# What about these specs for a computer? **URL:** \ **Category:** SketchUp\ **Created:** [August 22, 2019, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/what-about-these-specs-for-a-computer/101470 "2019-08-22T09:51:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joakim.borg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/da6949/32.png) [@joakim.borg](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/joakim.borg)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/what-about-these-specs-for-a-computer/101470/1 "2019-08-22T09:51:18Z")
Hey! So i am going to buy a new computer for my work. ![Namnl%C3%B6s](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/1/9/193ef68d1b5a8f8fddafa383d92e17c965242fb1.jpeg) This is what i mostly do at work. and i was wondering what you guys think of these specs? Intel Xeon E3-1230v5 3.4-3.8 GHz (4 cores) Nvidia Quadro P620 2GB 32GB DDR4 SDRAM 2400 MHz ---
**Author:** ![paul.millet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/paul.millet/32/236258_2.png) [@paul.millet](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/paul.millet)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/what-about-these-specs-for-a-computer/101470/2 "2019-08-22T10:23:30Z")
Hello, should do fine if that’s what you mostly do. 16 Gb Ram should be enough though ---
**Author:** ![joakim.borg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/da6949/32.png) [@joakim.borg](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/joakim.borg)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/what-about-these-specs-for-a-computer/101470/3 "2019-08-22T12:03:05Z")
Thank you for the reply. i went down to 16GB and took a slightly stronger 4 core prossesor. ---
**Author:** ![SketchUp3D\_de](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/sketchup3d_de/32/167_2.png) [@SketchUp3D\_de](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/SketchUp3D_de)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/what-about-these-specs-for-a-computer/101470/4 "2019-08-22T15:06:45Z")
Xeon: not needed Quadro: not needed 32 GB: not needed (depends) ---
**Author:** ![Anssi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/anssi/32/105_2.png) [@Anssi](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Anssi)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/what-about-these-specs-for-a-computer/101470/5 "2019-08-22T17:57:03Z")
Instead of a low-end Quadro card get a Geforce at a similar or slightly higher price. If you are planning to use a realtime renderer like Twinmotion or Enscape, look for 4GB graphics memory or more. ---
**Author:** ![joakim.borg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/da6949/32.png) [@joakim.borg](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/joakim.borg)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/what-about-these-specs-for-a-computer/101470/6 "2019-08-23T05:58:37Z")
Hi! And thank you for the reply 🙂 What about: Intel Core i7-8700 Processor Socket-LGA1151, 6-Core, 12-Thread, 3.2/4.6GHz Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 16GB 2x8GB 2666MHz DDR4 ASUS GeForce GTX1660 DUAL EVO Grafikkort, PCI-Express 3.0, 6GB, GDDR5 instead of the other specs? am i way of? ---
**Author:** ![MattL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/mattl/32/88827_2.png) [@MattL](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MattL)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/what-about-these-specs-for-a-computer/101470/7 "2019-08-23T06:06:41Z")
Yep, this makes way more sense now. I’d recommend going for a RTX card instead of a GTX in case you want to use a renderer such as Enscape or Twinmotion. I’d also recommend going for 32GB instead of 16GB, otherwise you might run into memory issues when rendering and handling high resolution (4K) footage. Also don’t forget a proper NVME SSD for that extra bit of speed. ---
**Author:** ![joakim.borg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/da6949/32.png) [@joakim.borg](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/joakim.borg)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 6:33am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/what-about-these-specs-for-a-computer/101470/8 "2019-08-23T06:33:18Z")
Hey! i use twillight render. Dont know what i need for that. But i am not going to render in 4k. And ofc i will hade an SSD 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SketchUp3D\_de](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/sketchup3d_de/32/167_2.png) [@SketchUp3D\_de](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/SketchUp3D_de)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2019, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/what-about-these-specs-for-a-computer/101470/9 "2019-08-23T10:10:12Z")
price-performance-balanced: • CPU: [Ryzen 7 3800X/3700X / intel i9-9900K(F) / i7-9700K(F) / i7-8700K](https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html) • GPU: [GeForce GTX 1080 Ti / RTX 2070 / RTX 2060 / GTX 1080 / GTX 1660 Ti](https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html) (faster \<=\> slower) ---
**Author:** ![joakim.borg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/da6949/32.png) [@joakim.borg](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/joakim.borg)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2019, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/what-about-these-specs-for-a-computer/101470/10 "2019-09-02T12:33:55Z")
Hey, thanks for the tip. What do you think of theses specs? Core i7, (9700) GeForce RTX 2060 16GB RAM 512 GB, (SSD) ---
**Author:** ![liamk887](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/liamk887/32/46340_2.png) [@liamk887](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/liamk887)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2019, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/what-about-these-specs-for-a-computer/101470/11 "2019-09-02T12:59:55Z")
That looks good! ---
