I'm looking forward to upgrading video cards to hopefully take advantage of NVENG support.
Video: EVGA Geforce 560 Ti Superclocked
CPU: Intel Core i7-2600 Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost)
MB: Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 (Rev 1.0 BIOS ver F1)
RAM: Kingston Technology HyperX LoVo (4 x 2GB Modules) 4 Dual Channel
O/S: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Editor: Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 15
EVGA said...
Yes, according to Magix the NVENC codec requires a 600 series card or
greater. I wouldn't run a graphics card greater than a GTX 1070 on your
system mostly due to bottleneck issues with the CPU but it should run
fine on that Gigabyte Z68 provided that you have the latest BIOS update
and the memory should be ok but more is better for high quality video
rendering if your motherboard supports it.
UPDATE: I asked for an overview, and (I assume "1080" is a typo) EVGA said ....
1. There are various models for the GTX 1070's, they are divided by speed, typically the faster they are the more they cost.
GTX 1070 ---> GTX 1070 SC --- > GTX 1070 SSC ---> GTX 1080 FTW
cost vs speed, I believe that the GTX 1070 SC is the better option, it will run any game or application the same as the other higher models. Unless you prefer to overclock then the FTW is the better option, otherwise, stick to the SC version.
2. The TI version is a better performing version of a non-ti model, these models are released after the regular versions have been out more than a few months. They are about 20%-30% faster than the non-ti version. I recommend getting the Ti model as it performs better in games and in applications.
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Let's assume I upgrade to a GTX 1070 with my current configuration...
...my questions...
1. I should know this one, but does GPU acceleration aid in simple timeline playback?
2. What sort of performance gain (percentage?) will I see in what situations...
- timeline playback?
- trimmer playback?
- pre-rendering a loop region?
- basic Make Movie rendering?
- others I don't know?
3. How much more performance gain would I get increasing RAM from 8 to 16GB?
4. Any recommendations on the GTX 170 variations and other cards?
Thanks very much for your expertise!