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Used GPU Recommendation for Friend (workstation)

Hello, 

 

I am building a coworker a budget system and was wondering what the best option would be for a workstation. They're getting an Ryzen 2700 & 32GB of RAM. 

He told me he uses the following software:

 

  • Zbrush
  • Unity 3D
  • Unreal Engine 
  • AliceVision

 

I have seen some graphics cards on the used marked and was wondering what the best one to get is. Out of the ones below which would be the best recommendation for his use case?

 

Potential cards;

  • Nvidia Quadro M4000 (8GB) ~$200CAD
  • Nvidia GTX 1070 (8GB) ~$220CAD
  • Nvidia GTX 1080 (8GB) ~$400cad (seems overpriced)
  • Nvidia RTX 2060 (8GB) ~$400cad (seems overpriced)

 

 

Would the Quadro be a good card since it's designed for workstation applications? I know it's quite old at this point and the Wiki page says its closest comparable GeForce Model would be a GTX 970. Would my friend see better performance gains for his application from a workstation card or would the other cards listed offer more performance?

 

Thanks! 

 

 

| CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | Motherboard: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS | CPU Cooler: MSI MAG CORELIQUID 240R 
 | GPU: MSI 3080 Ti VENTUS 3X 10G OC | | RAM: G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 | PSU: MSI MPG A750GF Gold Fully-Modular | Mouse: MSI CLUTCH GM50 | Keyboard: MSI Vigor GK60 Cherry MX Red | 

| Headset: MSI DS502 GAMING Headset | Case: MSI MPG SEKIRA 100R | 

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