Important information regarding Certification and Supported Graphics.

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Important information regarding Certification and Supported Graphics.
OEM certification is performed by the OEM and/or Siemens PLM on complete systems. Standard certification is
provided by the graphics vendor and/or Siemens PLM on representative systems utilizing their graphics cards.
Both certifications are performed utilizing tests provided by Siemens PLM.
Systems ordered with graphics cards that are not applicable for 3D applications are not supported. There is a tab
listing all supported cards. Most vendors only configure and support a subset of these cards.
Combinations of graphics and systems that are not available preconfigured from the vendor are not supported.
For example, installing a new graphics card in an older system may work but it is not supported because the
vendor may not accept problem reports on this configuration.
The certified drivers from both NVIDIA and AMD may support graphics cards that are not supported by Siemens
PLM. While the graphics card may work, they are not supported because the vendor will not resolve OpenGL
issues on these cards.
OEM certified drivers are available directly from the support site of the OEM. If the link is active it should take
you directly to the download site. If not, you should navigate on the OEM support site to downloads for your
particular system.
AMD and NVIDIA have drivers on their website that may be newer than the current certified OEM drivers. These
are listed at the end of the matrix and should be used only if problems are encountered with the current OEM
driver.
Apple systems utilize a different class of graphics cards not typically supported on other platforms. These cards
are only supported on Apple systems. Also, Apple configurations that contain Intel graphics only are not
supported.
Each certification configuration is tested with current application releases. All application releases that are
currently maintained plus new released versions are supported unless otherwise indicated.
A new driver may discountinue support of an older graphics cards. This is documented in the release notes of
the driver. If that is the case, you should not upgrade to the new driver, however, support for any graphics
issues may be limited.
A small form factor (SFF) system is supported as long as it is classified as a workstation and the graphics cards is
listed as supported.
Intel HD graphics is now supported by all products involved with certification. Intel P4600 graphics is the first
version supported by NX. Please be advised that there are many flavors of Intel graphics, but only the P4600
integrated in Xeon processors is certified. Please see this Intel brief for more details:
Older operating systems, like Windows XP, are no longer certified. If there are no graphics issues you should
continue to utilize your current driver. To resolve any graphics issues you should download the latest driver that
supports your OS and graphics card from the graphics vendor support site.
Revision History
Date Change
4/26/2013 Added Notes, Revision History and Supported Systems tabs
Added hotlinks to OEM and graphics vendors websites that were available
Updated NVIDIA standard drivers.
5/17/2013 Updated HP Nvidia workstation drivers
5/22/2013 Updated AMD driver version to 9.003.3.3 for non-OEM certifications
Added Fujitsu J380 and expanded NEC models
Updated NVIDIA Linux driver t0 319.17
Updated Dell workstation and mobile ws driver to 311.35
6/25/2013 Updated AMD driver version to 12.104.2 for non-OEM certifications
Removed some AMD graphics cards no longer supported by the latest
driver
7/24/2013 Added Dell T1700 and HP Z230 workstation
Added drivers and links for Windows 8
7/30/2013 Added new Intel graphics and updated driver
Updated Thinkpad driver to 296.88
Added AMD FirePro APUs for Solid Edge
Updated HP AMD driver to 12.104.2
Updated NVIDIA Linux driver to 319.32
8/29/2013 Added Fujitsu J530 and M730 workstations
Updated Lenovo Thinkpad drivers
Added Lenovo Thinkstation and AMD drivers.
Added Windows 8 drivers for HP
10/18/2013 K6000 graphics certified on Lenovo
Certified HP new 15" and 17" Zbooks
New NVIDIA mobile graphics certified
Updated NVIDIA standard drivers.
Reset HP mobile driver on Win7 to 307.83
10/31/2013 Updated NVIDIA driver on HP for K6000
11/27/2013 Updated drivers for HP mobile and AMD (Zbook 14")
Solid Edge no longer supports Intel HD3000 graphics.
Added server based graphics for AMD and NVIDIA
Added E32 workstation to Lenovo
12/12/2013 Added Intel P4600 graphics support for NX, TCVis and Tecno
Fixed some links in HP driver download column.
