Can Quadro P600 be used with Revit 2018, I get inconsistent results from Tool

[SPitadmins]

Using the compatibility tool at https://knowledge.autodesk.com/certified-graphics-hardware and starting with AutoCAD  2017 Windows 10, I see the Quadro P600. If I change to Revit 2018 Windows 10 I still see the card. If I clear out the product and start over with Revit 2018, I only see 5 Quadro cards, with the P1000 being the lowest. While I know the P600 has less overall performance than the P1000, are there any compatibility issues with the P600 card and Revit 2018?

[Kushnir.A]

There is no compatibility issues with the P600 card and Revit 2018. Just Nvidia didn't pay Autodesk for P600 certification. I also think the GTX 1050 or 1060 will be more productive for the same money.

[Viveka_CD]

Hi @SPitadmins

Do you face any graphics issue while running Revit?

Regards,

[SPitadmins]

For us personally, as far as other NVIDIA cards go, we have to consider what options are available to us from Dell for the Precision Workstation 3620 which is currently our standard CAD machine. Those options for us mean if we want NVIDIA, we must configure the machine with an NVIDIA Quadro card.

[Kushnir.A]

P600 is ok. 

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

I wouldn't suggest a P600 for Revit... Maybe for CAD if 3D is not being used.  Actually, any card that does not have a power supply for it I wouldn't recommend.

Test it out before implementing it across the company.  One of my previous companies I worked for bought a bunch of Quadro 1000's and we were crashing all the time.  We upgraded a few machines to 2000's which required some additions to the power supply (Dells) to power them...crashing was pretty much eliminated.  At the same time I was also testing out a GTX series and I had no issues at all.  They still upgraded everyone to 2000's, I think my workstation became the photoshop/graphics computer when I left.

[SPitadmins]

If the P1000's were added after the machines were built, is there a possibility the power supplies were inadequate and this is why the cards were crashing? If a new machine comes configured with a P1000, I have to assume that the power supply that Dell builds with the new machine would be of appropriate wattage. If you replaced the power supplies with the new P2000's, it makes me wonder if the problem could have been eliminated with just the power supply upgrade. If you just added a SATA to 6 PIN power adapter (or similar) to the existing power supply, (which we've done on some older machines in order to use certain cards), then ordering the P1000's with new machines might be a concern.

[Anonymous]

The 1000's don't have a power supply at all....it runs off the PCI connection only.  Same for the P2000. 

Dell's setup their PSU's to power just what is in the box only, and since their boxes are proprietary, you can't just go out and buy another PSU if you add something.

If you are going to go the Dell route though, I suggest getting the Precision Laptops that can be configured with Quadro P3000 or P4000's and lease them...that way you can switch them out for newer systems faster later and the cost difference between a PC and laptop are almost the same.