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FIND THE RIGHT SOLUTION FOR HOW YOU USE SOLIDWORKS.

Whether your workflow includes desktop, mobile, or virtual workstations, NVIDIA has a solution for you.

NVIDIA has a history of the industry's best performance on leading Design and Manufacturing applications. This includes:

  • Driver quality and stability – by working closely with the leading software companies, NVIDIA develops mission-critical drivers certified on 100+ applications.
  • Preferred, trusted brand – the vast majority of today's design work is done on Quadro professional graphics.
  • Compute leadership - leading solutions for GPU rendering and simulation rely on NVIDIA CUDA® parallel-computing technology.
  • Workspace and IT management – NVIDIA tools designed for professional display management and infrastructure include Mosaic, nView®, and NVIDIA Enterprise Management Toolkit (NVWMI).

Recommended Graphics Solutions for SOLIDWORKS¹

Usage Small to medium assemblies with simple parts Large assemblies with simple parts or small assemblies with complex parts Large assemblies with complex parts. GPU-accelerated rendering
For Desktop Workstations Quadro P2000¹ Quadro P4000¹ Quadro P5000¹
GPU Memory 5 GB GDDR5 8 GB GDDR5 16 GB GDDR5X
For Mobile Workstations Quadro P2000¹ Quadro P4200¹ Quadro P5200¹
GPU Memory 4 GB GDDR5 8 GB GDDR5 16 GB GDDR5

Recommended Graphics Solutions for SOLIDWORKS Visualize Use¹

Users CAD Modelers Creative Designers Visualization Experts
Usage Create photorealistic images to quickly communicate project progress and direction Review and change materials interactively to fine tune material library and produce high resolution images Render production images with complex materials and huge model data sets
For Desktop Workstations Quadro P4000¹ Multi-GPU (2x Quadro P4000¹) Quadro GP100 / GV100
GPU Memory 8 GB GDDR5 2 x 8 GB GDDR5 16 GB HBM2 / 32 GB HBM2
For Mobile Workstations Quadro P4200¹ Quadro P5200¹ Quadro P5200¹
GPU Memory 8 GB GDDR5 16 GB GDDR5 16 GB GDDR5
For remote rendering workflows NVIDIA Quadro Visual Computing Appliance (VCA)
Specifications 8 NVIDIA high-end GPUs with 12 GB memory per GPU (24,576 CUDA cores)

* Used to compute photorealistic rendering
¹ Please contact your software provider for the latest information on application certifications and support