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sharkfoot
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March 21, 2017
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Video Card Upgrade Question

  • March 21, 2017
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I have been upgrading my machine to speed up the workflow and rendering in Premier and After Effects and now I'm onto the video card. I currently have a GTX 970 and am wondering if I should go to a 1070, a 1080, or a 1080 ti.

If the 1080 or 1080 ti won't affect rendering speeds much, I prefer to save the money for something else. If, however, the more expensive video card will have a measurable effect, it will be worth it. I notice that Premiere states Mercury Engine (CUDA) on rendering, so I imagine to more CUDA cores, the faster the rendering. But, I have found articles suggesting that the 1080 or 1080 ti have a marginal improvement in rendering over the 1070.

Can someone clear this up for me?

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Correct answer sharkfoot

Well, I ended up upgrading to a GTX 1080 and wanted to report the results. The biggest improvement was in scrubbing through the timeline in After Effects. With my 970, it was like a slideshow moving the playhead through clips with effects. With the 1080, it is hugely improved.

And as far as exporting the video, I find that the render time has been cut down although the difference is not as dramatic as the issue in After Effects.

I am very happy that I upgraded to the GTX 1080. I can only imagine it will continue to improve as the driver support matures.

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sharkfootAuthorCorrect answer
Inspiring
April 4, 2017

Well, I ended up upgrading to a GTX 1080 and wanted to report the results. The biggest improvement was in scrubbing through the timeline in After Effects. With my 970, it was like a slideshow moving the playhead through clips with effects. With the 1080, it is hugely improved.

And as far as exporting the video, I find that the render time has been cut down although the difference is not as dramatic as the issue in After Effects.

I am very happy that I upgraded to the GTX 1080. I can only imagine it will continue to improve as the driver support matures.

John T Smith
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John T SmithCommunity Expert
Community Expert
March 21, 2017

Not everything uses CUDA... read this

http://blogs.adobe.com/premiereprotraining/2011/02/cuda-mercury-playback-engine-and-adobe-premiere-pro.html

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sharkfootAuthor
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March 21, 2017

So in regards to my question, which video card is recommended when considering price vs benefit: GTX 1070, 1080, or 1080 ti?

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SAFEHARBOR11
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March 21, 2017

Hi Sharkfoot.

I don't know what your other specifications are but here is my educated guestimate.

Going from a GTX970 to a 1070 / 1080 - you will most likely see very little, if any, real improvement. That said, if I had to choose between the two, the 1070 offers much better value. But again, other than bragging rights I don't think there will be much improvement as the 970 is very well paired with today's high end consumer CPU's.


I would agree that the performance difference between 1070/1080 will be marginal, so save your money. Further, we don't know your PC specs. Keep in mind that all the components in the system need to complement one another. If you stick the newest, most powerful GPU into an older computer, the GPU will likely never get used "full speed" - it has to wait for the rest of the system to "keep up". Like putting a big engine into a car with weak handling and braking, engine will never be ran wide open.

So that said, I don't even know that you'd see that much improvement with a 1070 over what you have now - as other stated, only certain things even use the GPU in Premiere, so don't expect overall speed increases.

Please let us know system specs


Thanks

Jeff

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