What graphics card to use for learning ANSYS?

- February 10, 2019 at 8:05 pm
  
  ankitv04
  Subscriber
  
  Hi, I am Ankit. I am taking Cornell University's edX course on simulation.
  
  I am getting a new laptop for this course.
  
  As I am on a budget, I wanted to know whether NVIDIA GeForce MX130 2 GB graphics card would be appropriate for learning purpose?
- February 10, 2019 at 9:45 pm
  
  peteroznewman
  Subscriber
  
  Hi Ankit,
  
  Here is the webpage that has the list of Graphics Cards Tested and found to work well with ANSYS.
  
  Are you doing the class with 18.2? Check that list, but also check the 19.2 list.
  For the 18.2, there are several nVidia Quadro M cards that would fit in a laptop.
  
  Unfortunately, the Quadro cards are more expensive than the GeForce cards.
  It's not that the GeForce cards won't work, it's just that they haven't been tested.
  Is it possible for you to test the graphics card before you buy it?
  
  Good luck,
  Peter
- February 11, 2019 at 4:17 am
  
  ankitv04
  Subscriber
  
  How do we test the graphics card for ANSYS?
  
  I had downloaded ANSYS 19.2. But will readily download any previous version if it supports GeForce.
  
  Thanks.
- February 11, 2019 at 9:53 pm
  
  tsiriaks
  Ansys Employee
  
  Hi Ankit,
  
  Sorry, we never officially supported GeForce regardless of Ansys versions. You can refer to this link to see the differences between these two models
  
  https://www.velocitymicro.com/blog/geforce-vs-quadro-whats-the-difference/
  
  and you would know why CAD/CAE software like Ansys , prefers the Quadro.
  
  However, this doesn't always mean that your untested/unsupported card wouldn't work with Ansys at all. We've seen a lot of people who don't even have a dedicated graphics card able to run the software with no issue.
  
  Thanks,
  
  Win
- February 12, 2019 at 5:53 am
  
  ankitv04
  Subscriber
  
  So far I've been underestimating Quadro series of cards. Thanks for sharing the article!
- February 12, 2019 at 7:01 pm
  
  tsiriaks
  Ansys Employee
  
  You are welcome !
  
  Thanks,
  
  Win
- June 29, 2023 at 12:18 pm
  
  Benjamin Peric
  Subscriber
  
  I have the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, 24GB (Zotac AMP Extreme Holo
  Bulk) and i have also the Research Licence. The Card is detected (*) but when i run the calculation Ansys doesnt use the GPU!
  
  Does anyone has experience with Ansys and the RTX Geforce 3090 Ti??
- June 29, 2023 at 12:23 pm
  
  Rob
  Forum Moderator
  
  Please open a new thread and include which solver you are trying to use.