Radeon Gpu for Sketchup/Vray/Cad/Revit

[CaptainJang]

Could you suggest the best Radeon Gpu for Sketchup/Vray/Cad/Revit? im planning on crossfire.

 

[Fincotts1]

How much are you willing to spend my friend?

 

[CaptainJang]

How much are you willing to spend my friend?

Around 300-500$

 

[CaptainJang]

Im buying one gpu first then by december is the other one.

 

[Fincotts1]

Ok, here goes, i would recomend going for a gtx 970 as Nvidia cards tend to be more compatible with this type of application, even though "Quadros" are recommended, there really isnt much of a difference in performance. BUT... you stated that you wanted a "radeon" gpu yes? So the most referred to "amd equivalent" of the 970 is the R9 290x - But do not forget about the new 300 series gpus.

There we go, gtx 970/r9 290x.

Hope i helped 😉

 

[CaptainJang]

Ok, here goes, i would recomend going for a gtx 970 as Nvidia cards tend to be more compatible with this type of application, even though "Quadros" are recommended, there really isnt much of a difference in performance. BUT... you stated that you wanted a "radeon" gpu yes? So the most referred to "amd equivalent" of the 970 is the R9 290x - But do not forget about the new 300 series gpus.

There we go, gtx 970/r9 290x.

Hope i helped 😉

Thanks bro

 

[spagalicious]

Well, crossfire won't actually do anything/much for you in terms of rendering. Revit is entirely rendered on the CPU so the card won't really matter as much as CPU and ram. There may be some instances where crossfire would benefit some CAD implementations, but is more CPU/ram dependent. I would recommend spending $250 on a SINGLE card as this is more than sufficient. Unless running simulations or GPU specific computations, the applications you mentioned are much more CPU dependent and would not benefit from crossfire. Even the most advanced game engines today cannot render real-time using multiple GPUs.

However, if you are gaming also then obviously you would benefit from multiple cards.

 

[Fincotts1]

Ok, here goes, i would recomend going for a gtx 970 as Nvidia cards tend to be more compatible with this type of application, even though "Quadros" are recommended, there really isnt much of a difference in performance. BUT... you stated that you wanted a "radeon" gpu yes? So the most referred to "amd equivalent" of the 970 is the R9 290x - But do not forget about the new 300 series gpus.

There we go, gtx 970/r9 290x.

Hope i helped 😉

Thanks bro

Anytime myman 😀

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[CaptainJang]

Well, crossfire won't actually do anything/much for you in terms of rendering. Revit is entirely rendered on the CPU so the card won't really matter as much as CPU and ram. There may be some instances where crossfire would benefit some CAD implementations, but is more CPU/ram dependent. I would recommend spending $250 on a SINGLE card as this is more than sufficient. Unless running simulations or GPU specific computations, the applications you mentioned are much more CPU dependent and would not benefit from crossfire. Even the most advanced game engines today cannot render real-time using multiple GPUs.

However, if you are gaming also then obviously you would benefit from multiple cards.

Im on 8gb ram and probably adding another 8gb. i7 4790 is my cpu. What GPU would you recommend sir for my case? Thanks in advance. Still getting opinions. somewhat im reconsidering gtx970 because as you've said single card is more than sufficient.

 

[CaptainJang]

Ok, here goes, i would recomend going for a gtx 970 as Nvidia cards tend to be more compatible with this type of application, even though "Quadros" are recommended, there really isnt much of a difference in performance. BUT... you stated that you wanted a "radeon" gpu yes? So the most referred to "amd equivalent" of the 970 is the R9 290x - But do not forget about the new 300 series gpus.

There we go, gtx 970/r9 290x.

Hope i helped 😉

Had plenty of opinions gathered. So then, preferably gtx970 would be my pick. quadros are toooooooo expensive.

Thanks bro

Anytime myman 😀

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thanks 😀

 

[spagalicious]

Im on 8gb ram and probably adding another 8gb. i7 4790 is my cpu. What GPU would you recommend sir for my case? Thanks in advance. Still getting opinions. somewhat im reconsidering gtx970 because as you've said single card is more than sufficient.

Well, if you aren't doing any gaming with this rig I wouldn't spend more than $250 on a GPU. For optimized rendering and simulation, that is where the Fire Pro/Quadro cards really shine. For OpenGL computations, AMD has the advantage as the GCN architecture allows for more raw computations when compared to Nvidia. Something like the R9 290 can be had for about $250.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131569&cm_re=r9_290-_-14-131-569-_-Product

GTX 960 can be had for $230:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487128&cm_re=gtx_960-_-14-487-091-_-Product

If you also want to use the card for gaming, check out the R9 290X for $310:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131665&cm_re=r9_290x-_-14-131-665-_-Product

I'd recommend a 290X over a 970 as an overclocked 290X actually performs better for less when compared to the 970. The R9 390 is just a rebadged 290X.

GTX 980 and Fury could potentially be options, but if you are going to budget $500 for a GPU you may as well save up for the big kahuna, the 980 Ti.

 

[CaptainJang]

Im on 8gb ram and probably adding another 8gb. i7 4790 is my cpu. What GPU would you recommend sir for my case? Thanks in advance. Still getting opinions. somewhat im reconsidering gtx970 because as you've said single card is more than sufficient.

Well, if you aren't doing any gaming with this rig I wouldn't spend more than $250 on a GPU. For optimized rendering and simulation, that is where the Fire Pro/Quadro cards really shine. For OpenGL computations, AMD has the advantage as the GCN architecture allows for more raw computations when compared to Nvidia. Something like the R9 290 can be had for about $250.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131569&cm_re=r9_290-_-14-131-569-_-Product

GTX 960 can be had for $230:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487128&cm_re=gtx_960-_-14-487-091-_-Product

If you also want to use the card for gaming, check out the R9 290X for $310:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131665&cm_re=r9_290x-_-14-131-665-_-Product

I'd recommend a 290X over a 970 as an overclocked 290X actually performs better for less when compared to the 970. The R9 390 is just a rebadged 290X.

GTX 980 and Fury could potentially be options, but if you are going to budget $500 for a GPU you may as well save up for the big kahuna, the 980 Ti.

I also play nba2k, bf4 and AC. So therefore on a 200-400$ going for r9 290x for radeon and a gtx970 for nvidea
980ti is too much for me im contented with r9 290x/gtx970. thanks man

 

[spagalicious]

I also play nba2k, bf4 and AC. So therefore on a 200-400$ going for r9 290x for radeon and a gtx970 for nvidea
980ti is too much for me im contented with r9 290x/gtx970. thanks man

No problem, 290x is going to do very well for BF4 at 1080p. You won't be disappointed.

 

[CaptainJang]

is r9 390x better than r9 290x? 😀 prices are kinda close.

 

[spagalicious]

R9 390X is a <$400 card and the 290x is $310. It is nothing but an overclocked 290x. Get a custom 290x and overclock it yourself. Save $100