Hardware performance plays a key role in your experience with the AutoCAD-based product.
AutoCAD-based products utilize hardware acceleration to improve performance by reducing the time it takes to perform graphical operations. When hardware acceleration is enabled, many graphical related operations utilize the GPU of the installed graphics card instead of utilizing your computer's CPU. It is recommended to enable hardware acceleration on your computer, no matter if you are working with 2D drawings or 3D models. Graphical operations that can be improved with hardware acceleration are
Hardware acceleration can be improved by updating the graphics driver for your computer to one that has been certified for use with the AutoCAD-based product. Autodesk tests and certifies system and graphics hardware, and hardware drivers for AutoCAD-based products. For additional information on certified hardware, visit http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-graphicscard to see a listing of frequently asked questions (FAQs) and a database of which systems and graphics drivers have been certified or recommended for AutoCAD-based products.
If you are evaluating new hardware, you can see which systems have been tested and certified from the Certified Hardware resource page. While certified hardware does not guarantee a particular system or hardware will meet your particular needs, it does reflect that the hardware supports the advanced features in the latest release.