- Tue Jan 12, 2021 11:13 am
#321017
This has been talked about a lot here. Try searching the forum.
https://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/vi ... =7&t=67365
I can give only a simplified answer as the CPU and GPU utitization in Archicad is of complexity beyond my wisdom. The CPU is very important and does most of the calculations. The higher the CPU clock, the quicker this will be done. Archicad is able to make use of multiple CPU cores, but I don't know how many and and at which tasks, as it's task dependent. Sometimes it's all of them, sometimes not as many.
So my advice would be a high clocked multi core CPU. More cores will make the CPU more future proof.
The GPU is important in the "real time" 3D view navigation, which works best with OpenGL. Also Archicad since version 22 uses GPU for 2D view acceleration. You can see more info and benchmarks of graphic cards and Archicad here https://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/knowledgebase/127710/.
I use a lower end Quardo and it does a good job in small to medium sized projects. A friend has a GTX 1060TI and this one also works without problems.
A SSD is a must and don't forget about some decent amount of memory.
https://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/vi ... =7&t=67365
I can give only a simplified answer as the CPU and GPU utitization in Archicad is of complexity beyond my wisdom. The CPU is very important and does most of the calculations. The higher the CPU clock, the quicker this will be done. Archicad is able to make use of multiple CPU cores, but I don't know how many and and at which tasks, as it's task dependent. Sometimes it's all of them, sometimes not as many.
So my advice would be a high clocked multi core CPU. More cores will make the CPU more future proof.
The GPU is important in the "real time" 3D view navigation, which works best with OpenGL. Also Archicad since version 22 uses GPU for 2D view acceleration. You can see more info and benchmarks of graphic cards and Archicad here https://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/knowledgebase/127710/.
I use a lower end Quardo and it does a good job in small to medium sized projects. A friend has a GTX 1060TI and this one also works without problems.
A SSD is a must and don't forget about some decent amount of memory.
Archicad 4.55 - 24 | HP Z800 | Dual Xeon X5667 | 48 GB RAM | Nvidia Quadro P1000 @ Windows 10 Pro x64