Laptop for Revit and AutoCAD

[Anonymous]

Hi, 

I have a question regardin laptops suitable for autodesk products, first and foremost för Revit and AutoCAD. 

I am looking for a new laptop for my girlfriend, who is a student and needs to be able to run Revit and AutoCAD smoothly. 

I have found 2 laptops that I think might be good for the intended use, and would like to get the communitys input on which one I should opt on. 

Dell inspiron 15 7000 

8th gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U CPU (8 MB cache, up to 4,0 GHz)

8 GB RAM DDR4 2 400 MHz 

512 GB SSD

Windows 10 64-bit

NVidia GeForce 940 MX 4 GB GDDR5

Dell inspiron 15 7577

7th gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ, 4 cores (6 MB cache, up to 3,8 GHz)

16 GB DDR4  2 400 MHz RAM 

NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB GDDR5

Windows 10 64-bit

1 TB harddrive

The 7577 seems better, but costs about 300 dollars more than the 7000. 

Is it worth the extra money? (We are on a budget, since she is a student). 

Thank you in advance! 

[dzanta · Accepted solution]

See below:

Dell inspiron 15 7000 

8th gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U CPU (8 MB cache, up to 4,0 GHz)..........THIS IS FINE

8 GB RAM DDR4 2 400 MHz ..........GO WITH 16GB AT LEAST

512 GB SSD..........THIS IS FINE (TRY TO GET THE SAMSUNG 850/860 PCI M.2 CARD)

Windows 10 64-bit..........THIS IS FINE

NVidia GeForce 940 MX 4 GB GDDR5......CHECK GRAPHICS CARD FOR REVIT/AUTOCAD 2018 COMPATIBILITY...TRY NVIDIA QUADRO P2000)

Dell inspiron 15 7577

7th gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ, 4 cores (6 MB cache, up to 3,8 GHz)..........THIS IS FINE

16 GB DDR4  2 400 MHz RAM ..........THIS IS FINE

NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB GDDR5......CHECK GRAPHICS CARD FOR REVIT/AUTOCAD 2018 COMPATIBILITY...TRY NVIDIA QUADRO P2000)

Windows 10 64-bit..........THIS IS FINE

1 TB harddrive..........THIS IS FINE

[Anonymous]

Thank you! 

Mainly I am a bit worried about the graphics card. The ones listed above arent om the certified/recomended list on autodesk, but I have seen them as viable options on other forums. 

Does anyone have any experience with those particular GPUs? 

GeForce 940 MX och GeForce 1050 Ti? 

[dzanta]

I run the GTX 960M on my DELL XPS....it has minor hiccups running Revit but runs AutoCAD fine.

[dgorsman]

"Not certified" is not the same as "won't work".  They only test the workstation cards.

I'd recommend the second one for a few reasons.  8 GB isn't enough for anything other than web surfing these days, let alone technical design software.  You'll want the newer model graphics card as it supports the newer features in the latest releases.  They are also far more power efficient.

[cc4535]

The Ti is a workhorse GPU, in my opinion, the only way to go with the two options you have.

[Viveka_CD · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous

Welcome to the Autodesk community.

See this thread which discusses options for your query.

If you find posts have solved your problem, please click on 'Accept as solution' to help others with similar questions.

Thank you,

[ARQ-CAMILA.PORTEIRO]

HI EVERYONE! please i am looking for a computer that supports construction software with ease. Revit, Autocad, revit plugins, all Adobe suire (photoshop, indesign, ..... )    Would this be ok?  the issue im having is i cant find a computer this good , in a smaller size..... I was more in the need of 11 inches  or 13 the most. 

thank you all!!! 

• Precision 5520
• Intel Core i7-7820HQ
• Windows 10 Pro 64bit English
• 16GB, DDR4-2400MHz SDRAM, 1 DIMMS
• Nvidia Quadro M1200 w/4GB GDDR5

[ARQ-CAMILA.PORTEIRO]

sorry it is a DELL computer ..... model: precision. 

[Viveka_CD]

Hi @ARQ-CAMILA.PORTEIRO

As the first step, please see the system requirements and recommendations for the Revit product line. A list of certified cards can be found on the Autodesk Certified Hardware page.

Regards,

[Anonymous]

Hello Friends! I am love to play games and recently I bought a Dell Inspiron i5577 laptop to use for this purpose now I am looking for a laptop that can help for Revit and AutoCAD software, I was taking a look at this Best Laptop for Heavy Applications - Lenovo ThinkPad P52 15.6" inch screen from this, But it is a little bit expensive. Any clue?

Appreciate your help!

[jbowlesE4C6Z]

Curious if you ran the Revit RFO Benchmark and what the results were on the Dell Inspiron

https://www.revitforum.org/hardware-infrastructure/35955-rfo-benchmark-v3-x.html#post191932

[jbowlesE4C6Z]

Dzan,

Have you run the RFO Benchmark tests on your XPS 15?   I'm curious what the results were. 

https://www.revitforum.org/hardware-infrastructure/35955-rfo-benchmark-v3-x.html

[dzanta]

sorry....I have not ran that benchmark.  The system is currently about 4 years old now I think...

If you want me to run it, let me know and I will post the results.

[hamza.rehman441240]

Hey guys, could someone point me towards a benchmark/analysis is i7 9700k processor would be better for Revit 3d? Also, suggest me compatible motherboard. Because I'm looking to building a machine to work on large-scale PV projects on it, any help would be great, thanks in advance!

We Will also be using regular AutoCAD on it

[semhustej]

Why are you building a workstation on a two generations old CPU architecture? I would recommend using the newest one.

You can read this recent article:

https://aecmag.com/workstations/11th-gen-intel-core-vs-amd-ryzen-5000-for-cad-bim-beyond/

Tom

[richardsasser]

DO NOT BUY an HP ZBook - with the following configuration: Intel Core i7-9850H, 64 GB RAM 1 TB SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Windows 10 Pro, 15.6 Inch Screen

FREEZES and CRASHES !! Terrible choice for Autocad 2022 and Revit 2022. Avoid !!

[izzy_price1]

Hi Everyone! I am looking for a new laptop for school that will run Revit and AutoCAD. I found a laptop and I was just wondering if anyone could tell me if it will work well. I'm on a bit of a budget because I am in school but I'm hoping this is a decent option. Here's the link: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-inspiron-15-3520-touch-laptop-intel-core-i7-processor-16gb-memory-...

[ToanDN]

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@izzy_price1 wrote:

Hi Everyone! I am looking for a new laptop for school that will run Revit and AutoCAD. I found a laptop and I was just wondering if anyone could tell me if it will work well. I'm on a bit of a budget because I am in school but I'm hoping this is a decent option. Here's the link: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-inspiron-15-3520-touch-laptop-intel-core-i7-processor-16gb-memory-...

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For learning Revit and AutoCAD this laptop may be okay.  But don't expect it to handle decently any projects bigger than a house.