Got the msi gtx 970 gaming 4g. Quite happy with it. 2014-12-11 10:03 GMT+01:00 Mirko Jankovic <mirkoj.anima...@gmail.com>:
> right now 970 is best bang for backs. > they do not heat too much, power consumption is prety low and they do > really good job. > and on top of that Redshift as perfect companion ;) > viewport performance is not that big issue at all between two cards but > being able to utilise GPU rendering with CUDA is way more higher on the > list then couple more FPS in viewport > > On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 9:26 AM, Christoph Muetze <c...@glarestudios.de> > wrote: > >> I'd stay clear of the ATI/AMD consumer cards if I were you. From our >> experience Soft becomes generally less stable (crashing a lot more), and >> the raycast selection is going haywire sometimes. >> >> Chris >> >> On 11/12/14 04:44, phil harbath wrote: >> > I went Redshift and have been very pleased. I can get by using a lot >> less computers than before on most projects, volume smoke is pretty much >> all I use MR for anymore. I have several computers with a combination of >> 780TI, 770, and 970, while I think the 780Ti give the best performance, it >> really makes more sense to buy the 970 as they are priced better or 980 if >> you have more cash. The Redshift say go with the cards with the most ram >> (that would be Titan 6tb, if you got even more cash), depends on your needs >> of course. >> > >> > From: David Rivera >> > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 8:51 PM >> > To: Softimage Mailing List >> > Subject: Best graphic card for Softimage? >> > >> > I know this subject has been posted a lot over the years, but it >> happens that I read a benchmark performance between autodesk products on >> certain webpage. They tested Radeons vs Nvidias and turns out that Mudbox >> and Softimage ran better on AMD (Radeons) - this is mental ray render. >> > >> > >> > So I was wondering whether to go full on mental ray (CPU) or take my >> savings and put it on a GPU renderer? Either case, now a days, which is the >> middle ranked graphic card for softimage? (My budget is around 1k). >> > >> > >> > Thanks. >> > >> > David Rivera >> > 3D Compositor/Animator >> > LinkedIN >> > Behance >> > VFX Reel >> > >> >> >> >
