--- title: Cadalyst CAD Hardware | CAD workstations (2) description: CAD workstations | Industry-leading hardware news, insight, and advice for design and engineering professionals, highlighting Alex Herrera's Herrera on Hardware column. Find out more about hardware for CAD users, including desk and mobile workstations, printers, scanners, monitors, and other peripherals used to support CAD work.  (2) --- [![Cadalyst](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Cadalyst_logo_w_tagline.png?width=190&height=45&name=Cadalyst_logo_w_tagline.png "Cadalyst")](https://www.cadalyst.com) - [CAD Management](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement) - [CAD Management Articles](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadmanagement) - [CAD Management Newsletter Archive](https://info.cadalyst.com/cad-manager-newsletter-archive) - [Just Tell Jo](https://blog.cadalyst.com/just-tell-jo) - [Design Solutions](https://blog.cadalyst.com/architecture-infrastructure-construction-solutions) - [Architecture, Infrastructure, Construction](https://blog.cadalyst.com/architecture-infrastructure-construction-solutions) - [The Equipped Architect: Generative Design](https://blog.cadalyst.com/the-equipped-architect-generative-design) - [DraftSight Insights](https://blog.cadalyst.com/lynn-allens-draftsight-insight) - [Product Design & Manufacturing](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions) - [CAD Hardware](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware) - [CAD Tech News Archive](https://info.cadalyst.com/cad-tech-news-archive) - [Resources](https://info.cadalyst.com/white-papers) - [CAD Cartoon](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cad-cartoons) - [Cadalyst Just Tell Jo Newsletter](https://info.cadalyst.com/just-tell-jo) - [Cadalyst Videos](https://www.youtube.com/user/cadalystvideos) - [Whitepapers & Tips](https://info.cadalyst.com/white-papers) - [CAD Benchmark Test](https://info.cadalyst.com/cad-benchmark-test) - [CAD Code/Hot Tip Harry](https://cadtips.cadalyst.com/) - [CAD Podcasts](https://info.cadalyst.com/podcasts-for-cad-users) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. [![Herrera on Hardware: AMD Hopes to Turn a Foothold for Workstation CPUs into Success](https://www.cadalyst.com/files/cadalyst/nodes/2022/79242/042122_CTN-HoH-lenovo.jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/amd-hopes-to-turn-a-foothold-for-workstation-cpus-into-success) [AMD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/amd), [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations), [Intel](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/intel), [CPU](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cpu), [Alder Lake](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/alder-lake), [Threadripper](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/threadripper) ## [AMD Hopes to Turn a Foothold for Workstation CPUs into Success](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/amd-hopes-to-turn-a-foothold-for-workstation-cpus-into-success) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) Apr 21, 2022, 8:48:00 AM Editor’s note: The author has consulted with AMD on the launch of both Threadripper PRO 3000 and... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/amd-hopes-to-turn-a-foothold-for-workstation-cpus-into-success) [![The Radeon Pro W6400 GPU: A Kickstart for AMD in Mainstream CAD Computing?](https://www.cadalyst.com/files/cadalyst/nodes/2022/78945/AMD_Family-w6400-500.jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/the-radeon-pro-w6400-gpu-a-kickstart-for-amd-in-mainstream-cad) [GPU](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/gpu), [AMD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/amd), [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations), [NVIDIA](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/nvidia) ## [The Radeon Pro W6400 GPU: A Kickstart for AMD in Mainstream CAD?](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/the-radeon-pro-w6400-gpu-a-kickstart-for-amd-in-mainstream-cad) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) Mar 17, 2022, 10:05:00 AM Robust competition in any market is a good thing. It keeps suppliers on their toes, applying... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/the-radeon-pro-w6400-gpu-a-kickstart-for-amd-in-mainstream-cad) [![Herrera on Hardware: The Misconception of Professional Computing and CPU Core Counts](https://www.cadalyst.com/files/cadalyst/nodes/2022/78934/022022_CTN-fig1_0.jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/the-misconception-of-professional-computing-and-cpu-core-counts) [Multi-Threading](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/multi-threading), [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations), [CPU](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cpu) ## [The Misconception of Professional Computing and CPU Core Counts](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/the-misconception-of-professional-computing-and-cpu-core-counts) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) Feb 17, 2022, 6:50:00 AM It feels like I’m coming across the headline more often than ever before. Paraphrasing, the... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/the-misconception-of-professional-computing-and-cpu-core-counts) [![Hererra on Hardware: Intel’s Alder Lake Ushers in a New, Unified Era in CPU Architecture](https://www.cadalyst.com/files/cadalyst/nodes/2022/78919/012022_CTN_fig1.jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/intels-alder-lake-ushers-in-a-new-unified-era-in-cpu-architecture) [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations) ## [Intel’s Alder Lake Ushers in a New, Unified Era in CPU Architecture](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/intels-alder-lake-ushers-in-a-new-unified-era-in-cpu-architecture) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) Jan 20, 2022, 7:00:00 AM Technology always moves fast, particularly so in the domain of high-performance computing. But the... