Quadro + GTX in same system.

[ionbasa]

Is it a recommended configuration?

I'm looking at adding either a P2000 or P4000 to my work computer. Already have a 750Ti.

Before anyone asks: Large Solidworks Assemblies + Autodesk Inventor/Fusion work. The 750Ti can keep up in most assemblies, just the 20-10% of Assemblies I work with end up having rendering/display issues with the 750Ti

 

 

[WoodenMarker]

Using two graphics card is fine. You should be able to select which gpu is used for acceleration in the program settings. 

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The quadro would be an upgrade from the 750 Ti though, so why keep both?  Could you not get by with just the quadro and keep it simple?

[ionbasa]

9 hours ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

The quadro would be an upgrade from the 750 Ti though, so why keep both?  Could you not get by with just the quadro and keep it simple?

Doh, didn't even think about that, yes I could get a away with only the Quadro card. My understanding is that P4000 is should offer 4x DP performance of the 750TI.

 

That being said, is the P4000 my best option in that case? I'm trying to stay around the $600 to $800 range

[Dah budget gamer666]

uhmmm...

 

The GTX 750 TI is actually 174% faster than the P2000, and 120% faster than the P4000.

So it will be a downgrade.

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-Quadro-4000-vs-Nvidia-GTX-750-Ti/m7693vs2187

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-Quadro-2000-vs-Nvidia-GTX-750-Ti/m7708vs2187

 

What about the Quadro k5000?

It is atleast 30% faster than the GTX 750 TI and will do the large solidworks assemblies  autodesk inventor fusion work etc.

Here you can buy one for 550 dollars:

https://www.amazon.com/NVIDIA-Quadro-K5000-Graphics-PNY/dp/B009L8E4UO

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5 hours ago, Dah budget gamer666 said:

uhmmm...

 

The GTX 750 TI is actually 174% faster than the P2000, and 120% faster than the P4000.

So it will be a downgrade.

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-Quadro-4000-vs-Nvidia-GTX-750-Ti/m7693vs2187

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-Quadro-2000-vs-Nvidia-GTX-750-Ti/m7708vs2187

 

What about the Quadro k5000?

It is atleast 30% faster than the GTX 750 TI and will do the large solidworks assemblies  autodesk inventor fusion work etc.

Here you can buy one for 550 dollars:

https://www.amazon.com/NVIDIA-Quadro-K5000-Graphics-PNY/dp/B009L8E4UO

You've mistaken the Quadro P4000 for the Quadro 4000, which are completely different cards:

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/898/quadro-4000

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/2930/quadro-p4000

 

The P4000 is similar to a GTX 1070 and has over 10x the floating point performance of the 4000, which is built on something between a GTS 450 and a GTX 460.  The P4000 is roughly on par with a Fury X in gaming at least and is much better than a 750 Ti.

 

The K5000 you've recommended (https://www.techpowerup.com/gpudb/565/quadro-k5000) is akin to a GTX 770 or 680, and is older than the P4000 and has considerably less memory and less performance.

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7 hours ago, ionbasa said:

Doh, didn't even think about that, yes I could get a away with only the Quadro card. My understanding is that P4000 is should offer 4x DP performance of the 750TI.

 

That being said, is the P4000 my best option in that case? I'm trying to stay around the $600 to $800 range

According to Puget systems which do tons of testing to see which configurations are ideal for different programs, when it comes to SolidWorks, it doesn't really seem to matter:

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As for Inventor, they haven't provided a chart for some reason but they had this to say on the subject:

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In general, a Quadro P2000 5GB is great for small assemblies, while a Quadro P4000 8GB will be better for medium assemblies. If you work with very large assemblies, you may even consider a Quadro P5000 16GB.

Considering you found yourself almost getting by already with just a 750 Ti, I have a feeling even the P2000 would do you fine, but the P4000 would certainly be excellent for the job.

 

And yes, the P4000 has ~4x the SP and DP performance of the 750 Ti.  5,304 GFLOPS vs 1,372 GFLOPS for SP, and 1/32 of that for DP in both cases.

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22 hours ago, ionbasa said:

[...] Autodesk Inventor/Fusion work. [...]

Oh, I should add, Fusion is not capable of handling large assemblies well.  IF you need to do that sort of thing, the official recommendation from Autodesk is to use Inventor.  Keep that in mind if you're having issues - the problem might not be your hardware.

[Dah budget gamer666]

ahh....

Now i see there are 2 versions of the Quadro P4000.

What about this P4000, it fits under your budget.

https://www.amazon.com/PNY-VCQP4000-PB-NVIDIA-Quadro-P4000/dp/B06X9TNDFF

[ionbasa]

18 hours ago, Dah budget gamer666 said:

ahh....

Now i see there are 2 versions of the Quadro P4000.

What about this P4000, it fits under your budget.

https://www.amazon.com/PNY-VCQP4000-PB-NVIDIA-Quadro-P4000/dp/B06X9TNDFF

Thats actually the Quadro I was thinking of buying.

On 4/16/2018 at 5:48 PM, Ryan_Vickers said:

Oh, I should add, Fusion is not capable of handling large assemblies well.  IF you need to do that sort of thing, the official recommendation from Autodesk is to use Inventor.  Keep that in mind if you're having issues - the problem might not be your hardware.

We used Fusion as our learning platform for CAM (Computer Aided Manufacturing). This allows us to create tool paths and G-Code for parts that need to be CNC'ed on 3/5 axis mills.

 

We use Inventor for all our designs and Fusion for learning toolpaths (at the moment), I hear we'll be using HSM Works in the future.