Sketchup performance
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Hi all,
Wondering if some of you pro's can comment on which video card you have.
I'm using an nVidia 9500 512mb.
I'm wondering if I'd get a performance boost by upgrading my video RAM to 1 gig and maybe getting a faster GPU.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Cheers!
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I don't think the video card makes much difference to SU speed, except when it comes to rendering. I too have a NVidia 9500 512mb card and swapped it out of my PC, which contained an NVidia FX 1300 128mb. I saw no difference at all. SketchUp also won't make use of multi-cores either (apparently there is a very good reason for this). My HP workstation PC was a P4 3.66gHz (XP SP3) and I also have this Macbook Pro (OSX 10.6) which is a Core Duo 2 2.16gHz model. SketchUp runs a little faster on the Mac, which leads me to conclude that it is the internal buss speed to the memory, which probably had made the difference? Or it is the better processor? Can't say. I'll be trying out a Mac Mini soon, so I'll post the differences then.
Tom
PS I always recommend more memory! Get as much as is possible!
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Isn't that a problem with getting users to help evaluate hardware? Unless the platform is the same, it can be difficult to evaluate any piece of hardware. Do you know what the speed of the different GPU's are?
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Mate (dude), I haven't got the patience to 'evaluate' the speed of GPU's or whatever. I'd rather use that time chasing more (paid) work!
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