Quadro for Solidworks and GTX for gaming in one pc

[Arnold_Marty]

Hi everyone,

 

In planning to build a pc for gaming and CAD software, mainly Solidworks.

My plan is to use a GTX card for the gaming and a Quadro (P2000) for the CAD.

The reason for this is that SolidWorks does not utilize a GTX gaming card, and switches to the CPU for rendering and simulation computing.

When using a Quadro the computing etc. is done on the GPU, which results in quicker calculations.

 

However, for gaming, a GTX is nice to have as Quadros usually are older version GTX chips and not optimized for high fps output.

 

Could anyone tell me if the following will work?

 

- Using a GTX 1070/1080 for gaming, connected to monitor

- Using a Quadro P2000 (or any quadro) for computing, not connected to monitor

 

Cheers!

 

[Arnold_Marty]

3 minutes ago, VegetableStu said:

not since at least Maxwell? o_o definitely not on the Pascal generation.

if it were me I'd combine the budget for a single better Quadro o_o

planning on using a P2000  (about 450 euro 530 USD) or maybe a P4000 (850 euro / 1000 USD).

I'm pretty sure that the P2000 isn't all that good for gaming.

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, Arnold_Marty said:

planning on using a P2000  (about 450 euro 530 USD) or maybe a P4000 (850 euro / 1000 USD).

I'm pretty sure that the P2000 isn't all that good for gaming.

 

a p4000 is basically the same as a gtx 1070, I just get one of those and call it a day. Having both can have some driver issues as it disables some quadro features.

[Peskanova]

what is the difference on  solidworks between a p2000 and a 1070 or a p4000 and a 1080/ti?

[Arnold_Marty]

1 minute ago, Peskanova said:

what is the difference on  solidworks between a p2000 and a 1070 or a p4000 and a 1080/ti?

that would end up as a straight comparison between a P2000 and a P4000 as GTX is not supported

[Arnold_Marty]

3 minutes ago, VegetableStu said:

that's about the same ballpark as a 1060... also see Wizardy's comment

Alright, but is it recommended to game on a quadro (neglecting the preformace/price ratio)

 

[Arnold_Marty]

8 minutes ago, VegetableStu said:

ask linus, lol

 

yeah, hahahaha, I watched that one.

Im gonna go with a P4000 then. 

I assume a P5000 (which is over budget) would be equal to a 1080

[Electronics Wizardy]

23 minutes ago, Arnold_Marty said:

Alright, but is it recommended to game on a quadro (neglecting the preformace/price ratio)

 

They will preform about the same as the gtx card with the same core. Nothing different about gaming. I play plenty of games on my quadro 5000 just fine.

[Doggo6000]

On 9/26/2018 at 11:22 AM, Arnold_Marty said:

planning on using a P2000  (about 450 euro 530 USD) or maybe a P4000 (850 euro / 1000 USD).

I'm pretty sure that the P2000 isn't all that good for gaming.

 

The I'm pretty sure Quadro would be used for CAD and the 10-series card would be used for gaming.