g'day.
I am after a new video card (PCI-E) for use with CAD software like ArchiCAD and Revit. It needs to be able to handle lots of 3D rendering. I am looking at anything up to about $400. What is the best card for the job? I have been looking at the Leadtek Quadro FX560 128MB and was wondering how it compares to the gaming video cards like the GEFORCE 8600GTS 256MB. Anything i should be looking for in a card for CAD use?? Can CAD cards be used for gaming also?
Cheers
Ron
2007-12-27 12:05:49 · 1 answers · asked by ronr 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Furthermore, would you choose a gaming card, like Nvidia etc, over a CAD card like Quadro? Will the gaming card do the same or better job than the CAD card?
2007-12-27 17:25:27 · update #1
CAD cards such as Quadro accelerate OpenGL rendering commands, not the fill-rate and vertex/shading that gaming cards emphasize. Of course they'll run, as nVIDIA does have DirectX and OpenGL drivers for them, but gaming performance will NOT be ideal.
2007-12-27 13:22:58 · answer #1 · answered by Kasey C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