Radeon vs geforce - a poll
Radeon vs geforce - a poll
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First, let me say that I KNOW that running SW on a non approved card is NOT a good idea. I know that there can be many problems. Please do not reply about the suitability of running a non approved card or driver, thats not what I'm after in this post.
There, now that I've got that off my chest... I would like to poll the success of running Radeon vs. geforce. We need to buy a laptop that will be running Sw occasionally to review projects on the road. No modelling or rebuilding. Due to the cost (and weight) of a typical workstation laptop,a non Quadro solution is being considered I am asking if you have experience running SW on a laptop with Radeon or geforce graphics to let me know how it worked out.
Thanks very much
p.s. - we use a DELL M90 with good success in our engineering departmant, but it weighs something like 11 lb., so it is not popular for guys to take on travel.
There, now that I've got that off my chest... I would like to poll the success of running Radeon vs. geforce. We need to buy a laptop that will be running Sw occasionally to review projects on the road. No modelling or rebuilding. Due to the cost (and weight) of a typical workstation laptop,a non Quadro solution is being considered I am asking if you have experience running SW on a laptop with Radeon or geforce graphics to let me know how it worked out.
Thanks very much
p.s. - we use a DELL M90 with good success in our engineering departmant, but it weighs something like 11 lb., so it is not popular for guys to take on travel.






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Good luck!
-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)
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nVidia has a video on their site making comparison between a 150$ consumer and equally priced workstation GPU. The main difference is the time the consumer GPU needs to do the task (again, it's about the functions and demands the consumer GPU can not execute)
Whatever you end up with, you'll know when it got overstressed, it'll crash/freeze on you. Restart and avoid too complex files.
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I think it is better to have a tested & tried GPU but if for some reason you cannot, the other cards will do the justice for its price.
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-- MechEng2005
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Thanks for the responses so far. If you could just remark whether a non approved card was ATI or Nvidia, and let me know how it worked. Will reccomend based on results.
Thanks
Gwubs
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Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 3.1
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer
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I can't seem to get my nVidia GeForce GTS 240 1024MB to work with realview. It's greyed out in my toolbar. It's not a big deal because if I want anything fancy, i just use Photo360.
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 3.1
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer
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However, RealView is not always necessary, some people will never find any real use from it. In fact, it's only good to have enabled when one wants to get a better perspective of how the final product will or might look like. Having a bunch of steel tubes and rods or blocks in an assembly doesn't make Realview graphics particularly useful. OTOH, IMHO, a 10K$ turntable (vinyl record player) designed and rendered with a lot of details, like a semi transparent acrylic platter, polished and shiny brass and chrome parts, wooden details on the cartridge, gold plated connectors, and shiny black marble underneath it, just may add the "touche" to the whole design, and that's what it's all about...
It really depends on who needs to see the design and what that person will want to see. If it's all about math, positions, clearances, dimensions, mass properties, stress/fatigue resistance, functionality, technical drawings etc, RW is not important at all.
I prefer to see more than just shaded 3D objects during designing. Whatever it may be, a downhill scooter, a turntable, a bicycle hub, housing/box/case for an amplifier, the final product *must* have that final touch of elegance, appearance and that "musthave" appeal... RW aids me with that significantly, and I appreciate that function and use it as soon as the design starts leaving the "purpose and functionality only" shape and starts taking it's final appearance...
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Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 3.1
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer
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Becareful how you use/reference the word "recommend", Quadro is really the only recommended card.
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 3.1
Dell 490 XP Pro SP 2
Xeon CPU 3.00 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer
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SoftQuadro proved that years ago!
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Of course nowadays they limit it in the hardware so its not possible. But the idea still stands.... they make one item and "limit" the drivers to charge more for "Pro OpenGL" features. Makes me sick.
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Yes, it bothers me also that ATI & Nvidia charge excessively for the Pro cards. They claim they can justify the high price based on the cost of developing PRO/Quadro drivers.
However, it is also true that SolidWorks counts on the approved OpenGL card to run with speed and stability, so the only way to eliminate hardware variables is to run an approved card. On the plus side, you'll notice that Quadro card prices have dropped significantly - 1800 Quadro card is ~$550.00 - bit more than enthusiast gaming card.
Finally, the laptop hunt has reached a happy conclusion with the selection of the THINKPAD W510. It has an available Quadro 880 FX with 1GB of DDR3!
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