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/intels-alder-lake-ushers-in-a-new-unified-era-in-cpu-architecture) [![Herrera on Hardware: The Metaverse: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff, a CAD Perspective](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2021_CAD_Editorial/2021_CAD%20Tech%20News/2021-12-16_CTN/121621_HoH-fig1.jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/the-metaverse-separating-the-wheat-from-the-chaff-a-cad-perspective) [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations), [Metaverse](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/metaverse), [AI](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/ai) ## [The Metaverse: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff, a CAD Perspective](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/the-metaverse-separating-the-wheat-from-the-chaff-a-cad-perspective) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) Dec 16, 2021, 7:12:00 AM It's feeling like we’re in another hype and bust cycle. Marketing megaphones are on, and the... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/the-metaverse-separating-the-wheat-from-the-chaff-a-cad-perspective) [![HP Z2 and Intel Rocket Lake: Surveying Today’s Top CAD Workstation](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2021_CAD_Editorial/2021_CAD%20Tech%20News/2021-11-18_CTN/111821_HoH-153-fig1.jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/hp-z2-and-intel-rocket-lake-surveying-todays-top-cad-workstation) [AMD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/amd), [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations), [Intel](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/intel), [Rocket Lake](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/rocket-lake) ## [HP Z2 and Intel Rocket Lake: Surveying Today’s Top CAD Workstation](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/hp-z2-and-intel-rocket-lake-surveying-todays-top-cad-workstation) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) Nov 18, 2021, 7:23:00 AM With over three decades of evolution behind it, today’s workstation market is more diverse than... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/hp-z2-and-intel-rocket-lake-surveying-todays-top-cad-workstation) [![Herrera on Hardware: NVIDIA Ampere and AMD RDNA2: Cutting-edge GPUs for CAD](https://www.cadalyst.com/files/cadalyst/nodes/2021/78864/20211021_CTNews_HOH_fig1.jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/nvidia-ampere-and-amd-rdna2-cutting-edge-gpus-for-cad) [GPU](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/gpu), [AMD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/amd), [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations), [Intel](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/intel) ## [NVIDIA Ampere and AMD RDNA2: Cutting-edge GPUs for CAD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/nvidia-ampere-and-amd-rdna2-cutting-edge-gpus-for-cad) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) Oct 21, 2021, 7:32:00 AM An oft-quoted cliché from decades ago spouted advice to computing IT shoppers: “Nobody ever got... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/nvidia-ampere-and-amd-rdna2-cutting-edge-gpus-for-cad) [![Herrera on Hardware: The Evolving Role of the Mobile Workstation, Part 2](https://www.cadalyst.com/files/cadalyst/nodes/2021/78847/ZBookPowerG8_0.jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/the-evolving-role-of-the-mobile-workstation-part-2) [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations) ## [The Evolving Role of the Mobile Workstation, Part 2](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/the-evolving-role-of-the-mobile-workstation-part-2) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) Sep 16, 2021, 7:39:00 AM HP’s new ZBook Power G8 mobile workstation released this summer is a great example of the... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/the-evolving-role-of-the-mobile-workstation-part-2) [![The Evolving Role of the Mobile Workstation, Part 1](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2021_CAD_Editorial/2021_CAD%20Tech%20News/2021-08-19_CTN/081921_CTNews_150-fig1.jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/the-evolving-role-of-the-mobile-workstation-part-1) [Mobile Workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/mobile-workstations), [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations), [HP](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/hp) ## [The Evolving Role of the Mobile Workstation, Part 1](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/the-evolving-role-of-the-mobile-workstation-part-1) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) Aug 19, 2021, 7:46:00 AM Novel at its introduction in the early 00’s, the mobile workstation has evolved from the niche to... [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/the-evolving-role-of-the-mobile-workstation-part-1) [![Intel’s New Rocket Lake S Offers Full Round of CAD Platform Updates](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2021_CAD_Editorial/2021_CAD%20Tech%20News/2021-07-22_CTN/072221_HoH_1.jpg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/intels-new-rocket-lake-s-offers-full-round-of-cad-platform-updates) [GPU](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/gpu), [AMD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/amd), [CAD workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/cad-workstations), [Intel](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/tag/intel) ## [Intel’s New Rocket Lake S Offers Full Round of CAD Platform Updates](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/intels-new-rocket-lake-s-offers-full-round-of-cad-platform-updates) ![Picture of Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/Herrera_Alex.jpg?width=50&name=Herrera_Alex.jpg) [Alex Herrera](https://blog.cadalyst.com/cadalyst-cad-hardware/author/alex-herrera) Jul 22, 2021, 7:52:00 AM The last three quarters have seen a generational transition from the top industry vendors of both... 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