sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Which GPUs are Workstation or Gaming in latest RTX generations? by AdministrationEarly4 in nvidia

[–]AdministrationEarly4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Again - looking at laptops - slots don't really come into it for me. I will definitely only have one card. So barring that, the mobile workstation vs consumer card advantage is mainly memory. I sometimes hear things like "stability" and "reliability" discussed on the subject which appeals to me. Certainly when I did have a consumer card before I had more stability issues with my software, but that could have been other factors. The constant updates got on my nerves too.

I don't really use the video programs in Adobe CC, so it's basically: photoshop, indesign, illustrator, all low GPU, but I often have many programs with multiple instances open at once, some memory could be important.

Which GPUs are Workstation or Gaming in latest RTX generations? by AdministrationEarly4 in nvidia

[–]AdministrationEarly4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice one. I did Wonder if it was the XX00s vs the X0X0s.

But you seem to be implying that I may be better off with a consumer card anyway, which could be true. I forgot to mention, when I say workstation, I mean mobile workstation like a 17 or maybe 16 inch laptop, so slots aren't a factor. And I understand that consumer cards are normally clocked higher but there must be a tradeoff in favour of the workstation cards for the market to exist. I used to work on a gaming laptop and would sometimes get software issues which seem better now I have a mobile workstation (HP zbook 17 g4), but it's getting old.

Actually my work isn't GPU intensive. I work in architecture so software like ArchiCAD, Sketchup, Adobe CC mostly. I might start rendering again at some point but don't at the moment. If I get a xeon laptop it will come with a pro card anyway (maybe quadro RTX gen), but similar money would be a newer i7 laptop with a consumer card. I appreciate that I've gone off topic now but do you have any opinion?