Return-Path: Received: from mail-yk0-f175.google.com ([209.85.160.175] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5390669 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 26 Feb 2014 20:28:05 +0100 Received: by mail-yk0-f175.google.com with SMTP id 131so3762387ykp.6 for ; Wed, 26 Feb 2014 11:28:22 -0800 (PST) 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=VQWUxI+hwzTc+YpJp5HvVxCij1YK8z5jrYxg1NmPrL0=; b=DmAZqojHNEyQ/uwEMPpXYVAiTncfyBcI8Q8ZV0iVT+z7u6mz+EVpp16retB9ieZNEM u3A22yROV7qQ4fIZkbdHagdEVVMIi4QDvvqS02exmHaphAOQ5CUayXr4ihB4Bucee5h7 LQ7ObeneRWhTUCMhLSXG70AUIsAAyf0mYUZsNwP1wX/6Zu/HqLLDsO597NoJf060T+jn wdEycZMDP5zUGwOH97OUEfhpKYujzMUXOnezD9dUoZOdLNa3AThaYqjkQdYCBbrarHYc /H03DsVltQpSMj1lcAq1BP4Ajw179LGzi/TgnIaLW6MYf0mCEV2oL9xUlImsDzyU6bE1 ANSw== X-Received: by 10.236.32.36 with SMTP id n24mr4454531yha.116.1393442901911; Wed, 26 Feb 2014 11:28:21 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.170.160.6 with HTTP; Wed, 26 Feb 2014 11:27:41 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: From: Teddy Gage Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 14:27:41 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] AE CC and Mavericks To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c1c2d82ef0a204f3543586 --001a11c1c2d82ef0a204f3543586 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Yes, theoretically that is the case, however the only time I've ever pushed the VRAM that high is using huge particle systems in C4D, iRay or Octane rendering, or running multi-monitor games at resolutions above 2560x1440. Right now, honestly I think the 6GB may even be overkill. Even in pretty large AE raytrace scenes I'm still using just a fraction of that vram. Better to go for more CUDA cores, although it's nice to be future proofed though. I think it's still a case of software needing to catch up to hardware potential. -TG On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 1:32 PM, Hillary Knox wrote: > What about working with higher resolution (e.g. 4k) files? Theoretically > the 6 GB in the Titan should make that a lot less painful(?) > > On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Teddy Gage wrote: > >> Robert, from my own experience, the gtx titan is not signifigantly faster >> than the gtx 570. In fact a better upgrade would be to a gtx 580 with 3gb. >> You would not have to upgrade to mavericks (which really isnt a huge update >> anyway) and the gtx 580 actually is faster than the titan for CUDA >> processing. >> >> The benefit of the titan is that it can drive four monitors and has much >> better openGL performance. The main benefit woukd be in gaming and 3d >> viewports for c4d and maya. >> >> I have both cards in two workstations and have seen this empirically. >> -TG >> >> >> On Wednesday, February 26, 2014, Robert W. Walker < >> robertw@walkersound.com> wrote: >> >>> I should explain more clearly - >>> >>> Yes the 570 we have is a CUDA card - I am looking to upgrade to a Titan, >>> which apparently requires 10.9.x Mavericks to function at all. I have >>> been Googling around for information on how well AE and PPro are working >>> on Mavericks and wanted to check here also. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Robert W. Walker >>> Los Angeles >>> >>> >>> > -------- Original Message -------- >>> > Subject: Re: [AE] AE CC and Mavericks >>> > From: David Baud >>> > Date: Wed, February 26, 2014 12:58 pm >>> > To: "After Effects Mail List" >>> > >>> > >>> > The nVidia 570 GTX is a CUDA card. Maybe you meant the ATI Radeon HD >>> 5770? >>> > >>> > I have the GTX 570 but I have not done too much work under Mavericks >>> yet, so I cannot tell you how stable/speedy it is... or not! >>> > >>> > David Baud >>> > K O S M O S P R O D U C T i O N S >>> > david@kosmos-productions.com >>> > www.kosmos-productions.com >>> > >>> > On Feb 26, 2014, at 8:43 , Robert W. Walker >>> wrote: >>> > >>> > > I am researching a GPU upgrade for a Mac Pro 5,1 (OSX 10.8.4) from a >>> GTX >>> > > 570 to a CUDA card that requires OSX 10.9.2 Mavericks. >>> >>> +---End of message---+ >>> To unsubscribe send any message to >>> >> >> >> -- >> _____________________________ >> VFX & Motion Graphic Artist >> teddygage dot com >> >> > -- _____________________________ VFX & Motion Graphic Artist teddygage dot com --001a11c1c2d82ef0a204f3543586 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Yes, theoretically that is the case, however the only time= I've ever pushed the VRAM that high is using huge particle systems in = C4D, iRay or Octane rendering, or running multi-monitor games at resolution= s above 2560x1440. Right now, honestly I think the 6GB may even be overkill= . Even in pretty large AE raytrace scenes I'm still using just a fracti= on of that vram. Better to go for more CUDA cores, although it's nice t= o be future proofed though. I think it's still a case of software needi= ng to catch up to hardware potential. 
-TG


On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 1:32 PM, Hillary Knox <hillaryknox@gmail.com= > wrote:
What about working with higher resolution (e= .g. 4k) files? Theoretically the 6 GB in the Titan should make that a lot l= ess painful(?)

On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 1:26 PM,= Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com> wrote:
Robert, from my= own experience, the gtx titan is not signifigantly faster than the gtx 570= . In fact a better upgrade would be to a gtx 580 with 3gb. You would not ha= ve to upgrade to mavericks (which really isnt a huge update anyway) and the= gtx 580 actually is faster than the titan for CUDA processing. = =20

The benefit of the titan is that it can drive four monitors and has mu= ch better openGL performance. The main benefit woukd be in gaming and 3d vi= ewports for c4d and maya. 

I have both cards in two workstations and have seen this empirically.&= nbsp;
-TG=20


On Wednesday, February 26, 2014, Robert W. Wal= ker <robert= w@walkersound.com> wrote:
I should explai= n more clearly -

Yes the 570 we have is a CUDA card - I am looking t= o upgrade to a Titan,
which apparently requires 10.9.x Mavericks to function at all.  I have=
been Googling around for information on how well AE and PPro are workin= g
on Mavericks and wanted to check here also.

Thanks,

Robert W. Walker
Los Angeles


> -------- Original Message= --------
> Subject: Re: [AE] AE CC and Mavericks
> From: David= Baud <david.baud@gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, February 26, 2= 014 12:58 pm
> To: "After Effects Mail List" <AE-List@media-motion.tv= >
>
>
> The nVidia 570 GTX is a CUDA card. Maybe you meant the= ATI Radeon HD 5770?
>
> I have the GTX 570 but I have not done= too much work under Mavericks yet, so I cannot tell you how stable/speedy = it is… or not!
>
> David Baud
> K O S M O S     P R O D U C T i O= N S
> david@kosmos-productions.com
> www.kosmos-productions.com
>
> On Feb 26, 2014, at 8:43 , Robert W. Walker <robertw@walkersound= .com> wrote:
>
> > I am researching a GPU upgrade for= a Mac Pro 5,1 (OSX 10.8.4) from a GTX
> > 570 to a CUDA card that= requires OSX 10.9.2 Mavericks.

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