I'm trying to get an understanding of why certain video cards are "better" for solidworks.
http://www.solidworks.com/sw/support/videocardtesting.html
From the link above I've seen that these are recommended cards
Nvidia Quadro
Nvidia Quadro FX
ATI/AMD FireGL
ATI/AMD FirePro
I'm looking at getting a new laptop and to run solidworks on it. But what specifically about these above cards makes using Solidworks "better"?
From what I've read online, the cards above are better for 2D cad programs, not necessarily 3D ones.
Other cards I'm looking at are:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M
Dual NVIDIA GeForce GTX 765M (NVIDIA SLI)
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Regarding the technical specs of the cards - Unfortunately I do not know the details.
As to why certain cards are "recommended" - This is an attempt by SW to provide a hardware recommendation that will result in SW running as trouble free as possible including add-ins that some may find worthwhile. One of the main advantages that the recommended graphics card provides is the ability to use the "real-view" display on parts. You may not need this capability but it is nice. Also, the graphics cards listed generally will result in a person using a "workstation" class computer which will process 3D info more reliably and quickly.