Intel Hd 4400 in i3 4150 vs zotac gt 610

[Ajith Cool12]

Iam building a new pc for my dad for autocad 2d. processor is i3 4150. it has intel hd graphics 4400. i already have a gt 610. so if i put that in will i get any performance increase in graphics.

Other parts.
Corsair 4GB ram
asus h81 m cs mobo
500 gb hdd
350 W PSU
Dell 20" LED

 

[damric]

Not worth it until you get to about a GTX 650.

 

[Shneiky]

You need GT 630/640 or GT 730 to step up to the HD 4400 level. I would advise you to get him 8 GB of RAM. Since he is using CAD and integrated Video - those 4 GBs wont last for long.

 

[Epsilon_0EVP]

I'd say even a 730/640 can be worth the money over integrated graphics, but the 610 is definitely not worth it. The 610 is designed to allow you to connect displays to computers whose CPU has no display system at all. It is not designed by any means as a gaming card. I'd stick with the HD 4400 and save for a better graphics card, but it might not be really necessary for basic CAD work, depending on what level it is at.

 

[Shneiky]

Nobody is talking gaming here...

 

[Epsilon_0EVP]

Nobody is talking gaming here...

Yeah, but I partially misread Aside from the fact that a gaming level card will definitely have enough power for even the most complicated CAD models, but now I'm just making excuses

The point still stands that the 610 probably won't be much of an upgrade by any means. The only benefit is that it offloads some work off the CPU, so it might help the CPU maintain a lower temperature, but I doubt that will be a big difference.

 

[Ajith Cool12]

Epsilon, deric and Shneiky thanks for your answers..


This is my rig

Corsair 450 watts psu
GTX 750 ti
core i5 2310
4 Gb Ram(thought of upgrading to 8GB)
Intel dh67Bl mobo


The gt 610 is my old gpu (dont know what to do with it)

 

[Epsilon_0EVP]

I'd keep it around. It's good to have a spare that you know works for testing if you have graphics issues. In theory, I think you could also use it as a PhysX co-processor, but it probably won't perform too well.

 

[damric]

Epsilon, deric and Shneiky thanks for your answers..


This is my rig

Corsair 450 watts psu
GTX 750 ti
core i5 2310
4 Gb Ram(thought of upgrading to 8GB)
Intel dh67Bl mobo


The gt 610 is my old gpu (dont know what to do with it)

It's pretty useless for anything other than a spare to use for troubleshooting.