Here are solutions to the most demanding design and rendering process. These laptops and desktop workstations have proven to take on the toughest applications with no downtime.
Mobile Workstations:
Best Overall Mobile Workstation for Most Buyers
HP ZBook Studio G8
Windows 11 Pro - HP recommends Windows 11 Pro for business
11th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 processor
16 GB memory; 256 GB SSD storage
15.6" diagonal FHD display
NVIDIA® T1200 Graphics
Best Affordable Workstation
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2
Up to Intel® Core™ or Xeon® processors
Features powerful NVIDIA® RTX™ graphics options
Tons of onboard VRAM options
ThinkShield, a built-in suite of security solutions
A 15.6" mobile workstation engineered for versatility
Ideal for students, engineers, CAD & industrial professionals with ISV certifications
Best Thin-and-Light Workstation Laptop
Dell Precision 5560
11 Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500H, vPro® (12 MB cache, 6 cores, 12 threads, 3.00 GHz to 4.60 GHz Turbo
Windows 11 Pro, English, French, Spanish (Dell Technologies recommends Windows 11 Pro for business)
Intel® UHD Graphics
8 GB, 1 x 8 GB, DDR4, 3200MHz, Non-ECC, SODIMM
512 GB, M.2 2280, Gen 4 PCIe x4 NVMe, SSD
Best Workstation Laptop for CAD and Rendering Power
Dell Precision 7560
11 Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500H, vPro® (12 MB cache, 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 GHz to 4.60 GHz Turbo,
Windows 11 Pro, English, French, Spanish
(Dell Technologies recommends Windows 11 Pro for business)
NVIDIA® T1200, 4 GB GDDR6
8 GB, 1 x 8 GB, DDR4, 3200MHz, Non-ECC, SODIMM
256 GB, M.2 2280, Gen 3 PCIe x4 NVMe, SSD
Best 4K Workstation Laptop
HP ZBook Fury 15 G8
Windows 11 Pro - HP recommends Windows 11 Pro for business
11th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 processor
16 GB memory; 256 GB SSD storage
15.6" diagonal FHD display
Intel® UHD Graphics
Desktop Workstations:
Best Workstation (Dual-CPU)
Dell Precision 7920 Tower (2020)
Intel® Xeon® Gold 6230R
Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
(Dell Technologies recommends Windows 11 Pro for business)
NVIDIA® RTX™ A4000
64 GB Memory
512 GB SSD
AI/VR ready: Includes more memory, Windows 11 Pro for Workstations, a high-end graphics card, and a 5-year ProSupport warranty.
Best Budget Workstation Tower
Lenovo ThinkStation P340 SFF
A compact, powerhouse workstation PC
Designed on Intel vPro® platform
High-end graphic options
Cutting-edge storage and memory technologies
Supports up to 11 independent displays
High performance & unmatched reliability
Top security solutions to protect your data
A cost-effective system that will not break the bank
Best Workstation-Grade Mac Desktop
Apple Mac Studio (M1 Ultra)
20-Core CPU
48-Core GPU
32-Core Neural Engine
64GB unified memory
1TB SSD storage
Front: Two Thunderbolt 4 ports, one SDXC card slot
Back: Four Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A ports, one HDMI port, one 10Gb Ethernet port, one 3.5 mm headphone jack
