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.
One of the forum moderators. Versions 6.5 to 27 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
A relatively small project should open with an on-board card such as this. However, for anything bigger, it's recommended that you have a discreet graphics card.