GPU / Graphics card question - what should I be looking for Quadro K4200?

[stonebowstudios]

I just purchased a used computer to replace my old system. I've been told by some that the GPU that came with it should be upgraded.  The individual I bought it from had kept the systems faster original 'gaming' GPU and installed a RX580. 

New system: Ryzen 9-5900x 12-core w/32GB & the Radeon RX580. 

I'm planning on moving the RX580 into my old (existing) system to replace the AMD Radeon HD-5700.

My existing system: Intel Core I5-2500 w/ 32GB & the HD-5700. & I do want to keep this system as a 2-d drafting station.

My first thought was to find a decent 'gaming' gpu, but now I've read enough to know I have no idea what I should be looking for in a GPU. I had been focusing in on a GTX1070-TI as there seems to be several to choose from and at a good price point, but I was counting on information from benchmarks that focused on gaming and this may be totally irrelevant. I don't game and I use AutoCAD-LT daily for all my work. I don't do 3d, any 3d rendering work I hire out.

I've found an older article that lists a 2D performance benchmark (for AutoCAD 2015) being lead by a Quadro K4200 & the Quadro K6000 coming in 2nd in both the 2D and 3D performance tests. Also the K6000 seems to be about 2x the cost and If I'm not doing 3D, would I see any added value in performance? I'd like to stay in <$200 range.

I've been doing cad since the early '90's but I've never gotten into computers, so this is all out of my comfort zone. Thanks for your help and any recommendations you may have.

[pendean · Accepted solution]

AutoCADLT users rarely get to worry about or get full use of a high-end GPU: it does not do "3D" in the true sense of that, and if you do it's probably the entirely wrong program for the task.

My 2cents: I would just purchase a video card for your older system instead, and get something you really want there and upgrade that PC for whatever next task it will be doing.

[stonebowstudios]

Sounds like very sound advice. Thanks. 

So it looks like I can get a Quadro M2000 4gb for between $50 and $100 listed as refurbished, and put that in my old computer. I'll just need to find out if its compatible.

I don't have my new computer up and running with cad yet and the individuals advising me that I would need more GPU performance were 1) gaming oriented and 2) chasing the next great performance upgrade. 

I bought my current system 12 or 13 years ago at $250, so I'm not chasing the golden performance - just want to keep production going and not loose data.