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13 August 2026 at 16:03 #860608
Barry Smith 4
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Hi, I use Alibre Atom on my desktop and am quite pleased with it. However, I have decided that I would like to use it on a laptop. My question is does anyone know if it will run OK on an emulated GPU our does it really need a dedicated GPU card? I am thinking of one of the newer Intel Ultra 7 or Ryzen 9 laptop processors eg. AI 9 HX370’s. As I am only drawing small parts I think I should be OK with 32GB ram, but would like to get any input from people who have been down this route before purchasing. My reasons are trying to keep weight and thermal issues down to a reasonable level.

Thanks.
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13 August 2026 at 16:07 #860609
JasonB
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You will probably get some better answers on teh Alibre forum

https://www.alibre.com/forum/index.php
13 August 2026 at 16:36 #860616
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A lot depends upon how complex the design gets. Though dedicated GPUs are recommended, there are quite a few users operating with integrated graphics.

Note that the integrated graphics solution will ‘steal’ system RAM for graphics use, which could be an issue (again mainly if designs get complex).

There are settings you you can tweak to reduce the demands on the graphics system – useful if things start to get a bit sluggish.
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