MacBook Pro vs. imac

Hi there I am looking to buy an iMac or a MacBook Pro with an outer screen for use home. I work mainly with architecture such as Revit and Autocad software. I also Lumion or 3dsmax. I use Photoshop and indesign to establish all my presentations also. I'll sometimes have to rhino as well.

My big problem is the speed of the machine. I know I need at least 16 GB of RAM and the in 27 iMac is attractive because I can always increase the RAM myself. I know I need dedicated GPU and separate the CPU for my renderings as well which I am sure that both the imac and the Macbook pro have. What I like is the portability of the MacBook Pro, but I fear that he will not be able to handle the amount of rendering, I need. But the SSD is attractive, although the car of fusion, of everything I read, is very similar in functional terms and offers plenty of space, which means that I would not necessarily need an external hard drive.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Anything would be helpful. To which model to get specs, all are welcome.

If you need any portability the MacBook Pro is your choice. Make sure you get the max RAM and storage.

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