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New edit laptop: GTX 1050 ti?

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July 22, 2018
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Hi everyone,

I have a work desktop but need to get a laptop for live editing or when I'm on the road.

I'm finding it difficult to see which GPUs are 'adobe certified' now. So wanted to see if anyone had any experience using GTX 1050 ti. I like this card because it's small and light.

I'm not looking for the absolute fastest card, I just want to make sure that the software will actually use the gpu rather than render in software only (my personal desktop likes to do that)

This is the laptop specs in general:

Chipset

• Intel Core i7-8750H Six-Core CPU
• Intel Chipset

Memory

• 8GB DDR4 2133MHz
• Configuration 2 x 4GB
• Dual Channel Support on 2 DIMMs
• 2 x DIMM Slot

Hard Drive

• Seagate 1TB SSHD Hybrid Drive

Optical Drive

• None

Software

• Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64bit

Display

• 15.6" HD Widescreen 144Hz
• 1920x1080 Resolution

Graphics

• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB GDDR5

Audio

• Intel High Definition Audio

Networking

• LAN: 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet

Additional Items

• Kensington Lock support
• Card Reader
• HD Webcam

Battery

• Lithium-ION Battery

Dimensions and weight

• Width 359mm
• Depth 236mm
• Height 22mm
• Weight 2.0KG

Interfaces

• 2 x USB 3.1
• 1 x USB 3.1 Type C
• 1 x RJ45 LAN Port
• 1 x HDMI Port
• 2 x DP Port
• 1 x Audio Jack

Thanks everyone!

Esme

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dj.summitt

Inspiring

Pretty much what these guys are saying is spot on. Here's an article about when AE can use GPU:Rendering with OpenGL in After Effects CC

To answer your direct question without weighing in on any other parts: My laptop has a 1050i in it & it's a nice card. Works well for all I need.

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esmeb54170723Author

Participant

Great thanks! So in conclusion I'm going to grab that laptop but upgrade the ram to 16gb and also get a 500gb SSD rather than the hybrid one as another editor friend said they make him cry.

Thanks for everyone's help!

P.M.B

Legend

Yes. In short the Open GL is for preview rendering or what you see in the viewport while working in After Effects. Maybe that's what you were talking about. But for the actual rendering out of a final video file AE uses the CPU. There other apps that can utilize the GPU like Media Encoder or some third party rendering apps.

~Gutterfish

P.M.B

Legend

After Effects doesn't use the GPU or RAM for rendering. It uses the CPU

~Gutterfish

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esmeb54170723Author

Participant

I was referring to the 'OpenGL' option if that's correct?

Peru Bob

Community Expert

I would be more concerned about the RAM. You want at least 32 GB RAM. After Effects needs lots of RAM.

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esmeb54170723Author

Participant

Pretty sure my fast work computer has 16gb and it renders 4k pretty fast? AE's minimum is 8 and recommended is 16. Interested to hear what other people think on this. Never thought of having 32 ram in a laptop!

Edit:

Had a look I can get it up to 16gb ram for £90 more but it'll cost £300 to get up to 32gb which doesn't seem worth it to me, considering this isn't my normal edit suite. Thoughts?

Peru Bob

Community Expert

Thanks dude will definitely up to 16! There is the option to upgrade as well, so at least that can be done when it gets cheaper.

esmeb54170723 wrote
at least that can be done when it gets cheaper.

You will be looking for a new laptop by then.

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