1/27/2014 Added Lenovo W540 mobile and Dell M3800
Added HP Z1G2 all in one workstation
Updated drivers for HP, Dell, and Lenovo
Added Servers to supported systems and VDI/Remote graphics
2/6/2014 Added links to Lenovo drivers
Updated HP drivers
Added HP and Dell VDI servers
Included support for vGPU for NVIDIA/Citrix.
Added graphics for HP Z1/Z1G2 all in one workstation
2/17/2014 Corrected links to AMD and NVIDIA drivers
Updated XenServer release requirements.
3/14/2014 Added new Dell 'T' workstations models
Added K3100M as server graphics for HP ws460c blade
Added HP Blade with RGS driver
4/2/2014 Added Dell T1700 workstation plus Intel integrated graphics
4/15/2014 Added Lenovo with Intel P4600 graphics
Added AMD W9100 graphics and updated drivers.
4/23/2014 Added Dell M2800 mobile workstation
Added Cisco servers for VDI implementation
Added HP DL380z virtual workstation
Solid Edge is now certified for VDI deployments.
5/22/2014 Update HP mobile drivers
Removed older HP mobile workstations: 8x30/40
6/4/2014 Updated Intel driver for HP workstations that support it.
Added new Fujitsu workstations and updated drivers.
6/9/2014 Added Toshiba TECRA mobile workstation as certified system.
6/17/2014 Solid Edge certifed on Toshiba TECRA mobile workstation
Citrix XenDesktop 7.5 certified
Additional information
Driver fixes a projector issue with long cables
This drivers fixes an NX crash when adding a component
Driver has modified .INF for headless operation
Certified Workstation Hardware and Graphics
Vendor Systems Graphics OS Type NX TV TN SE 64 bit Driver Link Notes and Exceptions
HP All XW workstations AMD FirePro Win7 OEM 12.104.2 HP WS AMD
NVIDIA Quadro Win7 OEM 331.82 HP 331.82 NVIDIA
All Z workstations AMD FirePro Win7 OEM 12.104.2 HP WS AMD
NVIDIA Quadro Win7 OEM 331.82 HP 331.82 NVIDIA
Z230 workstation/Z1G2 Intel P4600 Win7 OEM 10.18.10.3574 HP WS INTEL See Caveats
HP All Z workstations AMD FirePro Win8/8.1 OEM 13.251.1 WS AMD See note below on Windows 8
NVIDIA Quadro Win8/8.1 OEM 331.82 HP 331.82 NVIDIA See note below on Windows 8
Z230 workstation/Z1G2 Intel P4600 Win8/8.1 OEM 10.18.10.3574 HP WS INTEL See Caveats
HP All XW workstations AMD FirePro Linux STD 9.003.3.3 AMD Linux
NVIDIA Quadro Linux STD 319.32 NVIDIA Linux
All Z workstations AMD FirePro Linux STD 9.003.3.3 AMD Linux
NVIDIA Quadro Linux STD 319.32 NVIDIA Linux
HP 8x60/70w mobile ws AMD FirePro M Win7 OEM 12.104.2 HP Mobile1 AMD
HP Zbook mobile ws AMD FirePro M Win7 OEM 13.101.1 HP 13.101.1 AMD
Zbook, 8x60/70w mobile ws NVIDIA Quadro M Win7 OEM 332.65 HP 332.65 NVIDIA
HP 8x60/70w mobile ws AMD FirePro M Win8 OEM 12.104.2 HP Mobile1 AMD See note on Win 8. Win8.1 not certified
HP Zbook mobile ws AMD FirePro M Win8 OEM 13.101.1 HP 13.101.1 AMD See note on Win 8. Win8.1 not certified
Zbook, 8x60/70w mobile ws NVIDIA Quadro M Win8 OEM 332.65 HP 332.65 NVIDIA See note on Win 8. Win8.1 not certified
