topic Re: question about hardware in Revit Architecture Forum

question about hardware

jaza008 — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 18:16:52 GMT

I just build own PC

this is my spec

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700K CPU @ 3.70GHz (12 CPUs), ~3.7GHz
Memory: 16 GB RAM

Card name: NVIDIA Quadro P2000

but it's still have low frame rate when I view the model in realistic or when there is many model in project

I just switched from laptop

my laptop have

8GB ram

i7 6700 HQ

Card Gtx 950M

and I can't see any (significant)improvement in performance except for rendering

my question is, Do I need to setup anything to get a better performance or GTX series are really better than Quadro in Revit?

Re: question about hardware

ToanDN — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 18:47:36 GMT

The P2000 is not a very powerful card. See the benchmark compare it to the mid-range GTX 1060.

https://technical.city/en/video/GeForce-GTX-1060-6-GB-vs-Quadro-P2000

I woulg go with 1070, 1080, 1080Ti; 32GB or more RAM ( i have 64 and it is a world difference compare to 32 and about 6 worlds difference compare to 16); a fast SSD is a must, you can add HDD for storage on top of it.

Re: question about hardware

jaza008 — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 18:56:40 GMT

sorry to ask

but I curios why does Quadro is so expensive compared to GTX

and still performed not poorly but not really better(at least in Revit) regarding of its high price

Re: question about hardware

ToanDN — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 19:21:33 GMT

@jaza008 wrote:

sorry to ask

but I curios why does Quadro is so expensive compared to GTX

and still performed not poorly but not really better(at least in Revit) regarding of its high price

They are often tested and certified so they are said to be more reliable and for "professionals" that have more money than time it is important.

If you did some research on Google or even on this very forum you could see there are plenty comparisons already. The common opinions are the low and mid-range Quadro are mediocre compare to the GeForce counterparts, especially when you compare their costs. On the other hand, the top-end Quadro is far superior than the top-end GeForce and should be the choice if you work with humongous models. And if you can afford them.

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-ideas/stop-pretending-quadro-cards-are-better-than-geforce/idi-p/6906270

Re: question about hardware

jaza008 — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 19:31:18 GMT

one more question tho

should I get p4000 or gtx 1080 ?

you are really helpful

I did some google long ago but that was M4000 vs GTX1080

many said it that GTX got more bang per buck than Quadro

and Revit didn't use OpenGL anymore so it negate the benefit of Quadro

Re: question about hardware

ToanDN — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 19:42:50 GMT

GTX 1080 or better yet, 1080Ti. P4000 does not come close in performance compare to even the 1070. By top-end Quadro, I meant the RTX series.

Re: question about hardware

jaza008 — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 20:01:43 GMT

hmm...I should get GTX then

but I heard people(not from this site) claimed that even high-end GTX performed poorly in complex render scene compare mid range Quadro. Is this claimed really accurate, I really doubt it.

ahh... another question I guess.