My father's workstation GPU just died and he needs a new one. He's just using it for AutoCAD 3d 2016. Old one was a quadro4000 and the CPU is a Xeon w3680.
I have no clue about workstation GPUs, so which should I buy? I don't really care about the brand.
>>55407431
another quadro
don't be a dumb gamershit and recommend something like a geforce or radeon card.
let me take a guess, you're the family "techie" that doesn't really know anything about technology?
>>55407448
rekt
>>55407448
How'd you come to this conclusion? I do know my shit, but workstations ain't it. I know that I shouldn't use a consumer card, but I explicitly asked about workstation GPUs.
Ergo fire pro or quadro. But I wonder about which model to choose. It's nit like you need a high end card for AutoCAD, right?
Buy a newer quadro. This isn't rocket science, OP.
>>55407464
>thinks autocad and 3d rendering are easy
>>55407431
>>>/sqt/
>>>/out/
/g/ is not your personal tech support board, and especially not your personal proxy tech support board.
>>55407464
>I do know my shit, but workstations ain't it
servers, then? helping your underage cousins building minecraft computers doesn't equal knowing your shit
>It's nit like you need a high end card for AutoCAD, right?
not if your dad only draws dog houses
it depends entirely on what he does
you don't need to be some hero from the sky, so just buy a new quadro that's slightly more powerful so it at least won't be worse than before unless he explicitly said he needed more power
>>55407505
Compared to solid works and other high computation stuff, yes.
>>55407464
>know my shit
>but not the shit that's important
>better ask 4chan
literally why not google it and compare products
>>55407431
Get him a 1080
>>55407431
>do my research for me without any budget
Yea, fuck off.
>>55407550
Kys
OP, you might not have noticed, but we're kinda angry with you.
At least use >>>/g/sqt
just get a new Quadro that fits his budget
probably going to be better than the old one anyway
>>55407464
> decide your budget
> check minimum system requirements for autocad
> choose a card that meets or exceeds said requirements and falls within your budget
How the fuck can you claim to know your shit if this has not occurred to you..?
Budget is important here, i recommended another quadro so just plug play and werks.
>>55407431
Pro duo. Has the best compute performance for anything up to $4000
>>55407431
if you care about money, look up the Quadro 4k's performance(benchmarks) and buy something with comparable performance. Shouldn't be too expensive since it's probably an old card
Firepro w9100 if you want absolute overkill
Quadro M4000 for good performance to cost
Quadro M2000 if you're on a budget
>>55408820
>recommending amd graphics
>ever
Even the K6000 beat the W9100s performance, let alone the current M6000. And that's not even bringing drivers into the question.
>>55407431
Just buy a second hand workstation from ebay for about $150 with the same quadro he's using or a better one, and slap it into his workstation. Job done.
>>55407431
Sell your computer OP, and outsource it to india
>>55407525
>someone talking about GPUs
> DAMAGE CONTROL!!!!!!!!!!111111oen
>>55410520
the difference with amd and nvidia
AMD is for high performance computing needed for real work.
Nvidia is for Hipsters and Faggots who design 3d furryporn and other faggy stuff