Return-Path: Received: from mail-vb0-f41.google.com ([209.85.212.41] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4772637 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 11 Jul 2012 23:01:50 +0200 Received: by vbkv13 with SMTP id v13so1071804vbk.28 for ; Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:05:24 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=M9hUxrUObYOSY7dkCEhKltsYHFnkP7fj7j0H4xtch+M=; b=QaIrzvNvYTYO/fX0FFE0HCzcfUzRCxiqf4a+oPGEH1CRU40cBxZwkO2/QDgHRVfSuV FVdDi0lEiMjnqIN6uH2wa7+HTVtDvCw9oB5kb4dWdbGH4KE7i+QbZxdmwc4AC/dbCWj9 IZI+h2T6Pg7DMYhOVAfXtBeyiCGB6nL5EAdgu80n7lrILl9BHrC8uYT4D0YZiJmRcCGX aCX5lvgGe4Ph5b0u7TN4AG9Umcjmv8Ai24PhCPvwZgg9267oLO+2uyK8RHFMMqWXc4ZU /cWuDfnUXDWu15Jun6Fqb/gbpWEq2pdf8cAGjZryAR+6DxKs2zonYJ9Me8ZajzvOjduI 8TeQ== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.248.82 with SMTP id mf18mr15952470vcb.20.1342040724232; Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:05:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.18.201 with HTTP; Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:05:24 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:05:24 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Best Mac GPU set-up for the CS6 Raytracer? From: rendernyc To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=bcaec54ee3c6a4585b04c4943467 --bcaec54ee3c6a4585b04c4943467 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Quadro 6000 is roughly equivalent to a GTX470 so the 580s would still beat a 6000/tesla comb even with the cubix box it would probably still be way cheaper On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 5:02 PM, Chris Bobotis wrote: > They insist on Macs. > > Cheers, > Chris > Mettle.com > Skype: Mettlecom > > On 2012-07-11, at 4:53 PM, Teddy Gage wrote: > > Even if price isn't an issue do they really want to buy a system even > Apple itself says won't see an update until late 2013, if ever? Even if > it's the fastest Mac now available, the performance gap with PCs will be an > issue in under two years. > > On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 4:46 PM, Chris Bobotis wrote: > >> Listers, >> >> A client is looking to pick up a couple of the new Mac Pros and they >> asked me to help with the best specs for CS6 Raytracer. >> >> I know we touched on this a while back - what is the best, as in >> fastest, budget is not an issue, GPU set-up for the Mac + WIN >> >> As I understood it, the NVIDIA Quadro 6000 combo Tesla is pretty much top >> of the heap on WIN... correct? >> >> What gets closest (fastest) on the Mac? >> >> Cheers, >> Chris >> Mettle.com >> Skype: Mettlecom >> >> >> >> >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to >> > > > > -- > Animator & Editor > www.teddygage.com > Brooklyn > > > > > > -- danny princz exposedideas.com --bcaec54ee3c6a4585b04c4943467 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quadro 6000 is roughly equivalent to a GTX470 so the 580s would still beat = a 6000/tesla comb

even with the cubix box it would probably still be= way cheaper
On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 5:02 PM,= Chris Bobotis <chris@mettle.com> wrote:
They ins= ist on Macs.

Cheers,
Ch= ris
Skype: Mettlecom

O= n 2012-07-11, at 4:53 PM, Teddy Gage wrote:

Even if price isn't an issue do they really want to b= uy a system even Apple itself says won't see an update until late 2013,= if ever? Even if it's the fastest Mac now available, the performance g= ap with PCs will be an issue in under two years.

On Wed, Jul 11, 2012= at 4:46 PM, Chris Bobotis <chris@mettle.com> wrote:
Listers,

A client is looking to pick up a couple of the new Mac Pros and they asked = me to help with the best specs for CS6 Raytracer.

I know we touched on this a while back - =A0what is the best, as in fastest= , budget is not an issue, GPU set-up for the Mac + WIN

As I understood it, the NVIDIA Quadro 6000 combo Tesla is pretty much top o= f the heap on WIN... correct?

What gets closest (fastest) on the Mac?

Cheers,
Chris
Mettle.com
Skype: Mettlecom




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