HP WS460c Gen8 w/RGS NVIDIA Quadro M Win7/8/8.1 OEM 331.82 HP 331.82 Blade Driver for RGS
HP WS460c Gen8 NVIDIA Quadro Win7/8/8.1 OEM 331.82 NVIDIA Driver for VDI implementation
HP DL380z Gen8 Virtual WS NVIDIA Quadro Win7/8/8.1 OEM 331.82 NVIDIA VDI implementation
Dell Precision 390/490/690 ws AMD FirePro Win7 OEM 9.003.3
NVIDIA Quadro Win7 OEM 331.65
Precision 'T' workstations AMD FirePro Win7 OEM 12.104.2 AMD 12.104 WS
NVIDIA Quadro Win7 OEM 331.65
Precision T1700 workstation Intel P4600/P4700 Win7 OEM 9.18.10.3220
Dell Precision 'T' workstations AMD FirePro Win8/8.1 OEM 12.104.2 AMD 12.104 WS See note below on Windows 8
NVIDIA Quadro Win8/8.1 OEM 331.65 See note below on Windows 8
Dell Precision 390/490/690 ws AMD FirePro Linux STD 9.003.3.3 AMD Linux
NVIDIA Quadro Linux STD 319.32 NVIDIA Linux
Precision 'T' workstations AMD FirePro Linux STD 9.003.3.3 AMD Linux
NVIDIA Quadro Linux STD 319.32 NVIDIA Linux
Dell Precision 'M' mobile ws AMD FirePro M Win7 OEM 12.104.2
NVIDIA Quadro M Win7 OEM 331.82 Dell Mobile NVIDIA You must navigate to ISV video driver download
Dell Precision Mx700 and newer AMD FirePro M Win8/8.1 OEM 9.003.3 See note below on Windows 8
NVIDIA Quadro M Win8/8.1 OEM 331.82 See note below on Windows 8
Dell VDI Servers NVIDIA Quadro Win7/8/8.1 OEM 331.82 NVIDIA GRID
Lenovo Thinkstation E/S/C/D ws AMD FirePro Win7 OEM 12.104.2 AMD 12.104 WS
NVIDIA Quadro Win7 OEM 320.86 NVIDIA 320.86 WS
Thinkstation E32 Intel P4600/4700 Win7 OEM 9.18.10.3220 Lenovo 9.18.10.3220
Lenovo Thinkstation E/S/C/D ws AMD FirePro Win8/8.1 OEM 12.104.2 AMD 12.104 WS
NVIDIA Quadro Win8/8.1 OEM 320.86 NVIDIA 320.86 WS See note below on Windows 8
Thinkstation E32 Intel P4600/4700 Win8/8.1 OEM 9.18.10.3220 Lenovo 9.18.10.3220
Lenovo Thinkstation E/S/C/D ws AMD FirePro Linux STD na
NVIDIA Quadro Linux STD 319.32 NVIDIA Linux
Lenovo Thinkpad W5xx mobile ws AMD FirePro M Win7 OEM na
NVIDIA Quadro M Win7 OEM 312.69 Lenovo 312.69
Lenovo Thinkpad W5xx mobile ws AMD FirePro M Win8/8.1 OEM na
The following table applies to all supported versions of these Siemens PLM products:
NX = NX
TV = Teamcenter Visualization
TN = Technomatix
SE = Solid Edge
NVIDIA Quadro M Win8/8.1 OEM 312.69 Lenovo 312.69 See note below on Windows 8
Cisco C240 M3 Servers NVIDIA Quadro Win7/8/8.1 OEM 331.82 NVIDIA GRID
Fujitsu Celsius W/R/M/J/C ws AMD FirePro Win7 OEM 13.35.1012 AMD 13.35.1012 WS
NVIDIA Quadro Win7 OEM 332.50 NVIDIA 332.50 WS
Fujitsu Celsius W/R/M/J/C ws AMD FirePro Win8/8.1 OEM 13.35.1012 AMD 13.35.1012 WS See note below on Windows 8
NVIDIA Quadro Win8/8.1 OEM 320.78 NVIDIA 320.78 WS See note below on Windows 8
Fujitsu Celsius W/R/M/J/C ws AMD FirePro Linux STD 12.104.2 AMD Linux
NVIDIA Quadro Linux STD 319.32 NVIDIA Linux
Fujitsu Celsius H mobile ws AMD FirePro M Win7 OEM na
NVIDIA Quadro M Win7 OEM 331.82 NVIDIA 331.82 Mobile
Fujitsu Celsius H mobile ws AMD FirePro M Win8/8.1 OEM na
