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June 22nd, 2025 14:06

PowerEdge T420 - Compatible graphics Card

Hi,

I have a newly acquired PowerEdge T420 Server.

What would the most compatible graphics card to use for hosting CAD applications.

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June 23rd, 2025 03:11

Hello, I found some old discussion here.

https://www.dell.com/community/en/conversations/poweredge-hardware-general/t420-graphics-support/647f2a49f4ccf8a8def18f77?msockid=1a5e8444c37364fc023690acc29e65bd

 

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https://i.dell.com/sites/content/shared-content/data-sheets/en/Documents/dell-poweredge-t420-technical-guide.pdf#:~:text=The%20T420%20supports%20internal%20graphics%20processing%20units%20%28GPUs%29,medical%20imaging.%20See%20the%20Processor%20section%20for%20details.

 

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I don't know much about CAD. Unless a community member or two knowledgeable chips in with what they know, I say it's best that you check some CAD user guide on what GPUs are recommended and cross-check with Dell's documents. 

 

Respectfully,

 

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June 23rd, 2025 10:36

I am not sure if this can help you, I am using this T420 server with an nVidia RTX3060 12GB  and for gaming at very high top notch resolutions work amazingly well

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August 21st, 2025 14:15

@tonschk​ 
Thanks for your input, I want to do the same did you have to do a special config on the BIOS to have the 3060 Card work without glitches ?

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