Gaming GPU Jit.gl has no CUDA, SLI, cards sync so no need for Pro card.

I use: Desktop : GTX 1080 Laptop: GTX 980M (mobile) very satisfied

The main problem of Max is that it's pipeline / scenegraph is much slower on the cpu part than other optimised software. The patch passing message is slow, so try to do as much as you can with gl objects and shaders.