NVIDIA Quadro M Win8/8.1 OEM 331.82 NVIDIA 331.82 Mobile See note below on Windows 8
Toshiba TECRA W50-A/dynabook Satellite WS754 NVIDIA Quadro M Win7 OEM 332.78 NVIDIA 332.78 Mobile
Toshiba TECRA W50-A/dynabook Satellite WS754 NVIDIA Quadro M Win8/8.1 OEM 332.78 NVIDIA 332.78 Mobile See note below on Windows 8
NEC Express 5800 workstations AMD FirePro Win7 STD 12.104.2 AMD 12.104 WS
NVIDIA Quadro Win7 STD 311.50 NVIDIA WS
NEC Express 5800 workstations AMD FirePro Win8/8.1 STD 12.104.2 AMD 12.104 WS See note below on Windows 8
NVIDIA Quadro Win8/8.1 STD 311.50 NVIDIA WS See note below on Windows 8
NEC Express 5800 workstations AMD FirePro Linux STD 12.104.2 AMD Linux
NVIDIA Quadro Linux STD 319.32 NVIDIA Linux
Apple Mac Pro, iMac workstation AMD or NVIDIA OS X 10.7 STD 10.7.5 Driver is included in OS
MacBook Pro 15"+ mobile AMD or NVIDIA OS X 10.7 STD 10.7.5 Driver is included in OS
Apple Mac Pro, iMac workstation AMD or NVIDIA OS X 10.8 STD 10.8.3 Driver is included in OS
MacBook Pro 15"+ mobile AMD or NVIDIA OS X 10.8 STD 10.8.3 Driver is included in OS
Apple Mac Pro, iMac workstation AMD or NVIDIA OS X 10.9 STD 10.9 Driver is included in OS
MacBook Pro 15"+ mobile AMD or NVIDIA OS X 10.9 STD 10.9 Driver is included in OS
BOXX Tech 3DBOXX 4900 Series AMD FirePro Win7 STD 12.104.2 AMD 12.104 WS
NVIDIA Quadro Win7 STD 311.50 NVIDIA WS
BOXX Tech 3DBOXX 4900 Series AMD FirePro Win8/8.1 STD 12.104.2 AMD 12.104 WS See note below on Windows 8
NVIDIA Quadro Win8/8.1 STD 311.50 NVIDIA WS See note below on Windows 8
Latest Graphics Drivers
Intel All supported systems HD P4600, HD P4700 Win7 STD 10.18.10.3345 Intel WS See Caveats
Win8/8.1 STD 10.18.10.3345 Intel WS See Caveats
AMD All supported systems FirePro A300/320 Win7 STD 8.942.3.1
Win8/8.1 STD 8.942.3.3 See note below on Windows 8
AMD Workstation FirePro Win7 STD 13.35.1012 AMD 13.35.1012 WS
Mobile Workstation - HP FirePro M Win7 STD 13.152.4 AMD Mobile-H
Mobile Workstation - Dell FirePro M Win7 STD 13.152.4 AMD Mobile-D
Workstation FirePro Win8/8.1 STD 13.35.1012 AMD 13.35.1012 WS See note below on Windows 8
Mobile Workstation-HP FirePro M Win8/8.1 STD 13.152.4 AMD Mobile-H See note below on Windows 8
Mobile Workstation-Dell FirePro M Win8/8.1 STD 13.152.4 AMD Mobile-D See note below on Windows 8
Workstation FirePro Linux STD 12.104.2 AMD Linux
NVIDIA Workstation Quadro Win7 STD 332.50 NVIDIA WS
Mobile Workstation Quadro M Win7 STD 332.50 NVIDIA Mobile
Workstation Quadro Win8/8.1 STD 332.50 NVIDIA WS See note below on Windows 8
Mobile Workstation Quadro M Win8/8.1 STD 332.50 NVIDIA Mobile See note below on Windows 8
Workstation Quadro Linux STD 319.32 NVIDIA Linux
NOTES
1. Windows 8 support policy varies with vendor. Many systems, while they may run Windows 8, are not supported by the OEM due to a lack of testing
or drivers. Check with your vendor before deploying Windows 8 to ensure your systems are supported.
