I have split this post off as it has nothing to do with sluggish speed.
What video card does your laptop have?
Archicad does not like built in cards - it prefers a dedicated card.
Barry.
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i7-10700 @ 2.9Ghz, 32GB ram, GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB), Windows 10
Lenovo Thinkpad - i7-1270P 2.20 GHz, 32GB RAM, Nvidia T550, Windows 11