iris pro vs 750m

[super spud]

I would say go with the 750M. Don't even hesitate.

Is that because autocad uses open cl? Or just because?

 

[yjchua95]

Ok done a bit more reading and ive decided that the iris pro will probably be ok. Most of my cad work is currently in 2d. However the government is rolling out proposals that construction design is now in 3d. So by purchasing the imac with 750m card in anyway be future proofing my machine? Because if thats the case an addition £150 over 3 years isnt too bad.

I would like to thank everyone for their input into this thread. Tomorrow is the big order day!!

Edit I just realised im asking the wrong question. Can anyone tell me if autocad uses open cl or quda? Their website says for 3d work you need a shader but nothing I understand.

Since they mentioned shaders, you need a discrete 750M.

150 quid isn't too much over 3 years.

 

[tbolt11]

Is that because autocad uses open cl? Or just because?

because the 750M is faster than the iris pro? dedicated GPU is the way to go. my opinion at least. I don't know specifically if autocad will benefit from the iris pro but I can't imagine it running better than with a dedicated gpu and 1GB GDDR5

 

[super spud]

Thanks all guys. Imac ordered with graphics card

 

[kaellar]

I just realised im asking the wrong question. Can anyone tell me if autocad uses open cl or quda? Their website says for 3d work you need a shader but nothing I understand.

AutoCAD uses neither OpenCL nor QUDA. It uses DirectX. So, anyways, you did the right choice

----------

because the 750M is faster than the iris pro? dedicated GPU is the way to go. my opinion at least. I don't know specifically if autocad will benefit from the iris pro but I can't imagine it running better than with a dedicated gpu and 1GB GDDR5

oh my.. some people really don't embarassed enough to publicly tell their bs..