Laptop recommendation for Rhino,Zbrush and Keyshot.

[Alan_5]

Hi,

I'm thinking of buying a new laptop to use in the jewelry design and rendering business.
I mainly use Rhino and Zbrush programs for 3D modeling and Keyshot as a rendering program. Which laptop would you recommend me to buy for these programs?
I know these programs are programs with high CPU usage. Does this mean that a high-spec GPU is definitaly unnecessary for me?I have heard that Keyshot has a GPU rendering mode, but I don't know what advantages GPU rendering has.Is the GPU rendering significantly faster than CPU rendering for all kinds of CPUs? Would you recommend that I care about the GPU for the advantages of GPU rendering, or should I just focus on spending my money on a laptop that has the most powerful CPU but a low/mid-range GPU?
Lastly, are there brands or models preferred by product design professionals for some reason? For example, is there a brand or model they prefer because of the strong cooling system?
I want to buy a future-proof laptop. I don't have a budget limit, but I want to spend wisely without paying for features I won't need.(I have read some articles in CG Director.com.)

Thank you!

 

[Alex Glawion]

I'm not a product designer, so I can't say if there are specific features that would help them, but using the software you listed needs a fast CPU, 16-32gb of RAM and an NVM. Most Laptops at above ~1400$ will have this. As for the GPU, Keyshot makes great use of it and your renders will be a lot faster than just rendering with your CPU, so I would advise to not skimp on the GPU side of things.

Lenovo Legion comes to mind with a Ryzen 5800H and a RTX 3060 or 3070, but there are many other models and brands that have similarly specced Laptops.

 

[Freya123]

GPUs are much better at 3D rendering than CPUs
So when choosing a laptop for your purpose, you need to focus on the graphics card. I'm not a Keyshot user, but you can find some useful info in this review.
My budget was tight when I was picking my current laptop for working with Redshift, Artec software and CAD programs, but maybe in a year I will purchase a laptop with 3080

 

[Alan_5]

(I hope I'm not getting it wrong)
According to Keyshot's minimum system requirements page(https://www.keyshot.com/system-requirements/), only these laptop GPUs support Keyshot GPU rendering mode:

NVIDIA (Recommended)​

Mobile Cards:

• QUADRO RTX 4000 Mobile or higher

NVIDIA (Supported)​

Mobile Cards:

• QUADRO T1000 Mobile or higher
• QUADRO P1000 Mobile or higher
• QUADRO RTX 3000 Mobile
• QUADRO P520 Mobile or higher
• QUADRO P500 Mobile or higher
• GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile
• GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile

So, GeForce RTX 3080, GeForce RTX 3070, GeForce RTX 3060 laptop GPUs dont support GPU rendering mode?

 

[Alex Glawion]

Keyshot just didn't come around to updating that recommendation page yet. The newer 3xxx series Nvidia mobile GPUs are also supported.