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Elvin.C
Elvin.C
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June 20, 2014
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GPU for After Effects

  • June 20, 2014
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I need to know the certified GPU card for AE GPU-accelerate,because your System requirements about After Effects was not written clearly.And I still don't understand why the certified GPU for premiere and AE is not same??

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    shameemk74274403
    Participating Frequently
    March 7, 2018

    I was looking the reviews of amd radeon hd 7540d driver which compatible with Windows 10. It’s integrated by the GPU and it also have strong relation with graphics card. We can say that if we install latest version of driver then we can increase the performance of the PC good.

    P.M.B
    P.M.B
    Legend
    March 8, 2018

    You probably want to go with an Nvidia GPU.  They work better with alot of different CG applications..

    ~Gutterfish
    Steve Gaskell
    Steve Gaskell
    Participant
    April 18, 2015

    The Adobe help document on Improving Performance for After Effects states that GPU can be used for other processes besides Ray Tracing.  So to say it only impact Ray Tracing is incorrect.  All types of rendering will be improved by GPU processing.  See this excerpt from that document:

    After Effects Help | Improve performance

    • Make sure that your system includes a display card that supports OpenGL 2.0 or later. Though After Effects can function without it, OpenGL accelerates various types of rendering, including rendering to the screen for previews. See Render with OpenGL.
    • In After Effects CC and CS6, OpenGL and the GPU are important for new features, such as Ray-Traced 3D rendering on the GPU, Fast Draft previews, faster blitting to the screen, and a GPU enhanced Cartoon effect. For more information. See Render with OpenGL.

    Adobe doesn't need to certify if a GPU supports OpenGL, it does or it doesn't.  Personally, I was concerned with the GPUs in the iMac 5K as this what I just purchased (happy dance).   Looking at the AMD site for the line of GPUs AMD Radeon R9, you can see this whole family supports OpenGL.  Therefore, you can be sure the GPUs in the iMac 5K can be utilized for the functions listed above by After Effects.

    http://www.amd.com/en-gb/markets/r9

    Not sure about a specific GPU?  Look up the specs on the manufacturer's site.

    When it come to Premiere Pro - it is a similar situation.  Adobe states they will not have the time to certify all the GPUs.  GPUs that meet certain minimums (support CUDA, OpenCL and have more than 1G RAM) will be utilized for hardware acceleration.    

    I will update after I get my new iMac if my results are different from stated.

    Todd_Kopriva
    Todd_Kopriva
    Inspiring
    April 20, 2015

    > The Adobe help document on Improving Performance for After Effects states that GPU can be used for other processes besides Ray Tracing. 

    That Help document is misleadingly written. I'll have our technical writer fix that.

    > All types of rendering will be improved by GPU processing

    That is false.

    The GPU is used for very few things in After Effects, as described here:

    GPU (CUDA, OpenGL) features in After Effects

    Mylenium
    Mylenium
    Legend
    June 20, 2014

    Unless you plan on using the raytrace 3D stuff, which is obsolete, anyway, any contemporary card will be sufficient.

    Mylenium

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    SiliconPixel
    Known Participant
    June 20, 2014

    There are many plugins that rely on GPU performance so the type of card can make a difference (as can amount of VRAM on the card for things like Element 3D). But I agree, most modern cards seem to work well if you're not concerned about performance In the effects and plugins that use CUDA etc.

    Mylenium - I'm puzzled why you say that ray traced 3D is obsolete in AE? Last time I used it a couple of months ago it was clearly still alive and kicking. Ok, performance sucks big time but it's still useful for some projects.

    Szalam
    Community Expert
    SzalamCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 23, 2014

    SiliconPixel wrote:

    Mylenium - I'm puzzled why you say that ray traced 3D is obsolete in AE? Last time I used it a couple of months ago it was clearly still alive and kicking. Ok, performance sucks big time but it's still useful for some projects.

    Because C4D renders faster, is much more powerful, and is included in AE versions 12 and 13.

    SiliconPixel wrote:

    There are many plugins that rely on GPU performance so the type of card can make a difference (as can amount of VRAM on the card for things like Element 3D). But I agree, most modern cards seem to work well if you're not concerned about performance In the effects and plugins that use CUDA etc.

    The only thing in AE that uses CUDA is the ray-traced renderer (which, as we've already mentioned is obsolete). Plugins like Element 3D and Red Giant's Universe do make use of the GPU, but can use cards without CUDA just fine.

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