I've ordered the parts for a new desktop for my architect son who's just starting out on his own after working for some time in a small private firm. His work so far ranges from small one-floor residences to an eight floor building, with the occasional church and community hall thrown in. He uses AutoCAD for drawing and V-Ray for 3D rendering.
At this point 3D rendering is not a daily task and I thought a Ryzen 7 5700G with 2x8GB RAM would be a good compromise between cost, power and capability for light gaming. Then I found a used GTX 970 for a good price and am wondering how much of a difference it would make for the rendering part. That is, GPU rendering with the GTX 970 vs CPU rendering with the 5700G. Experts please.
At this point 3D rendering is not a daily task and I thought a Ryzen 7 5700G with 2x8GB RAM would be a good compromise between cost, power and capability for light gaming. Then I found a used GTX 970 for a good price and am wondering how much of a difference it would make for the rendering part. That is, GPU rendering with the GTX 970 vs CPU rendering with the 5700G. Experts please.