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Recommended Graphics Cards
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SOLIDWORKS
without limits
SOLIDWORKS
without limits
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
