It's that time again! 3DExperience World 2025 kicks off on February 23 and runs through February 26 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. The show is hosted by Dassault Systèmes and highlights annual advances and improvements throughout its product ecosystem. It’s a great opportunity to meet the engineers, students, and industry professionals who use SolidWorks and other Dassault Systèmes applications across browsers, local workstations, and the cloud.
One of the best parts of the event for me is showcasing how advances in silicon engineering can lead to transformational products – systems that offer performance, features, and efficiency that wasn’t possible before. In 2024, the AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 7000 WX-Series processor stole the proverbial show with its excellent single-thread performance, support for multi-GPU configurations for AI training, and up to 96 cores and 2TB of memory for the largest and most demanding projects. This year, AMD has complemented these full-size tower systems with compact and mobile workstations based on the new AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO Series processors. Drop by booth #919 and see the array of systems and demos on exhibit.
The goal of the AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO Series processor is to offer a uniquely capable platform for AI development, 3D modeling, and CAD / CAE workloads. AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO Series processors can address up to 96GB of VRAM thanks to the unified memory architecture shared between the CPU, GPU, and NPU, and offer up to 256GB/s of memory bandwidth -- far more than a typical x86 laptop.
With up to 16 desktop-equivalent "Zen 5" CPU cores and an AMD Radeon™ RDNA™ 3.5 GPU with up to 40 compute units, the Ryzen AI Max PRO Series is designed to deliver the high performance and excellent efficiency SFF and mobile workstation customers want without the higher power consumption and reduced battery life typically associated with mobile discrete GPUs. Being able to dedicate more than 16GB of VRAM to the GPU allows AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO Series processors to load the largest SolidWorks models, including projects that might otherwise be too large for common mobile GPUs and SFF workstation cards. The commercial and consumer PC markets have moved towards mobile and compact desktop form factors in recent years, and end-users need systems that reflect these interests without compromising on available VRAM or memory bandwidth.
From high-efficiency systems based on the AMD Ryzen 8000 PRO processor family, to the new mobile capabilities of the AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO Series processors, AMD offers an unbeatable portfolio of products for students and professionals alike. AMD Ryzen PRO systems with Radeon PRO graphics are backed by the ISV-certified drivers and rigorous testing that SolidWorks customers require, so that system responsiveness doesn't come at the expense of stability.
Show attendees who are looking to maximize the performance of SolidWorks workstations are invited to attend our speaking session on 2/25, when Robert Jamieson will share performance optimization tips and configuration options to maximize RealView and Large Model Performance mode. Dr. Adi Pandžić will give a short presentation on how using HP and AMD systems have greatly aided his own work at the University of Sarejevo.
Feel free to stop in at any time if you'd like to see what AMD Ryzen AI PRO and AMD Ryzen AI PRO Max processors can achieve. The HP ZBook Ultra G1a and HP Z2 Mini workstations systems are a great way to see the performance the AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO Series can deliver in a diminutive, innovative form factor. HP is also spotlighting #zbyhp demos featuring the aforementioned ZBook Ultra G1a and Z2 Mini in booth #503.
Back in Booth #919, we’ll have multiple SolidWorks, Visualize, and Simulation demos running to showcase the value of high VRAM GPUs like the W7900. Additionally, experts will be on-hand to discuss how AMD Ryzen Threadripper, Radeon PRO, and the Ryzen AI Max PRO Series can improve viewport performance when working with large assemblies.