https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-architecture-forum/display-card/m-p/6863130#M18592 <P><SPAN>I am looking at AutoCad Architecture 2017 - and on the system requirements page it makes it unclear whether a DirectX 9 or DirectX 11 card is better. &nbsp;Which one is BEST? </SPAN></P> Wed, 08 Feb 2017 15:50:43 GMT t_leis 2017-02-08T15:50:43Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-architecture-forum/display-card/m-p/6863130#M18592 <P><SPAN>I am looking at AutoCad Architecture 2017 - and on the system requirements page it makes it unclear whether a DirectX 9 or DirectX 11 card is better. &nbsp;Which one is BEST? </SPAN></P> Wed, 08 Feb 2017 15:50:43 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-architecture-forum/display-card/m-p/6863130#M18592 t_leis 2017-02-08T15:50:43Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-architecture-forum/display-card/m-p/6863420#M18593 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3318329">@t_leis</a>,</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Great question about DirectX 9 vs DirectX 11 cards. Both cards will work, it is a bit of a matter of preference. It's important to note the differences between the two.&nbsp;<SPAN>DirectX 11 is only available to newer cards, older ones will only be able to run DirectX 9.&nbsp;DirectX 11 is better at hyperthreading, thus it will run better on&nbsp;multiple core processing. My recommendation personally, is that you will have a performance boost with the DirectX 11 card. Please note this is an opinion and does not necessarily take into account all cards available.</SPAN></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN>I also recommend checking out our <A href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/search-result/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Using-the-Autodesk-Prerequisite-Checker.html" target="_blank">prerequisite checker</A>.</SPAN></P> Wed, 08 Feb 2017 17:13:42 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-architecture-forum/display-card/m-p/6863420#M18593 matthew.d 2017-02-08T17:13:42Z