Graphics card compatability/suitability

[Geo]

@Julian_Smith

The Radeon 630 is an entry level GFX card. Depending on what you use SketchUp for I’d rather give it a miss if I were you. Find something nVidia (historically plays nicer with SketchUp) and GTX1060 (6GB RAM) or better.

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@Julian_Smith

Also, which i7 CPU? Get something with as high a base (not boost / turbo / whatever) clock speed.

I’ve wondered how well a low base / high boost speed CPU performs vs one with high base speed.
In this recent test there was no discernible difference in performance.

What are the minimum hardware requirements for running big models smoothly?

Some ten years ago, a user shared this model here in the forum. I’ve used it as a performance test model ever since. The statistics show it’s an all around brick. Faces 2.56 million | Edges 6.75 million | Materials 567 Thus, heavy enough to challenge even high end systems a bit. File Size 91.7 MB. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1mW_84hn5Qc-BUWg90I4_DXVjtmOQ4n0q [StoreAgain_Statistics] SketchUp has a built in performance test of sorts. Type the following snippet into the Ruby Conso…