Performance of nVidia 10xx series

Gyan wrote on 1/11/2017, 3:58 AM

I use Vegas Pro 12 on a i7-2600k with GTX 570 on Windows 7 64 SP1.

Recently, the 570 appears to have developed a snag as after about 20-30 minutes of Vegas use or earlier, if the timeline has many events or FX, I get either a momentary freeze ("display driver stopped responding and has successfully recovered") or a BSOD triggered by nvlddlkm.sys

I tried with clean installs of multiple drivers from 33x to 376, but saw no change. Works error-free with internal gfx but not at an acceptable level. Looks like the GTX RAM has suffered some damage. So, I'm in the market for a new card (unless folks have some other troubleshooting suggestions).

I use GPU acceleration for timeline use only. I don't do GPU-assisted encoding and don't plan to. With that in mind, how much difference in performance can I expect with a 10xx series card? I work with 1080p footage and when I start 4K, I'll probably do a wholesale H/W upgrade at that point.

I did scan the GTX 1080 thread but the discussion there is compounded with the issue of 4K and GPU encoding, so the takeaway for my use case wasn't clear to me. Please note that here in India, AMD apparently isn't as popular, because most Rx 470 and Rx 480 offerings are imports and so not under local warranty. Which is not the case for nVidia. I also plan to start using AE on this machine - at present, it's run on another rig.

So will 10xx series be acceptable for use with VP12, as far as timeline performance goes?

Thanks,

Gyan

Comments

Former user wrote on 1/11/2017, 6:03 AM

The Red Car test plays back at full fps, 29.97. Preview setting at full-best, if thats a help. ... i7-4790K + 16gig ram + gtx 1080.

Thats using Vegas 14.

OldSmoke wrote on 1/11/2017, 10:12 AM

Gyan,

have you tried taking the GTX570 out and cleaning the fan and radiator on it? I may well be just dirty and overheating.

Proud owner of Sony Vegas Pro 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 and now Magix VP15&16.

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Gyan wrote on 1/12/2017, 2:44 AM

JN_, that's good to know. Seems like AVC rendering is the main deficit with the newer nVidia architecture.

OldSmoke, I did apply a brush over the card but in place, so not thorough. Will take it out and do a clean. Is a wet wipe with isopropyl alcohol soln recommended and safe?

NickHope wrote on 1/12/2017, 3:35 AM

A soft makeup brush would be my preferred method. I use a retractable one on lenses too and it's great. Using a vacuum cleaner with great card might help too. I don't think alcohol would be necessary for the type of dirt (i.e. dust) that would build up on a graphics card.