Need a good video card for a 250 watt power supply for AutoCAD.

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I have an HP P6754y computer with a 250w power supply. I am graduating my collage after two classes this fall. I want a low power GPU for AutoCAD to finish my two classes I have left. I worked on my 250mb integrated GPU for three years, now and just want to finish my two classes with way better performance I have now with AutoCAD. It has been a pain, and made me do most of my classes projects at my collage instead at home, because of crappy slow performance. I am taking an advance CAD class and just want to do homework from home, if I only have two classes. Saving up to build my own PC after I graduate. Must have a DVI input, and works with AutoCAD.
 
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If your chief concern is professional applications, don't but a gaming card. They are made for pushing pixels, not showing advanced detail. Some features will not work without professional drives.
It's hard to say what cards you can and con not use with that PC without more detailed information on the PSU, most notably its 12v rail. OEM PSUs and motherboards tend to... suck @$$, so I wouldn't be surprised if running it to its full capacity would cause instability (wich is very bad if you plan to, well, keep you work.
All that being said, Autocad can be very GPU intensive when it comes to showing layers upon layers of stuff. Since your PSU is 250W, I'm assuming you don't have any peripheral power cables. One important thing you did not list was your budget, so I'll just show you the best card you can buy for what the power supply *should* be able to handle. If I guestimate correctly that your 12v rail is near 10 amps, this is the fastest workstation card you can get without a power connector:
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Video Card: PNY - Quadro P2000 5GB Video Card ($425.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $425.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-08-14 23:55 EDT-0400
 
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However, assuming he has a low budget due to being a college student, a "gaming card" will be more than able to do what the OP needs, especially for two classes worth of homework/projects until he goes to build a whole new PC. The $145 for the 1050TI vs your $426 for the P2000 puts the "gaming card" at a much better worth and advantage for his temporary solution.
 
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That is because I showed the best that can be put in that system considering his power supply.
These are two slightly differently priced workstation cards from the 1050ti, one is a bit cheaper the other a bit more expensive.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VMkwrH/pny-quadro-p400-2gb-video-card-vcqp400-pb
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/m6H48d/pny-quadro-p600-2gb-video-card-vcqp600-pb
I don't know how complex your projects will get but if they reach a certain point the gaming GPU will simply fail to make the cut. Once you are making very complex things you will need professional graphics drivers, and AutoCAD is quite GPU intensive.
 
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I would need a Displayport converter. Any suggestions?

 
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