Rx 480 vs Gtx 1060 - Video Editing/Rendering

[David Edric Collado]

Hi guys, I'm having a dilemma here. I use After Effects with Element 3D in it, and i thought i need a new card this Christmas. I need a card that would be worth my time cause i might invest in it for about 2 - 3 years or so. I need something that might render fast with element 3D and after effects.

Currently using a system with the following specs:
i5- 4460
RM 550 80 Plus Gold PSU
r7 250

Hope you guys understand, Thanks 😀 😀 😀

 

[xFeaRDom]

If you're using GPU to assist with rendering, then the RX480 would probably do a better job, due to the extra 2GB of VRAM. A hint for an upgrade later on, rendering is most likely also sped up by Intel's I7 processors, due to the 4 cores 8 threads allowing it to boost above the 4C4T i5's or 2C4T i3's.

 

[RCFProd]

Not sure if the RX 480 is any use in Element 3D, it isn't even listed as supported it seems. Would probably go with NVidia for CUDA support (Which is also being developed for AMD but still in progress).

edit: this list does show it as supported

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kqQP_Okzn_PEJsn0_CstMJUKyXw3VUJPz9-zX85dDag/pub

 

[xFeaRDom]

Not sure if the RX 480 is any use in Element 3D, it isn't even listed as supported it seems. Would probably go with NVidia for CUDA support (Which is also being developed for AMD but still in progress).

edit: this list does show it as supported

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kqQP_Okzn_PEJsn0_CstMJUKyXw3VUJPz9-zX85dDag/pub

Was just about to correct you on that one 😛 Saw the edit while about to write the message.

 

[RCFProd]

If VRAM helps in Element 3D (Not sure how it works), a bit more money can probably be saved with an RX 470 8GB.

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[xFeaRDom]

http://www.videocopilot.net/docs/element/render_settings/optimizing_render_settings_performance/

"CPU rendering vs GPU rendering
On the CPU a more complicated scene will just take longer to render, but on the GPU, if the scene or memory requirements are too high, the GPU will crash so it is important to manage your GPU’s resources by closing unnecessary GPU programs and watching texture memory usage. A graphics card with 2GBs of VRAM will allow you to create more complex scenes compared to a card with only 512MBs."

Not sure what you get from that, but what I see is that the more VRAM the better, although it will limit the amount you use so it doesn't crash.

 

[RCFProd]

Meh, I'm not sure you'd need more than ~2GB VRAM to see a bigger difference tbh.

*edited out article