Does a Graphic card have a direct affect on the speed of a STAAD structural analysis?https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/200315/does-a-graphic-card-have-a-direct-affect-on-the-speed-of-a-staad-structural-analysisMy user went from a 8 year old desktop with dedicated video card to a new laptop with onboard card. His old system was running analysis on a test case sub-10 minutes , the new system 18 for ss6 and 23 for CE! Any suggestions on improving the speed?en-USTelligent Community 12RE: Does a Graphic card have a direct affect on the speed of a STAAD structural analysis?https://communities.bentley.com/thread/598100?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 14 Jul 2020 16:53:59 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:b245376a-2bea-4aa5-b38c-d15a801fd14bSye<p>Graphics card may not be the issue. The processor type &amp; speed and also memory&nbsp;affect the analysis speed. The minimum systems requirements are spelled out in the help documentation section indicated&nbsp;next. However please note that these are the minimum and for larger&nbsp;models&nbsp;you may need significantly&nbsp;more than the minimum for good performance.&nbsp;In addition running the files from a local drive as opposed to&nbsp;a network drive can help improve the performance.&nbsp;</p> <p><img alt=" " src="/resized-image/__size/640x240/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/5932/pastedimage1594745592656v1.png" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>