AutoCAD/Revit Graphics Card

[DeanH]

As per title I need a graphics card which is suitable to run AutoCAD 2019, and possibly also Revit in the future.

It will be used with a Ryzen 7 2700X processor, Asus X370-F motherboard, 480GB SSD and 16GB of RAM.

I have a budget of £150 to £200, possibly slightly more.

All suggestions appreciated.

 

[LePhuronn]

Probably anything to be honest. How complex is your work going to be? When you start pushing lit polygons around there's no real difference between 3D modelling and games, so the more grunt you have, the better the performance.

That being said, I wouldn't be surprised if AutoCAD and Revit require some kind of driver certification to "guarantee" compatibility with hardware acceleration, and that sort of thing would likely to be restricted to a workstation card like a Quadro or FirePro. And then we're talking silly money.

If I were you, I'd hit up Google for other people using hardware acceleration on this two programs and the spec requirements on Autodesk's sites - if they have specific requirements then they will list them. And then take it from there.

 

[DeanH]

Probably anything to be honest. How complex is your work going to be? When you start pushing lit polygons around there's no real difference between 3D modelling and games, so the more grunt you have, the better the performance.

That being said, I wouldn't be surprised if AutoCAD and Revit require some kind of driver certification to "guarantee" compatibility with hardware acceleration, and that sort of thing would likely to be restricted to a workstation card like a Quadro or FirePro. And then we're talking silly money.

If I were you, I'd hit up Google for other people using hardware acceleration on this two programs and the spec requirements on Autodesk's sites - if they have specific requirements then they will list them. And then take it from there.

Thanks for the reply.

Yes, Autodesk have "certified" hardware (quadro, firepro etc.) which is out of my price range. My work is simple two dimensional drawing at the moment, however I would like the option to teach myself 3D in future.

Maybe it would be better if I rephrased my question to ask what is the best AMD graphics card for around £200? Then I can look for online reviews as to its compatibility with CAD and Revit.

 

[LePhuronn]

For £200, you're looking at the 8GB RX 580. Although Overclockers have a Powercolor Red Devil RX 590 listed for £199.

 

[TonTom]

Pretty much any AMD/Nvidia 2gb card will run cad especially for 2D work.