Thanks for the replies @Anssi@sketch3d_de
I am also looking for a solid laptop. I’ve read several other topics on the matter but do you have any suggestions?
My old ultrabook has Nvidia 620M graphics that are quite sufficient for my small models. When the graphics display in Sketchup starts lagging, it is mostly because the CPU has so many faces and edges to process. The graphics card is roughly responsible for rendering textures and shadows while your CPU takes care of the “geometry”. That is why SketchUp doesn’t really benefit from those ultracool latest expensive gaming cards.
It is quite another thing if you aim to use one of the newest rendering applications that have switched from using the CPU to the GPU (graphics system).
the GTX 1050 is a cheap entry level version, the GTX 1060 lower mid-size… all starting below ~200 bucks… an integrated graphics sub-system is not made for OpenGL based 3D modeling and besides being slow often ‘blessed’ with a weak and/or unmaintained OGL driver support… and surely nothing to recommend people looking for a new system.
Totally agree. My reference to ultracool gaming cards was meant as general, not the exact models you referred to. I don’t know what options the HP all-in one would have. In my experience HP and Lenovo offer computers that are either a bit subpar for SketchUp or then off the mark “workstations” with, for instance, Nvidia Quadro graphics that very few people really need.