I went looking for my link to the Workstation Video Card research I did, and of course it was part of the data set that was lost. I’ll repost the link to the AUGI World article I wrote for late 2009 (because it was a lot of research and I want the link back up).
If you wanted to understand the Video Card debate, and cost structure, check out my article.
Check out Page 28 for “Why Should I buy a CAD Graphics Card” In AUGI World Magazine
Thanks again to James and the bunch at Civil3D.com for supporting the original article.