Some newer systems, such as the Z1G2 only support Windows 8.1
or drivers. Check with your vendor before deploying Windows 8 to ensure your systems are supported.
Some newer systems, such as the Z1G2 only support Windows 8.1
2. Older operating systems, such as Windows XP, are no longer certified. If needed, the latest driver for an older OS can be determined and
downloaded via the graphics vendor's website.
Supported Graphics Cards
Workstation Server Mobile WS Workstation Server
V3800 R5000 M3900 FX370 K1
V3900 M5950 FX380 K2
V4800 M7820 FX570 K3100M
V4900 M8900 FX580 K4000
V5800 M2000 FX1700 K5000
V5900 M4000 FX1800 K6000
V7800 M6000 FX3450
V7900 M4100 FX3700
V8800 M5100 FX3800
V9800 M6100 FX4600
W600 W4170M FX4800
W5000 FX5600
W7000 FX5800
W8000 400
W9000 410
A300/A320 600
W9100 K600
2000
K2000
4000
K4000
5000
K5000
6000
K6000
500M*
1000M*
3000M*
4000M*
K3000M*
K4000M*
K1100M*
K2100M*
K3100M*
K4100M*
AMD Firepro NVIDIA Quadro
Certified Graphics Cards
NOTES
1. Only complete system - graphics combinations configured by the vendor are certified.
2. Intel 3000/4000 are Solid Edge only
3. Intel P4600 is the first Intel graphics certified for NX (See caveats)

3. Intel P4600 is the first Intel graphics certified for NX (See caveats)
4. AMD A300/320 CPU/GPU chips are only supported by Solid Edge
5. Server based graphics are only certified when based on workstation graphics and utilize an exisiting certified driver
6. (*) The NVIDIA "M" (mobile) graphics are also used in the HP Z1 and Z1G2 workstations.
