GPU Acceleration

[3DDesignBand]

To test GPU I did the following:

- Run AutoCAD
- Entered the command “appload” and load “GsTest.arx”
- Load DWG file: Civil3D TestFile.dwg - 13Mb
- Run test: “GSTESTBENCHMARK”

I got the following results:
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HP e230 i7 4770 16Gb Intel HD Graphics 4600:
Wireframe      : 246325.391337 ms
Wireframe      : 0.738860 fps
Hidden Line    : 303961.642595 ms
Hidden Line    : 0.598760 fps
Flat Shaded    : 284280.566670 ms
Flat Shaded    : 0.640213 fps
Gouraud Shaded : 277416.793930 ms
Gouraud Shaded : 0.656053 fps

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HP e230 i7 4770 16Gb Quadro K2000 :
Wireframe      : 258924.592965 ms
Wireframe      : 0.702907 fps
Hidden Line    : 312113.675504 ms
Hidden Line    : 0.583121 fps
Flat Shaded    : 295053.300128 ms
Flat Shaded    : 0.616838 fps
Gouraud Shaded : 295865.243346 ms
Gouraud Shaded : 0.615145 fps
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The performance of Intel HD Graphics 4600 is equal to Quadro  K2000 ?

[Kirk_bailey]

On my ThinkPad T540p i7 4900 MQ 12Gb Intel HD Graphics 4600

I got,
GsTest.arx successfully loaded.
Command: GSTESTBENCHMARK
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Wireframe : 1189.771960 ms
Wireframe : 152.970490 fps
Hidden Line : 1133.569569 ms
Hidden Line : 160.554769 fps
Flat Shaded : 1166.736985 ms
Flat Shaded : 155.990598 fps
Gouraud Shaded : 1249.205940 ms
Gouraud Shaded : 145.692551 fps
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[jggerth1]

Nothing in AutoCAD takes advantage of GPU processing

[joakim.stumle]

Core i5 3230M HD4000 (integrated) 16Gb ram (HP laptop)

Wireframe      : 684965.128121 ms
Wireframe      : 0.265707 fps
Hidden Line    : 764249.351067 ms
Hidden Line    : 0.238142 fps
Flat Shaded    : 645534.715567 ms
Flat Shaded    : 0.281937 fps
Gouraud Shaded : 643812.359181 ms
Gouraud Shaded : 0.282691 fps
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I´m trying to figure out what new laptop to get for work (AutoCAD Plant 3D, pipes) Should I opt for a Quadro with 2Gb dedicated memory or settle for some gaming GPU like GTX860m or GTX970m? Is it worth $500 more for the Quadro?

CPU wise I figured I should focus on single core performance since AutoCAD cant use more than one thread (unless you use som plugin) so a high clock i7 should do the trick?

Cheers!