Return-Path: Received: from mail-lb0-f169.google.com ([209.85.217.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4829582 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:30:29 +0200 Received: by lbon3 with SMTP id n3so104656lbo.28 for ; Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:31:19 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=R7T1+i/N1NEHdT4XeaJSJ0LeAR332cj3M/zw8Wens6E=; b=mxPqXUDWcpbLXwYuYoTOSyMw4gO0cDYAOOqmTHdRLlQMH9Qpops+GY7IwcNSoK6EHm o96QE6HhCmZPLnmv/nxt2t+29Y5UUhviuOrheywkhnz/yMsCSn04REerlQHNRQXii5w9 4buFf/F+U4iO9VeHjfMt7Jwstjy59aec2dEvtM882taQmfDN5VES9hhuw2TFbaCfpE/7 KpOJeJE09OtFTOPBwE7i0OlwGXl8zpBBGv8kbzmiA4ZxAlEtbruHbqWzEaGQgLEh1Y2O ZdCpI4JsdR88G+17NZFbQBy+HXXe4SzZRs5iRWHIdB4GYzZ/3a5T7a7jpXpUu1XfBhCB 10Lg== Received: by 10.112.26.38 with SMTP id i6mr646431lbg.76.1346279479291; Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:31:19 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.112.148.194 with HTTP; Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:30:38 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Teddy Gage Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2012 18:30:38 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Video card question To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=bcaec554dba421ae3a04c86f1eed --bcaec554dba421ae3a04c86f1eed Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 AE uses CUDA for the raytrace engine, viewport display, and a lot of new plugins are taking advantage of it. But it is also very useful for premiere pro and other video encoding as well. But I agree she doesn't need a $750 690 for editing. Nobody does; it's a gaming card. On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 6:14 PM, Brian Higgins wrote: > She's a prosumer, and based on her past posts I have a hunch she is not > trying to push 8 streams of 5K r3d media through Premiere. Dual GPU cards > in the past have had bad price:performance, as well as being noisy power > hogs. Does that extra $750 include a sturdy enough PSU to run the thing? I > have 2 580's in my rig at home and the thing sounds like a wind turbine! > Also, please correct me if I'm wrong as we're not on CS6 yet, but isn't the > only part of AE that uses CUDA the 3d raytrace renderer? I think Genarts > plugins might take advantage too, but again I'm guessing that's not an > issue here. > > $.02, > Brian > > > On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 5:00 PM, Teddy Gage wrote: > >> Brian what are you basing that opinion on? I agree but for a different >> reason. The gtx 580 or 590 has almost double the CUDA power (not cores) as >> the 680 or 690, and more than triple the 670. It is a very significant >> upgrade to CUDA and the 3D raytracing engine I have experienced first hand. >> nVidia gimped the CUDA performance on the kepler gpus. This has been shown >> on multiple benchmarks. Also the gtx 580 is cheaper than a new 680. I'd >> highly recommend the 3GB 580 or the 6GB 590. a lot of bang for the buck >> On Aug 29, 2012 4:37 PM, "Brian Higgins" >> wrote: >> >>> I would not. >>> >>> -b >>> >>> On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Jeanette Barekman >> > wrote: >>> >>>> I am in the process of buying a new workstation and I am wondering if I >>>> should add the $750 cost to upgrade from a Nvidia GTX 670 to the GTX 690. >>>> I am a prosumer who works primarily with After Effects, Premiere Pro >>>> and Photoshop. >>>> Also am wondering since Windows 8 is due to be launched soon if I >>>> should wait so that I will have a turnkey system. >>>> Thank you very much. I enjoy this list immensely and appreciate the >>>> knowledge that I obtain from it. >>>> >>>> Jeanette Barekman >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> brian higgins | senior vfx artist >>> Sol Design >>> 312.706.5500 >>> higgins@soldesignfx.com >>> soldesignfx.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > -- > brian higgins | senior vfx artist > Sol Design > 312.706.5500 > higgins@soldesignfx.com > soldesignfx.com > > > > -- Animator & Editor www.teddygage.com Brooklyn --bcaec554dba421ae3a04c86f1eed Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable AE uses CUDA for the raytrace engine, viewport display, and a lot of new pl= ugins are taking advantage of it. But it is also very useful for premiere p= ro and other video encoding as well. But I agree she doesn't need a $75= 0 690 for editing. Nobody does; it's a gaming card.

On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 6:14 PM, Brian Higgi= ns <higgins@soldesignfx.com> wrote:
She's a prosumer, and based on her past posts I have a hunch she is not= trying to push 8 streams of 5K r3d media through Premiere.=A0 Dual GPU car= ds in the past have had bad price:performance, as well as being noisy power= hogs.=A0 Does that extra $750 include a sturdy enough PSU to run the thing= ? I have 2 580's in my rig at home and the thing sounds like a wind tur= bine!=A0 Also, please correct me if I'm wrong as we're not on CS6 y= et, but isn't the only part of AE that uses CUDA the 3d raytrace render= er?=A0 I think Genarts plugins might take advantage too, but again I'm = guessing that's not an issue here.

$.02,
Brian


On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 5:00 PM, Teddy Gage <teddygage= @gmail.com> wrote:

Brian what are you basing that opinion on? I agree but for a different r= eason. The gtx 580 or 590 has almost double the CUDA power (not cores) as t= he 680 or 690, and more than triple the 670. It is a very significant upgra= de to CUDA and the 3D raytracing engine I have experienced first hand. nVid= ia gimped the CUDA performance on the kepler gpus. This has been shown on m= ultiple benchmarks. Also the gtx 580 is cheaper than a new 680. I'd hig= hly recommend the 3GB 580 or the 6GB 590. a lot of bang for the buck

On Aug 29, 2012 4:37 PM, "Brian Higgins&quo= t; <higgins= @soldesignfx.com> wrote:
I would not.

-b

On Wed, Aug 29, 20= 12 at 3:34 PM, Jeanette Barekman <jsbarekman@yahoo.com> w= rote:
I am in the process of buying a new= workstation and I am wondering if I should add the $750 cost to upgrade fr= om a Nvidia GTX 670 to the GTX 690.
I am a prosumer who works pri= marily with After Effects, Premiere Pro and Photoshop.=A0
Also am wondering since Windo= ws 8 is due to be launched soon if I should wait so that I will have a turn= key system.
Thank you very much.=A0 I enjoy this list immensely and appreciate the knowledge= that I obtain from it.
=A0
Jeanette Barekm= an



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