Good graphic card for a render workstation

[Anonymous]

I'm buying a new workstation and i´m looking for a cheap (under 500€) graphic card.
The workstation is to work with GS Archicad 14 and Artlantis on a architecture office.
I´m looking for a card with smoth travelling around the objects and builldings.

[Laszlo Nagy]

Check out this article on ArchiCADWiki:

http://www.archicadwiki.com/VideoCardsForArchiCAD14

One line from the file:

Graphisoft cooperates with Nvidia to test and certify video card drivers for the Nvidia Quadro FX series. This product line is recommended by Graphisoft for ArchiCAD 14.

You can then buy the strongest card that is on the list and within your budget.

[Karl Ottenstein]

All kinds of cheaper cards work totally well, though. I have an ATI Radeon HD 5770 with 1 GB VRAM that was $250 from Apple; Windows versions are much cheaper. The low-end nVidia cards listed on the Wiki are at a similar price. Even with VAT, you should be well below your 500 euro budget.

Cheers,
Karl