A friend's workplace is looking to upgrade the GPU in one of the PCs to improve performance for Revit. It currently uses an old Quadro which is struggling, while another PC of the same model but upgraded to the Quadro K2200 does a much better job. So they asked my friend if there's anything better than the K2200 for under £500. No preference between Nvidia and AMD as long as it helps with Revit. I suggested looking at the M2000 but I have no idea if there's anything better.
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GPU For Autodesk Revit
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A 1060 is more powerful than an m2000 so anything around 1060 level will be good.
I currently have a m4000 in my laptop for cad work.
There's not a massive range officially on Autodesks site
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servle...roup=2&release=2016&os=524288&manuf=all&opt=1
But they haven't been updating this as much as they used to.
I'd steer clear of using consumer cards for cad. I've been using inventor with a 980 at home which gives better performance than my workstation card, but there are issues with consistency e.g line edges disappearing. I've also noticed it starting to wheeze in games, even things like diablo 3 which is unsettling
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servle...roup=2&release=2016&os=524288&manuf=all&opt=1
But they haven't been updating this as much as they used to.
I'd steer clear of using consumer cards for cad. I've been using inventor with a 980 at home which gives better performance than my workstation card, but there are issues with consistency e.g line edges disappearing. I've also noticed it starting to wheeze in games, even things like diablo 3 which is unsettling
*sighs* while you can get away with using game cards - I wouldn't on NVidia side as their newer series have most of Quadro side stripped out; while AMD hasn't stripped their cards out.
Also drivers do make a difference as Nvidia and AMD put hooks into their pro lines that run things a lot faster. You also have a lot less compatibility issues on pro side as they've been certified to run with these programs.
Now k2200 is a solid card but also ranging from 550-650 pounds.
M2000 is a little faster with slightly more cuda cores as its refresh to replace the k2200 - depending on where you go; either can be found just under 500
AMD's Firepro -
W5100 is a very solid card for the price - its faster than k2200 and is cheaper; its also faster than m2000 - and cheaper
now the beast w7100 - I've seen it low as 350 at least one place but normally its about 550+ but its massive upgrade over k2200 as its next class card which normally goes against K4200 and now m4000
Honestly - sweet spot at 300 is Firepro w5100....but the one stand out if you can actually get it at 350 and its w7100 as its a beast of a pro card; but honestly I'm not sure if that's new or refurbed.
I've bought a lot of these cards for my engineers in my old job - both Quadros and Firepros - unless you can get a steal on Quadro - no real reason pick one over firepros - they tend to be a little cheaper and faster in their price ranges.
but either w5100 or m2000 will be your best bet - I'd go for the cheaper one
which from my looking around is the w5100
Also drivers do make a difference as Nvidia and AMD put hooks into their pro lines that run things a lot faster. You also have a lot less compatibility issues on pro side as they've been certified to run with these programs.
Now k2200 is a solid card but also ranging from 550-650 pounds.
M2000 is a little faster with slightly more cuda cores as its refresh to replace the k2200 - depending on where you go; either can be found just under 500
AMD's Firepro -
W5100 is a very solid card for the price - its faster than k2200 and is cheaper; its also faster than m2000 - and cheaper
now the beast w7100 - I've seen it low as 350 at least one place but normally its about 550+ but its massive upgrade over k2200 as its next class card which normally goes against K4200 and now m4000
Honestly - sweet spot at 300 is Firepro w5100....but the one stand out if you can actually get it at 350 and its w7100 as its a beast of a pro card; but honestly I'm not sure if that's new or refurbed.
I've bought a lot of these cards for my engineers in my old job - both Quadros and Firepros - unless you can get a steal on Quadro - no real reason pick one over firepros - they tend to be a little cheaper and faster in their price ranges.
but either w5100 or m2000 will be your best bet - I'd go for the cheaper one
which from my looking around is the w5100
I wasn't sure about consumer cards, since I knew Nvidia did optimise the Quadro cards driver wise for these sort of workloads. Thinking about it he has a 970 in his home PC, so I guess I can ask him to compare it to the K2200.
They got the K2200 about half a year ago for around £380, looking now they see it has raised in price to £450. They have checked the price of the M2000 and it's about £450 as well.
I did consider AMD's FirePro series but I was unsure if Revit could take advantage of it, their site is a bit pants
. They found the W5100 for £300 but W7100 for nearly £700.
I'll see how he feels about his 970 for now, I'll suggest him the M2000 and W5100 as well and see what his workplace will decide on.
Thanks for the help all.
They got the K2200 about half a year ago for around £380, looking now they see it has raised in price to £450. They have checked the price of the M2000 and it's about £450 as well.
I did consider AMD's FirePro series but I was unsure if Revit could take advantage of it, their site is a bit pants
. They found the W5100 for £300 but W7100 for nearly £700.I'll see how he feels about his 970 for now, I'll suggest him the M2000 and W5100 as well and see what his workplace will decide on.
Thanks for the help all
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