Computer hardware for best performance (windows PC)

[EB553]

What hardware will increase performance in Fusion 360 on Windows?

I'm putting together a list of components to build a new PC, with high performance in Fusion 360 as the main goal. Should I prioritise CPU, GPU (gaming or workstation), RAM etc? What hardware does Fusion 360 utilise the most?

I'm looking for the best performance for CAM as well as CAD.

[ahreum.ryu]

Hi @EB553

I think It’s really hard question… have you seen this article? It would be helpful… it's similar questions..

Please take a look at this

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/design-validate-document/certified-hardware-for-fusion/m-p/5715315#M27...

And here are some article to help your issue.

System requirements for Fusion 360

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/fusion-360/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Sys...

How to optimize setting in Fusion 360 for performance

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/fusion-360/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How...

Many thanks!

[daniel_lyall]

I have 8 ram, 2 gig graphics Gaming card, 1 tb hd 2.6GHz i5 toshiba laptop it's a gaming one, work fine just needs a ssd. and it sit's on a cooling pad so it run's cold.

the only differences with big gaming graphics card and work station graphics cards is the level of support, look up the graphics card before you get it and compare it to a work station graphics card off the same speck the only differences is the prices.

[EB553]

Hi @ahreum.ryu, thanks for your reply.

The first link appears to be a link to this same page. My current PC exceeds the minimum specs. Optimising settings in Fusion doesn't seem to improve CAM processing time. But please note I am asking about hardware - I'd like to build a system that can run F360 at full settings.

I'm astounded that Autodesk doesn't know what hardware works best with their software. I would like to see the F360 team release some guidelines to help intensive users build a system that will run their software as quickly as possible.

The 2 things that I find are slowest:

1. Model > Sketches - Often very slow, even with only mildly complex sketches.

2. CAM > Generate Toolpath.

[daniel_lyall]

minimum specs are wrong I would double them. get high quality fast hardware 6 Gig of ram or more, SSD 125 gig or more fast graphics card 2 gig.

some of the tool paths run on super fast computers are slow not all, sketching can use a lot of graphics power depending on what you are doing a giant hole pattern 100 plus will bring your computer to it's knee or wont if it can do a pattern that size it should be good mini speck will grind to a Holt.

high Quality, fast, and double minim speck