GPU rendering

alexander-s5744 wrote on 8/7/2018, 1:00 AM

I have a new desktop computer with a GTX 1060 6GB and Ryzen 7 CPU running Sony Vegas 13. On my old laptop I turned on GPU acceleration to help render times. But when I went to turn it on my GPU isn't even there. The only option is 'Off'. Please help!

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Grazie wrote on 8/7/2018, 1:06 AM

Please help!

@alexander-s5744 I’ve got to assume that on your Laptop you’ve only got the CPU dealing with the graphics and no dedicated GPU? Correct? If that’s the case then that’s all you’ve got for Vegas to recognise.

alexander-s5744 wrote on 8/7/2018, 1:31 AM

Please help!

@alexander-s5744 I’ve got to assume that on your Laptop you’ve only got the CPU dealing with the graphics and no dedicated GPU? Correct? If that’s the case then that’s all you’ve got for Vegas to recognise.

So does that mean that my new computer will only render via CPU and not GPU now?

RogerS wrote on 8/7/2018, 7:33 AM

Your posts are confusing the way you worded them, but I think I get it now.

You use Vegas 13 with your laptop and find the GPU speeds things up.

Regarding your new desktop, Vegas doesn't recognize some cards or even driver versions, especially as your card and drivers are much newer than Vegas 13. I wouldn't really recommend 15 to solve this as while it will probably work, renders are glitchy with my 1050 GPU.

alexander-s5744 wrote on 8/7/2018, 8:51 AM

I worked it out! Just needed the Cuda toolkit and it activated the drive and is good as new!

 

https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-downloads

RogerS wrote on 8/11/2018, 6:27 AM

Your posts are really confusing!

This looks like it is for application developers, why would that help with Vegas?

What does "Activated the drive" even mean? What drive?