Choosing professional graphics for your environment
Choosing the right professional graphics solution for your workflow can be a challenging proposition, which is why HP offers a variety of tools to help you make an informed decision.
For a quick overview of all professional graphics offered on our workstations, check out the Graphics quick reference guide (PDF, 162KB).
For assistance on finding the right graphics solutions for your applications and workflows, try the Workstation finder tool.
AMD® FirePro™ Professional Graphics
Boost productivity with the serious power and performance of AMD FirePro™ professional graphics cards for both HP Z Workstations and HP ZBook Mobile Workstations.
Featuring extensive application certifications, support for up to eight displays, and HP qualified professional graphics drivers with full OpenGL and DirectX support, AMD FirePro™ cards are specifically built for outstanding performance. To maximize graphics performance, HP Workstations are built ready to support AMD's PCIe Gen3 graphics cards.
HP also supports AMD Eyefinity which allows for easy multi display management and control.
For more information on AMD product and technologies please visit AMD’s solutions page.

AMD® FirePro™ Professional Graphics
AMD compatibility
HP Z Workstation support
GraphicsHP Z230 SFFHP Z230 TowerHP Z240 SFFHP Z240 TowerHP Z440HP Z640HP Z840*Check specific HP Z Workstation product QuickSpecs for configuration requirementsHP ZBook Mobile Workstation support
GraphicsHP ZBook 14 G2HP ZBook 15u G3HP ZBook 15 G3HP ZBook 17 G3AMD® FirePro™ W6150MAMD® FirePro™ W5170MAMD® FirePro™ W4190MAMD® FirePro™ M4150(
...) Multi-Card Support
Intel HD Graphics
HP offers integrated Intel HD graphics on both our desktop and mobile workstation line-ups. Intel graphics support either the Intel Core or Intel Xeon processors and can drive up to three displays with 4K resolution on the HP Z230. They are ideal for multi-display office productivity and media playback activities. And with the Intel Xeon HD P-series graphics your entry CAD applications work great and are completely ISV certified.
On the HP ZBooks, Intel HD graphics work seamlessly with the available AMD and NVIDIA graphics to provide a battery power saving solution when demanding 3D graphics are not required.

Intel HD Graphics
Intel compatibility
HP Z Workstation support
GraphicsHP Z1 G2HP Z230 SFFHP Z230 TowerHP Z240 SFFHP Z240 TowerIntel® HD graphics 510Intel® HD graphics 530Intel® HD graphics P530Intel® HD 4600Intel® HD P4600Intel® HD 4400HP ZBook Mobile Workstation support
GraphicsHP ZBook 15u G3HP ZBook Studio G3HP ZBook 15 G3HP ZBook 17 G3Intel® Iris Pro graphics P580Intel® HD graphics P530Intel® HD graphics 530Intel® HD graphics 520
NVIDIA Quadro Graphics
Get the power to realize your vision with the new family of NVIDIA® Quadro® K-series professional graphics featuring NVIDIA's most powerful GPU architecture ever—NVIDIA® Kepler.™ Whether you're creating revolutionary products or telling spectacularly vivid visual stories, Quadro™ helps you do it better and faster. Offering support for up to eight displays and robust OpenGL support, NVIDIA™ graphics are fully certified and optimized with industry-leading applications from AutoDesk, Solidworks, Adobe™, and many others for enhanced performance and reliability.
HP Workstations offer a wide assortment of NVIDIA® graphic solutions for any of our Z Workstation family lineup – including our ZBook family. For more information on the HP NVIDIA partnership please visit NVIDIA’s HP solutions page.
And for your truly intensive GPU computing needs, HP supports the NVIDIA® Tesla GPU accelerated computing solution to deliver incredible productivity right to your desktop. For more information see the GPU Computing Options page.

NVIDIA compatibility
HP Z Workstation support
CardHP Z230 SFFHP Z230 TowerHP Z240 SFFHP Z240 TowerHP Z440HP Z640HP Z840Quadro M6000Quadro M5000Quadro M4000Quadro K4200Quadro M2000Quadro K2200Quadro K1200Quadro K620Quadro K420Quadro P5000Quadro P6000NVS 510NVS 315NVS 310Tesla K40* Check HP Z Workstation QuickSpecs for configuration requirementsHP ZBook Mobile Workstation and HP Z1 AiO support
GraphicsHP ZBook Studio G3HP ZBook 15 G3HP ZBook 17 G3HP Z1 G2Quadro M5000MQuadro M4000MQuadro K4100MQuadro M3000MQuadro K3100MQuadro M2000MQuadro K2100MQuadro M1000MQuadro K610M(
...) Multi-Card Support
Tested and Certified
HP enables tested and certified cards from solution partners AMD, Matrox, PNY, and others.
For engineers, artists, and other professionals who have needs outside the fully bundled graphics offered directly by HP we offer a tested and certified graphics and solution program. This program offers the following benefits:
• The tested and certified card in an HP Z Workstation has been certified by the vendor to perform as expected.
• A tested and certified solution will not void your HP Z Workstation system warranty (note that support and warranty of the card is provided by the card vendor, not by HP).
• Tested and certified solutions can be integrated using HP’s Factory Express custom integration service.
The tested and certified compatibility matrix below show current solution partner offerings.
Tested and certified compatibility
DescriptionHP Z230 SFFHP Z230 TowerHP Z240 SFFHP Z240 TowerHP Z440HP Z640HP Z840