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Graphics Cards and Drivers

The quality and performance of SolidWorks can depend on the choice of graphics adapter and driver version. To help you avoid known issues, SolidWorks has tested commonly used graphics adapters and driver combinations.

Select a system vendor (i.e., Dell, IBM, NEC, etc.) to match the graphic card shipped with your system. Select a graphics card if it was not shipped with your system or is not listed.
Select the version of SolidWorks you are using.
Select your operating system.
For current selected options, select the card or vendor that matches your system.
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Choose whether to display Certified or Tested cards and click Show Passing or Show All.

Certified (Recommended)

Tested (Not Recommended)

Key:
	Card passed all tests.	multi-head hardware accelerated	Supports all RealView features
	Passed with limitations. These are listed in the notes field.	Use the graphics card display settings for SolidWorks	Supports RealView with limitations
	Card has significant stability or repaint problems	Support 3D stereo effects	Supports pre-2008 RealView features
		64-bit native support