CEA Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I'd like to upgrade the video card on my older Mac Pro- it is one of the early Intel models. Model Identifier: MacPro1,1 Processor Name: Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz The original video card is a NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT with 256 MB VRAM. I could replace it with either a ATI Radeon HD 5770 for $260 or a NVIDIA GeForce 8800 for about $650. Are these both compatible with Vectorworks 2011? If so, does anyone have any suggestions? The lower price of the ATI card is appealing! I recently upgraded from Vectorworks 2008 to 2011, and zooming is no longer smooth on my older computer. Quote Link to comment
willofmaine Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Funny, just this afternoon I was at the Apple Store asking about upgrading from the same exact video card on the same exact 2006 Mac Pro! (Because I'm still running VW 2008 on 10.4.11, they weren't sure that I could update the graphics card and they sent me to a place specializing in Macs that was closed for the day...). Anyway... Nemetschek has "Graphic Card Guidelines" here: http://kbase.vectorworks.net/questions/714/Video+Graphic+Card+Guidelines+for+Vectorworks+-+9%7B47%7D15%7B47%7D2010 Also, check out the "Additional Details" > "Video Cards:" section at their "2011 System Recommendations" here: http://kbase.vectorworks.net/questions/807/Vectorworks+2011+System+Recommendations Evidently the 7300 is problematic for 2011, and the 8800 is recommended. I'll be interested to know what you figure out; that is quite a price difference! Quote Link to comment
willofmaine Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I don't know why the Graphic Card Guidelines didn't link; just click on the "Knowledgebase" link to the right and it's at the bottom of the "Most Popular Articles" list. Quote Link to comment
CEA Posted November 17, 2010 Author Share Posted November 17, 2010 Here is a link with information on the ATI card. http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Apple/6615718/ I've talked with them, and they say it works with most Mac Pro's, but you do need to be using OS X v10.6.4 or later. I was planning on updating the operating system anyway, so that would not be a problem for me. I'd appreciate any other feedback! Quote Link to comment
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