Is anyone using a GTX760 with Autocad 2015?

[darawork]

Hi,

As subject line. I can't get mine to be recognoised, Autocad reverts to the onboard Intel HD P3000 graphics chip.

I just wanted to see if someone actually got it working. Somebody must have this card, it's quite popular for 3D.

Thanks people. 🙂

[pendean]

You have to disable the onboard video card in your system BIOS first AFAIK, otherwise AutoCAd can't seem to get passed the fact that it's there to be used.

[darawork]

Hi,

I've been through everything, BIOS, all manner of settings, BETA Drivers, AutoDesk subscription support, nVidia forum and email support... and the problem still exists. I have posted here before, a few days after the release of 2015. The purpose of this post was just to see if anyone had a GTX760 working with Autocad. I just wanted to go fishing to see if anyone in the community had the same combination Graphics card / Autocad 2015 that I have.

Thanks for the reply anyway. 😉

[pendean]

In some systems you cannot turn it off at all: so AutoCAD can't get passed it. Sorry. Maybe your GTX760 Contgrol panel has a "Run With Graphics Processor" option you can turn on instead. A common option with NVidia cards and others.

[darawork]

HI,

I have tried 3 different BIOS options; IGD(Internal), PCI and PCI-E, they are more like 'Boot drive' options in that priority is given to 1st and then the next in sequence in decending order. So there is not really an option to 'disable' onboard graphics as such, only put the Intel HD P3000 to the bottom of the list.
 None of the options made any difference in the eyes of Autocad 2015. I even uninstalled and disabled it in Windows 7 Device Manager, no difference. Autocad magically brings it back from the dead.

That nVidia 'force gpu per application' setting only comes with Quadro drivers, There is no option for it with GTX drivers unfortunately.

[Luciane_Conceicao]

Hi,

I know this does not help very much, but the card you are using is for gaming and not supported:

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-760

Usually GeForce cards are not designed for use with applications like AutoCAD.

To see a list of compatible/supported cards, check:

http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-graphicscard

I am not sure if you have already tried this, so here you go:

http://knowledge.autodesk.com/article/AutoCAD-uses-the-wrong-graphics-card

As a general suggestion, have you already tried updating the graphics card drivers?

This seems to have done the trick here (although this is quite old):

http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/discussion/t5/AutoCAD-2010-2011-2...

If you need further assistance please let me know.

Cheers,

Luciane

Luciane Conceição
Product Support Specialist
Autodesk, Inc.

[darawork · Accepted solution]

Ok, I got it working, to do so I had to do the following steps;

Change BIOS to PCI-E mode, shifting the IGD (Internal) to 'last resort' position in list.

Disable Intel HD P3000 in via Windows Device Manager.

Change Windows installation environment to 'Never install drivers from Windows Update'.

Uninstall Intel HD P3000.

Restart PC.

Windows finds Intel HD P3000 and tried to install driver, fails (hahaha).

Start AutoCad 2015.

GTX 760 Card now recognised and in use.

[brianlee]

I think telling someone to avoid GeForce and Radeon series graphics cards because they are meant for games is incorrect. There is nothing wrong with using 'gaming' grade video cards. In fact, you get a better bang for your buck.

Quadro and FirePro graphics are overpriced and all you're buying is the certified drivers that those cards go through. I've been running gaming-grade cards for years and had no issues. In fact, they run Infraworks and ReCap very well (they're very intense on graphics). The more expensive 'workstation' grade cards would choke.

AutoCAD doesn't work your graphics card much so as long as you're using a discrete video card (not an integrated one like Intel Graphics), you should be fine.

One big thing I would consider is how well the graphics card fares with OpenGL. Since OpenGL implementation varies by manufacturer (AMD, Nvidia, Intel), make sure you're buying a card that offers full support. Most newer cards do. Although AutoCAD uses DirectX, OpenGL is still used by many other CAD applications. Gamers don't really benchmark much on OpenGL graphics (unless you're playing Minecraft) so make sure your card is fast on that metric.

Source: My experience and many years of fiddling around with CAD and graphics cards.

[darawork]

I'm distressed to admit, but the in the last ten years.. Odd numbered AutoDesk releases are dangerous, and best avoided. This is coming from me as a user, and not an Autodesk employee. Odd number year. Avoid.

I have no idea why, it is only a superstition... like a black cat walking in front of your path.

Or spline.