CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5 Graphics cards.

Graphics cards.

I am upgrading to a higher-powered laptop. My old computer, a Dell Precision, was not very high-powered, and while eliminating background with the eraser tool, even on a graphic that I cropped very close with the freehand tool, I would find the Wacom pen I was using on its tablet, would suddenly start to "drift" without control, as I was going too "fast" for it. I also had work close down on me without the possibility of recovery, even with a Corel temp file being created. So, of course, I am looking at what Graphics card will do the job better. The laptop I am looking at, has i7 Quad Core, upgradeable RAM (I noticed on another question, that running an i7 with more than 8 gigs of RAM, is counterproductive! Thank you for that!), and while it is a 17.3 inch screen, the installed graphics card is the lowest Nvidia supplies in the Quadro category (an M600M). I suspect I need more than that, as the Nvidia site does not even list this under 17+ inch laptops, but for 15.6 inch! Can anyone advise on a good graphics card, which will also work with Win 10 Pro? I don't particularly need 'blazing' speed, just efficient, responsive, accurate, and not breaking the bank! Thanks in advance for any and all replies!

0 Ariel over 7 years ago

CorrelDRAW doesn't need any special video feature or 3D capabilities, so any standard nVidia graphics card will be more than enough. The only issue is when the video card use shared memory with the motherboard (in other words, it use part of the RAM for video), then if you have an independent graphics card with it own memory, you will have a good performance
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0 AgnesMarie over 7 years ago in reply to Ariel

Dear Ariel,

Thanks so much for your answer! The problem I'm reading about, as I continue to do research, is that Nvidia drivers do not "play well" with the new Windows 10! Seems that most people who are discussing this, end up resolving the problems they encounter, and cannot solve in any other way, by downgrading their Nvidia driver to an earlier release, which sounds like a lot of hassle to me, a non-expert! On the other hand, PC Magazine says that onboard Intel graphics drivers are very far below Nvidia drivers in performance; but the people discussing it in the magazine are talking about what is best for gaming, which I don't do. The bottom line is, I can't tell if the onboard intel graphics drivers will be able to efficiently handle the cleanup and layout work I need to do in Corel X5. From what you said, it seems that with the intel graphics "onboard", and not "dedicated", it will run into the complication you mention of sharing RAM with other computer processes at the same time as running Corel applications. Would more RAM, say 16 GB (and I've seen configurations up to 64 GB), eliminate any issues that might arise from sharing resources? Any additional thoughts/suggestions? Thanks again so very much for your time and trouble in reading and responding! It is much appreciated!
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