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NVIDIA Quadro vs GTX in 2022

  • January 30, 2022
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PTC Creo has recommend using primarily NVIDIA Quadro graphics cards for years. My understanding is that this is due to OpenGL support and driver optimization. Is this still true in 2022? It seems that almost all graphics cards “certified” by PTC are still Quadro:

https://prodart.pl/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ptc_creo_hardware_notes.pdf

 

For example, would it be better to buy a Quadro P4000 as opposed to a GeForce GTX 3070? The 3070 is significantly better on paper (and less expensive).

https://technical.city/en/video/Quadro-P4000-vs-GeForce-RTX-3070

Best answer by sacquarone

Hello @WS_10193292 

 

GeForce GTX 3070 is not supported. Using it will cause issues when using Creo Simulation Live as documented in article 349565.

 

We suggest therefore the NVIDIA Quadro P4000 one from a high level perspective. But for a more accurate answer on this kind of questions, access Platform Support page, browse the section "By Partner", and then choose the good manufacturer for the good Creo version you're interested in. You'll see the graphic cards supported for each supported model of the hardware manufacturer. 

 

Regards,

 

Serge

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January 31, 2022

Hello @WS_10193292 

 

GeForce GTX 3070 is not supported. Using it will cause issues when using Creo Simulation Live as documented in article 349565.

 

We suggest therefore the NVIDIA Quadro P4000 one from a high level perspective. But for a more accurate answer on this kind of questions, access Platform Support page, browse the section "By Partner", and then choose the good manufacturer for the good Creo version you're interested in. You'll see the graphic cards supported for each supported model of the hardware manufacturer. 

 

Regards,

 

Serge

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    WS_1019329210-MarbleAuthor
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    January 31, 2022

    Thanks for the response!

     

    If I do not plan on using Creo Simulation Live, will I still have issues with the GTX 3070? If so, why? Is it an OpenGL issue, driver optimization, or something else? It is not clear to me since on paper the GTX 3070 should theoretically outperform the Quadro P4000.

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    sacquarone21-Topaz I
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    January 31, 2022

    Hello @WS_10193292 

     

    Please consider that the question related to unsupported materials is not really if they will work or not.

     

    From a technical perspective, we have no material in PTC for unsupported configurations. In other words, even though I really think this card will work (outside Creo Simulation Live),  we cannot officially commit on this. Also, please consider that if a graphic card is not supported (like this one), this means that if you face issues and report cases to PTC Technical Support, and if the given issue is not reproducible in a supported scope, it won't be eligible to be raised to R&D attention via a SPR (because out of current supported scope).

     

    That being said, if you would like to navigate in unsupported area, you may like creosite.com where benchmark results are mantained by users, based on configuration (even unsupported ones) they are using. Unfortuantely however, if I can see lot of GTX cards tested, I do not see any result related to the GTX 3070.

     

    If other users in PTC Community are using a GTX 3070 with Creo parametric, we encourage you to share your experience in this post.

     

    Regards,

     

    Serge

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