power supply already support (i.e., second PCIe x16 slot, pre-wired, etc.). My price with Dell is +/- $100 less than anything I can find online at Amazon, etc. I'm also considering instead getting a 2 GB NVIDIA Quadro K2000 as my second graphics card, leaving 2 x 24" monitors connected to the K4000, and my tertiary monitor connected to the K2000.

    I've not run dual NVIDIA graphics cards in the same system before, so I am unclear if I still leave the monitors connected to the same card, and the dual cards 'act as one' (meaning 5 GB - 6 GB total?) or not. *not sure*



    Before I do procure a second card, I thought I'd see what others are doing... You seem to be in a relatively similar situation, and so I thought I'd inquire.

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    Default Re: Graphics Card Recommendation - AutoCAD 2014/15

    Quote Originally Posted by Geninfo-india View Post
    Hi . I use the Quadro k2000 - 1gb and its and excellenet mid range card in terms of performance.
    Ditto that comment ^^^^^^^^
    Using the same hardware with Civil 3D 2015 with no issues.
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    Default Re: Graphics Card Recommendation - AutoCAD 2014/15

    >> 2 x 250 GB Samsung EVO SSD in RAID 0 (OS)

    Are there any benchmarks that show a significant performance improvement for Raid 0 on SSD? Seems that approach would simply double the chances of a catastrophic data loss - since a failure of either SSD means the loss of all the data.

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    Default Re: Graphics Card Recommendation - AutoCAD 2014/15

    Quote Originally Posted by cadtag View Post
    >> 2 x 250 GB Samsung EVO SSD in RAID 0 (OS)

    Are there any benchmarks that show a significant performance improvement for Raid 0 on SSD? Seems that approach would simply double the chances of a catastrophic data loss - since a failure of either SSD means the loss of all the data.
    Yes... The RAID 5 array [#2] was slower than a single SSD by itself [#1], and the RAID 0 array [#3] was faster than both, hence the configuration:

    [#1]
    Code:
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    CrystalDiskMark 3.0.3 x64 (C) 2007-2013 hiyohiyo
                               Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    * MB/s = 1,000,000 byte/s [SATA/300 = 300,000,000 byte/s]
    
               Sequential Read :   272.269 MB/s
              Sequential Write :   258.993 MB/s
             Random Read 512KB :   259.273 MB/s
            Random Write 512KB :   250.074 MB/s
        Random Read 4KB (QD=1) :    31.421 MB/s [  7671.1 IOPS]
       Random Write 4KB (QD=1) :    46.671 MB/s [ 11394.3 IOPS]
       Random Read 4KB (QD=32) :   183.238 MB/s [ 44735.8 IOPS]
      Random Write 4KB (QD=32) :   157.587 MB/s [ 38473.4 IOPS]
    
      Test : 100 MB [F: 0.1% (0.1/232.9 GB)] (x5)
      Date : 2014/11/07 8:42:56
        OS : Windows 8.1 Pro [6.3 Build 9600] (x64)

    [#2]
    Code:
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    CrystalDiskMark 3.0.3 x64 (C) 2007-2013 hiyohiyo
                               Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    * MB/s = 1,000,000 byte/s [SATA/300 = 300,000,000 byte/s]
    
               Sequential Read :   459.007 MB/s
              Sequential Write :   252.466 MB/s
             Random Read 512KB :   280.713 MB/s
            Random Write 512KB :   240.411 MB/s
        Random Read 4KB (QD=1) :    26.707 MB/s [  6520.3 IOPS]
       Random Write 4KB (QD=1) :    35.198 MB/s [  8593.3 IOPS]
       Random Read 4KB (QD=32) :   227.423 MB/s [ 55523.3 IOPS]
      Random Write 4KB (QD=32) :   157.275 MB/s [ 38397.2 IOPS]
    
      Test : 100 MB [F: 0.1% (0.1/221.2 GB)] (x5)
      Date : 2014/11/07 8:59:33
        OS : Windows 8.1 Pro [6.3 Build 9600] (x64)

    [#3]
    Code:
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    CrystalDiskMark 3.0.3 x64 (C) 2007-2013 hiyohiyo
                               Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    * MB/s = 1,000,000 byte/s [SATA/300 = 300,000,000 byte/s]
    
               Sequential Read :   513.337 MB/s
              Sequential Write :   483.692 MB/s
             Random Read 512KB :   524.201 MB/s
            Random Write 512KB :   446.906 MB/s
        Random Read 4KB (QD=1) :    28.608 MB/s [  6984.3 IOPS]
       Random Write 4KB (QD=1) :    36.863 MB/s [  8999.8 IOPS]
       Random Read 4KB (QD=32) :   228.869 MB/s [ 55876.3 IOPS]
      Random Write 4KB (QD=32) :   254.977 MB/s [ 62250.2 IOPS]
    
      Test : 100 MB [F: 0.0% (0.1/442.5 GB)] (x5)
      Date : 2014/11/07 7:34:16
        OS : Windows 8.1 Pro [6.3 Build 9600] (x64)


    As my workstations are backed up to supplementary internal drives (primary), and to network (secondary), data loss is not really of concern.

    Nobody here really keeps anything of importance on their workstation anyway with exception of myself (CAD\IT Admin), and the owners. I have a StarTech USB 3.0 device that supports HDD/SSD that I use to 'clone' drive images for a physical drive swap in the event of a catastrophic failure. If we don't have time for replication, the network SystemImage's .VHDx is mapped to a Hyper-V Virtual Machine, which can be used with Windows Server 2012 R2 RDS, or RDP from any other workstation in the domain.

    Cheers
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    Computer Specs:
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    Default Re: Graphics Card Recommendation - AutoCAD 2014/15

    How does your spinning disk rank on that same test?

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    Default Re: Graphics Card Recommendation - AutoCAD 2014/15

    Quote Originally Posted by cadtag View Post
    How does your spinning disk rank on that same test?
    1 TB Western Digital 10K RPM VelociRaptor:

    Code:
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    CrystalDiskMark 3.0.3 x64 (C) 2007-2013 hiyohiyo
                               Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    * MB/s = 1,000,000 byte/s [SATA/300 = 300,000,000 byte/s]
    
               Sequential Read :   198.625 MB/s
              Sequential Write :   167.237 MB/s
             Random Read 512KB :   106.420 MB/s
            Random Write 512KB :   191.551 MB/s
        Random Read 4KB (QD=1) :     1.829 MB/s [   446.6 IOPS]
       Random Write 4KB (QD=1) :     4.409 MB/s [  1076.4 IOPS]
       Random Read 4KB (QD=32) :     3.730 MB/s [   910.6 IOPS]
      Random Write 4KB (QD=32) :     4.726 MB/s [  1153.8 IOPS]
    
      Test : 100 MB [D: 60.9% (567.0/931.5 GB)] (x5)
      Date : 2014/11/07 8:49:24
        OS : Windows 8.1 Pro [6.3 Build 9600] (x64)
    "How we think determines what we do, and what we do determines what we get."

    Sincpac C3D ~ Autodesk Exchange Apps

    Computer Specs:
    Dell Precision 3660, Core i9-12900K 5.2GHz, 64GB DDR5 RAM, PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD (RAID 0), 16GB NVIDIA RTX A4000

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