Mobile WS Workstation Mobile WS
FX360M 3000 3000
FX370M 4000 4000
FX380M P4600 P4600
FX570M P4700 P4700
FX770M
FX880M
FX1600M
FX1700M
FX1800M
FX2700M
FX2800M
FX3600M
FX3700M
FX3800M
1000M
2000M
3000M
4000M
5000M
5010M
K1000M
K2000M
K3000M
K4000M
K5000M
K610M
K1100M
K2100M
K3100M
K4100M
K5100M
NVIDIA Quadro Intel HD
Certified Graphics Cards
5. Server based graphics are only certified when based on workstation graphics and utilize an exisiting certified driver
Supported Systems
HP Dell Lenovo Fujitsu
Workstations XW4600 390 S10 M460
XW6600 490 D10 M470
XW8600 690 S20 M720
XW9400 T3400 C20 R550
Z1 T5400 D20 R570
Z200 T7400 S30 R650
Z400 T3500 C30 R670
Z600 T5500 D30 R920
Z800 T7500 E30 J510
Z210 T1600 E31 J520
Z220 T3600 E32 W480
Z420 T5600 W510
Z620 T7600 W420
Z820 T1650 W520
Z230 T1700 C620
Z1G2 T3610 J380
T5610 J530
T7610 M730
W530
Mobile Workstations 8460w M4300 W510 H270
8560w M6300 W520 H700
8760w M4400 W530 H710
8470w M6400 W540 H720
8570w M4500 H910
8770w M6500 H920
Zbook 14/15/17 M4600 H730
M6600
M4700
M6700
M4800
M3800
M2800
Servers w/Graphics WS460c Gen8 R7610
DL380z Gen8 Virtual
Workstation R720
NOTES
NOTES
1. Small Form Factor (SFF)workstations are supported when certified graphics are used
2. Apple is only supported by NX and Teamcenter Visualization
3. BOXX is only supported by Solid Edge
4. NEC workstations and 'J' models from Fujitsu are for Japan only.
5. Servers for remote graphics must be factory configured with certified graphics
Cisco Toshiba NEC Apple BOXX
Express 5800/56Xg iMac 4920
Express 5800/Y56Xg Mac Pro 4925
Express 5800/55Xa
Express 5800/Y55Xa
Express 5800/53Xi
Express 5800/Y53Xi
Express 5800/53Xh
Express 5800/Y53Xh
Express 5800/53Xg
Express 5800/Y53Xg
TECRA W50-A/ dynabook
Satellite WS754 MacBook Pro 15"
MacBook Pro 17"
UCS C240 M3
Small Form Factor (SFF)workstations are supported when certified graphics are used
Remote Display Technology
Remote Display Technology Supplier OEM Support
RGS (Remote Graphics System) HP HP only
Teradici (PC over IP) Teradici Dell, IBM
Remote display technology is add-on software or hardware that transmits the graphics frame buffer, via network protocols, to a remote client r
Keyboard and mouse movements are transmitted from the client and presented to the software as if locally entered.
Remote display requires a desktop, rack or blade workstation configured with a supported graphics card and running a native v
To be supported, the graphics or display issue must be duplicated locally, without the interaction of the remote technology.
display technology must be contacted.


The following technologies have been tested and are certified.
Comments
Software solution
Hardware or software
on software or hardware that transmits the graphics frame buffer, via network protocols, to a remote client running complementary receiver hardware/software.
Keyboard and mouse movements are transmitted from the client and presented to the software as if locally entered.
Remote display requires a desktop, rack or blade workstation configured with a supported graphics card and running a native version of a supported OS.
To be supported, the graphics or display issue must be duplicated locally, without the interaction of the remote technology. If the problem cannot be duplicated the OEM or supplier of the remote
Virtual Display Infrastructure (VDI)
Vendor Hypervisor/OS VDI Graphics
Citrix Windows Server 2008 XenApp via OS
Citrix XenServer 6.2 XenDesktop 7/7.5 1:1 pass through
Citrix XenServer 6.2 SP1 XenDesktop 7/7.5 vGPU
VMware ESX Server (vSphere) Horizon View 5.3 1:1 pass through
Support of VDI requires servers from our OEM partners configured with certified graphics cards running in a virtual desktop utilizing a supported v
vSGA from VMware is not certified.
Use in public clouds is not supported.
Mixed Citrix/VMware environments are not supported.
Any performance or graphics issues must be duplicated on a workstation to be supported.


The following VDI technologies have been tested and are certified.
Comments
TcVis only
servers from our OEM partners configured with certified graphics cards running in a virtual desktop utilizing a supported version of Windows.

Graphics Product Type
Intel P4600 NX G
Intel P4600 NX G
Intel P4600 NX P
Intel P4600 NX P
Intel P4600 NX P
VDI All P
VDI All G
Caveat Types: G
P
F
Caveats
The Intel P4600 is the first version of Intel graphics certified for NX. Previous versions or versions with
the "P" are not supported by NX or other products. Please follow the link to the Intel brief on P4600
graphics.
There are several performance issues listed below that may impact users of Intel graphics. It is advised
that customers evaluate their parts and use cases to ensure the integrated graphics meet expectations.
Wireframe and other operations that require legacy OGL calls may result in slower performance due to
less optimization in the driver.
Depending on the age (pre-NX5) and faceting of the part, translucency may cause degradation of
performance. A possible workaround is to start NX with translucency disabled, load the part and then
enable translucency.
Some operations that require texture mapping such as Face Analysis or Studio Rendering Styles may be
slower
Siemens PLM makes no recommendations on performance, configuration or tuning. It is the customer
responsibility to ensure the configuration meets their needs. Network latency can affect responsiveness
and productivity.
Graphics and operational issues must be replicated on a certified workstation before Siemens PLM can
generate a PR and resolve.
General information
Performance
Functionality
Links
Intel P4600 Guide