On Wednesday, 9 November 2016, Sven Schönmann <sven.schoenm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all, > > lots of good input here. > > One thing that confuses me: I was assuming that rendering in Nuke (not in > background mode) would only affect one CPU - especially when rendering a > quicktime movie file. But when I render a file, all my CPUs give full > throttle. At least that is what my CPU-Meters tell me. > > > Does Nuke render multi-threaded by default? > Yes. > Cheers > > Sven > > > On Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 8:44 AM, J Bills <jbillsn...@flickfx.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','jbillsn...@flickfx.com');>> wrote: > >> I know it depends on lots of things - but would it be safe to say from >> purely a processor standpoint - the benefits of more cores comes at render >> time, but in an interactive gui session, a faster clocked 4/6/8 core >> machine would be preferable? Since single threaded horsepower counts for >> quite a bit, and there's only so much that multithreading helps. >> >> I've seen freelancers and one-person shows working from home that seem >> happy with a single 20-36 core machine to take care of their rendering >> needs all in one. But I would think that would be overkill at a shop with a >> solid renderfarm - and you'd just need to focus on interactive session >> power and somewhat disregard rendering. >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 11:07 AM, Daniel Hartlehnert <dah...@gmx.de >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','dah...@gmx.de');>> wrote: >> >>> Hi Michael, >>> >>> I have no direct answer for your question, there are just some things i >>> think are worth considering: >>> Much RAM is not only helpful in general, but more cores also need more >>> memory to do their calculations! Otherwise the system will start swapping >>> and the speed boost is gone. >>> Also, the more cores you have, the faster the bus system has to be in >>> order to keep the cores busy. Data might not be transfered from/to cores >>> fast enough, so they start >>> to sit idle waiting for the rest of the system to catch up. >>> >>> So all in all i would agree with everybody else: higher clock speed over >>> more cores. >>> >>> Daniel >>> >>> >>> Am 08.11.2016 um 16:28 schrieb michael vorberg < >>> pingkin...@googlemail.com >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','pingkin...@googlemail.com');>>: >>> >>> Thanks for the feedback >>> >>> Am 08.11.2016 16:01 schrieb "Frank Harrison" <fr...@thefoundry.co.uk >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','fr...@thefoundry.co.uk');>>: >>> >>>> Right now, for NUKE/NUKEX specifically, a hIgher clock speed would be >>>> better. In a future release you will likely see more benefit from a higher >>>> number of cores. >>>> >>>> hth >>>> >>>> On 8 November 2016 at 14:38, michael vorberg <pingkin...@googlemail.com >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','pingkin...@googlemail.com');>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I was referring mostly to using nuke >>>>> I know adding as much RAM as possible is helpful, GPU does not matter >>>>> so much but CPU I'm not sure. >>>>> >>>>> Am 08.11.2016 14:48 schrieb "Rakesh Malik" <tamer...@gmail.com >>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','tamer...@gmail.com');>>: >>>>> >>>>>> That depends a lot on the workload, especially these days when the >>>>>> processors' clock speeds are so dynamic, in that a 2.5GHz processor can >>>>>> overlock itself to over 3GHz. Desktop processors that are designed around >>>>>> more robust cooling solutions than mobile processors have even wider >>>>>> "turbo" ranges. >>>>>> >>>>>> Generally, adding more cores gives you more computing power overall, >>>>>> so it's more a question of how well the software you're using can take >>>>>> advantage of parallelism during rendering. Most software runs in a single >>>>>> thread, so adding cores has no direct benefit, but most of the higher end >>>>>> solutions in color grading and VFX are heavily threaded and get pretty >>>>>> good >>>>>> utilization out of additional cores. >>>>>> >>>>>> The GPU is another major variable to consider; some software leans >>>>>> heavily on the GPU and doesn't use the main processor for computing, and >>>>>> some that do a surprisingly good job of consuming both. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ----------------------------- >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> [image: --] >>>>>> >>>>>> Rakesh Malik >>>>>> [image: https://]about.me/WhiteCranePhoto >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://about.me/WhiteCranePhoto?promo=email_sig&utm_source=email_sig&utm_medium=email_sig&utm_campaign=external_links> >>>>>> Director of Photography >>>>>> http://www.WhiteCranePhotography.com >>>>>> <http://www.whitecranephotography.com/> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 3:54 AM, michael vorberg < >>>>>> pingkin...@googlemail.com >>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','pingkin...@googlemail.com');>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> When buying a new workstation would I benefit more from a CPU with >>>>>>> higher clock speed and less cores or do more cores with lower speed >>>>>>> give me >>>>>>> overall more render speed? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Or is this all a "depends on" question? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Greetings, >>>>>>> Michael >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Nuke-users mailing list >>>>>>> Nuke-users@support.thefoundry.co.uk >>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Nuke-users@support.thefoundry.co.uk');>, >>>>>>> http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>>>>>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Nuke-users mailing list >>>>>> Nuke-users@support.thefoundry.co.uk >>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Nuke-users@support.thefoundry.co.uk');>, >>>>>> http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>>>>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Nuke-users mailing list >>>>> Nuke-users@support.thefoundry.co.uk >>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Nuke-users@support.thefoundry.co.uk');>, >>>>> http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>>>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Frank Harrison >>>> Senior Nuke Software Engineer >>>> The Foundry >>>> Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 6828 - Fax: +44 (0)20 7930 8906 >>>> Web: www.thefoundry.co.uk >>>> Email: frank.harri...@thefoundry.co.uk >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','frank.harri...@thefoundry.co.uk');> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Nuke-users mailing list >>>> Nuke-users@support.thefoundry.co.uk >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Nuke-users@support.thefoundry.co.uk');>, >>>> http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Nuke-users mailing list >>> Nuke-users@support.thefoundry.co.uk >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Nuke-users@support.thefoundry.co.uk');>, >>> http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Nuke-users mailing list >>> Nuke-users@support.thefoundry.co.uk >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Nuke-users@support.thefoundry.co.uk');>, >>> http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Nuke-users mailing list >> Nuke-users@support.thefoundry.co.uk >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Nuke-users@support.thefoundry.co.uk');>, >> http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >> > > -- Frank Harrison Senior Nuke Software Engineer The Foundry Tel: +44 (0)20 7968 6828 - Fax: +44 (0)20 7930 8906 Web: www.thefoundry.co.uk Email: frank.harri...@thefoundry.co.uk
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