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Print at Dec 16, 2025, 6:58:33 PM

Posted by Keet at Apr 13, 2023, 6:06:36 PM

Where does SH3D use the graphics card?
I'm in the process of buying a new graphics card and am lost in what card would best serve SH3D. I don't care about gaming, but having a fast refreshing 3D window in SH3D is the most important. (photo/video rendering only as second.) I have searched all over the site including the forums but nowhere is stated what exactly is best for SH3D.

I work with huge projects (as in meters, not MB): huge terrrains, buildings, etc. The 3D window gets very slow when the walls get longer. I have a Ryzen7 processor, 64GB memory, 2TB SSD for Linux and programs, and 2 8TB disks for storage. Pretty good but useless until I can find the right video card for graphics.

So my questions are:

Where does SH3D use the CPU and where the GPU?
From what does SH3D profit the most: higher frequency ('speed') and/or more GPU memory? (Or something else?)
If I assign 32GB CPU memory to SH3D does it use it or is the max it can use something lower?
Is there a point where a faster card becomes overkill and doesn't produce better results?

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