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shen_27 · 11-16-2020, 11:53 PM

Hi Everyone,

I recently bought a laptop for work (CAD modeling mostly). It has an i7 10th generation intel, and a Quadro RTX 3000 graphics card.

I have dual 2560 x 1440 monitors I'd like to use as displays for the laptop. However, due to some faulty advertising, it looks like I only have one display out (HDMI) on my laptop.

I have multiple USB 3.2 ports, all of which are Gen 1 (3 type A's, one type C)

With that being said, my questions are....

1) Can display port easily drive one of my monitors at 60hz through one fo my USB ports?
2) If I end up purchasing a docking station, will transfering anything else through the calbe affect the quality of the picture? (ethernet, other periferals attached, etc.)
3) Will displaylink use my RTX graphics card for processing, or the native intel graphics card?
4) If I'm using a CAD program, which should be using my RTX card, can I display it on my second monitor using displaylink? Will this force the CAD program to switch to Intel graphics?
4) What type of performance hit can I expect on the CPU/RAM/etc.?
5) Will there be any noticable difference in the quality of the picture? I don't need perfect picture quality, but would like to know that I'm not going to see screen tearing or anything if I'm pushing my computer.

Depending on the answers, I may have to return the laptop, so any information anyone has would be much appreciated!

Thanks!

11-16-2020, 11:53 PM	#1
shen_27 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2020 Posts: 1	General Display Link Questions Hi Everyone, I recently bought a laptop for work (CAD modeling mostly). It has an i7 10th generation intel, and a Quadro RTX 3000 graphics card. I have dual 2560 x 1440 monitors I'd like to use as displays for the laptop. However, due to some faulty advertising, it looks like I only have one display out (HDMI) on my laptop. I have multiple USB 3.2 ports, all of which are Gen 1 (3 type A's, one type C) With that being said, my questions are.... 1) Can display port easily drive one of my monitors at 60hz through one fo my USB ports? 2) If I end up purchasing a docking station, will transfering anything else through the calbe affect the quality of the picture? (ethernet, other periferals attached, etc.) 3) Will displaylink use my RTX graphics card for processing, or the native intel graphics card? 4) If I'm using a CAD program, which should be using my RTX card, can I display it on my second monitor using displaylink? Will this force the CAD program to switch to Intel graphics? 4) What type of performance hit can I expect on the CPU/RAM/etc.? 5) Will there be any noticable difference in the quality of the picture? I don't need perfect picture quality, but would like to know that I'm not going to see screen tearing or anything if I'm pushing my computer. Depending on the answers, I may have to return the laptop, so any information anyone has would be much appreciated! Thanks!