The purpose of this page is to assist customers in finding a qualified workstation and graphics card for use with SOLIDWORKS.
All configurations on this page are have been certified with SOLIDWORKS
For a list of older graphics cards supported by SOLIDWORKS but no longer certified with newer releases of SOLIDWORKS, click here.
Notes:
*For SOLIDWORKS 2020 and above, please install this patch if your professional graphics card is not recognized for RealView and Enhanced Graphics Performance
Supported Graphics Cards Release Notes
*For SOLIDWORKS 2018 users, please install this patch to enable performance enhancements for the latest graphics cards.
*For SOLIDWORKS 2019 users, please install this patch to enable performance enhancements for the latest graphics cards.
Archived Release Notes
System Vendor | System Model | Operating System | Graphics Card | Solidworks Version | Recommended Driver | Test Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell | Precision 7680 Mobile Workstation | Windows 10 | RTX 1000 Ada Generation | 2025 | R550 | Minimum Supported Version: R550 U8 Version 552.86 |
| Dell | Precision 7680 Mobile Workstation | Windows 11 | RTX 1000 Ada Generation | 2025 | R550 | Minimum Supported Version: R550 U8 Version 552.86 |
| Dell | Precision 7680 Mobile Workstation | Windows 11 | RTX 2000 Ada Generation | 2025 | R550 | Minimum Supported Version: R550 U8 Version 552.86 |
| Dell | Precision 7680 Mobile Workstation | Windows 10 | RTX 2000 Ada Generation | 2025 | R550 | Minimum Supported Version: R550 U8 Version 552.86 |
| Dell | Precision 7680 Mobile Workstation | Windows 10 | RTX 3500 Ada Generation | 2025 | R550 | Minimum Supported Version: R550 U8 Version 552.86 |
| Dell | Precision 7680 Mobile Workstation | Windows 11 | RTX 3500 Ada Generation | 2025 | R550 | Minimum Supported Version: R550 U8 Version 552.86 |
| Dell | Precision 7680 Mobile Workstation | Windows 11 | RTX 4000 Ada Generation | 2025 | R550 | Minimum Supported Version: R550 U8 Version 552.86 |
| Dell | Precision 7680 Mobile Workstation | Windows 10 | RTX 4000 Ada Generation | 2025 | R550 | Minimum Supported Version: R550 U8 Version 552.86 |
| Dell | Precision 7680 Mobile Workstation | Windows 10 | RTX 5000 Ada Generation | 2025 | R550 | Minimum Supported Version: R550 U8 Version 552.86 |
| Dell | Precision 7680 Mobile Workstation | Windows 11 | RTX 5000 Ada Generation | 2025 | R550 | Minimum Supported Version: R550 U8 Version 552.86 |
| HP | HP ZBook Studio G8 Mobile Workstation | Windows 10 | RTX A5000 | 2025 | R550 | Minimum Supported Version: R550 U8 Version 552.86 |
| HP | HP ZBook Studio G8 Mobile Workstation | Windows 11 | RTX A5000 | 2025 | R550 | Minimum Supported Version: R550 U8 Version 552.86 |
| HP | HP ZBook Studio G8 Mobile Workstation | Windows 10 | AMD Radeon PRO W6600M | 2025 | AMD 24.Q2 | Minimum Supported Version: AMD 24.Q2 |
| HP | HP ZBook Studio G8 Mobile Workstation | Windows 11 | AMD Radeon PRO W6600M | 2025 | AMD 24.Q2 | Minimum Supported Version: AMD 24.Q2 |
| HP | HP ZBook Studio G8 Mobile Workstation | Windows 10 | T1200 | 2025 | R550 | Minimum Supported Version: R550 U8 Version 552.86 |