**Author:** ![SketchUp3D\_de](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/sketchup3d_de/32/167_2.png) [@SketchUp3D\_de](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/SketchUp3D_de)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/what-about-these-specs-for-a-computer/101470/12 "2019-09-02T13:45:00Z")
> [@joakim.borg](#): > > Core i7, (9700) > … > 512 GB, (SSD) well balanced configuration, go for the higher clocked 9700K as well as the allways great Samsung 970 EVO (Plus) if you can. Realize the 16 GB RAM by 2x 8 GB modules (instead of 4x 2 GB) sothat you are able to upgrade later on if desired. ---
**Author:** ![caydenwilson017](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/caydenwilson017/32/70340_2.png) [@caydenwilson017](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/caydenwilson017)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 12:18am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/what-about-these-specs-for-a-computer/101470/13 "2019-12-22T00:18:47Z")
I’d get a good graphics card…something like an AMD Radeon 590x would be a bit over the top, but will give quicker speeds. I also recommend a two to three fan version of that card for better cooling and performance. ---
**Author:** ![Anssi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/anssi/32/105_2.png) [@Anssi](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Anssi)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/what-about-these-specs-for-a-computer/101470/14 "2019-12-22T10:05:32Z")
> [@caydenwilson017](#): > > I’d get a good graphics card…something like an AMD Radeon 590x IMO SketchUp users shouldn’t touch AMD graphics cards. They have a driver history almost as bad as integrated Intel chips. Usually they can be made to work, but that may involve trying different driver versions. ---
**Author:** ![monospaced](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/monospaced/32/53363_2.png) [@monospaced](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/monospaced)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/what-about-these-specs-for-a-computer/101470/15 "2019-12-22T16:06:52Z")
All Macs have AMD cards and don’t have any issues with them running SketchUp. ---
**Author:** ![Anssi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/anssi/32/105_2.png) [@Anssi](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Anssi)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/what-about-these-specs-for-a-computer/101470/16 "2019-12-22T16:08:34Z")
> [@monospaced](#): > > All Macs have AMD cards and don’t have any issues with them running SketchUp. Quite true. I was talking about Windows machines. Mac drivers are written by Apple. ---
**Author:** ![Box](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/box/32/235164_2.png) [@Box](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Box)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 4:09pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/what-about-these-specs-for-a-computer/101470/17 "2019-12-22T16:09:59Z")
> [@monospaced](#): > > All Macs have AMD cards Not a mac person but I might question that. Edit: First google link. ![Not AMD](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/1/2/1264ec70d7af21c6638336815a7e0feb6f7887e2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![slbaumgartner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/slbaumgartner/32/7302_2.png) [@slbaumgartner](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/slbaumgartner)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/what-about-these-specs-for-a-computer/101470/18 "2019-12-22T17:16:09Z")
If the discrete graphics are not currently in use that screen will show only the integrated graphics that are part of the CPU. Start SketchUp or anything that needs it and the discrete graphics will automatically be enabled and will then show up in that panel. Same computer. Without SketchUp running: ![Screen Shot 2019-12-22 at 12.41.43 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/1/1/118740000c1c0fe7d898b6d74611ce9814bec257.png) After starting SketchUp: ![Screen Shot 2019-12-22 at 12.42.22 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/7/7/7793e9abc6911f8f25d20243a23a08852b62247a.png) ---
**Author:** ![slbaumgartner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/slbaumgartner/32/7302_2.png) [@slbaumgartner](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/slbaumgartner)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/what-about-these-specs-for-a-computer/101470/19 "2019-12-22T18:03:25Z")
> [@monospaced](#): > > All Macs have AMD cards I’d have to qualify that: - Not all Macs, even not all MacBook Pro models have discrete graphics. Check the specs for a specific model to tell. - Apple has historically used either AMD or Nvidia graphics in models that have discrete graphics. Sometime about 2014 or maybe 2015 Apple parted ways with Nvidia and now uses only AMD. So far as I know, they didn’t publicly state why. The scuttlebutt has various rumors such as cost, contractual issues, and thermal issues. ---
**Author:** ![MikeWayzovski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/mikewayzovski/32/98346_2.png) [@MikeWayzovski](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MikeWayzovski)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/what-about-these-specs-for-a-computer/101470/20 "2019-12-22T18:07:41Z")
I bought an iMac in 2014, at that time i could choose between a new and a late 2013 model. The new was with the retina display and AMD, but I opted for the older display with Nvidia card. I did not want the videocard spending memory on pixels that I could not see… [Next page](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/what-about-these-specs-for-a-computer/101470.md?page=2)