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Herrera on Hardware: Nvidia Kicks Off the Ada Generation of Visual Processing Article
Nvidia Kicks Off the Ada Generation of Visual Processing   18 May, 2023

Herrera on Hardware: Starting at the high end, Ada’s prowess in 3D graphics, rendering, and compute acceleration is poised to push CAD workflows forward.More>>

Intel Launches Sapphire Rapids Xeon, Benefiting High-Performance CAD Workstations, Part 1 Article
Intel Launches Sapphire Rapids Xeon, Benefiting High-Performance CAD Workstations, Part 1   23 Mar, 2023

Herrera on Hardware: New high-end Xeon yields a long-awaited refresh of its high-end Xeon W CPUs for high-performance CAD workstations. Not just any workstation is capable of housing this level of performance — witness HP’s new Z8 Fury, demonstrating what can be achieved when compromising on...More>>

NVIDIA’s Ampere GPU for CAD and Beyond Article
NVIDIA’s Ampere GPU for CAD and Beyond   18 Feb, 2021

Herrera on Hardware: The first professional Ampere GPU foreshadows advancements to come for all CAD visualization professionals.More>>

Minimum CAD Workstation Specs for 2021 Article
Minimum CAD Workstation Specs for 2021   27 Jan, 2021

CAD Manager Column: You want to equip your CAD users with the right hardware to help them do their best work. Your boss wants to spend as little as possible. What are the minimum requirements that will address everyone’s needs?More>>

Ryzen 5000 and Zen 3: Benchmarking Performance Measures for CAD Article
Ryzen 5000 and Zen 3: Benchmarking Performance Measures for CAD   21 Jan, 2021

Herrera on Hardware: Should you equip your CAD workstations with AMD processors? This exercise provides some performance data for comparison, plus insights about examining a CPU’s clock rates. More>>