What is Autodesk-certified graphics hardware?
Autodesk graphics hardware certification indicates that Autodesk has worked with the graphics hardware vendor to test the graphics hardware to ensure that it supports the real-time 3D shading, shadows, Phong, and per pixel lighting display features of products based on, AutoCAD® 2008, AutoCAD® 2009, or AutoCAD® 2010 software. It also indicates that the card supports 2D drawing in the Microsoft® Windows Vista® operating system when using hardware acceleration.
Autodesk graphics hardware certification indicates that Autodesk has worked with the graphics hardware vendor to test the graphics hardware to ensure that it supports the real-time 3D shading, shadows, Phong, and per pixel lighting display features of products based on, AutoCAD® 2009, AutoCAD® 2010, or AutoCAD® 2011 software. It also indicates that the card supports 2D drawing when using hardware acceleration.