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My GTX480 only occasionally works with Adobe Premiere Creative Cloud. What should I replace it with?

Forum|Forum|9 years ago
December 26, 2016
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Hi

More often than not when I open an existing Adobe Premiere CC file the Mercury Playback Engine is not working. I'm using an old GTX480 card.

What would be a good choice to replace that card -- that will fit in the same type slot in my tower.

This is a link to the GTX480 on Amazon -- it's what I purchased back in 2010. It includes a photo of the hardware so you can see what kind of slot it needs to fit in.

Thanks! Trying to finish a project and am weary of the occasional non availabilty of the Mercury Playback Engine.

BTW I have a Cooler Master power supply 1000watt

I'm primarily editing for the web. No blockbuster wide screen motion pictures For Your Oscar Consideration.

Update: Since I posted this question, I am looking at this: EVGA GeForce GTX780

Further update: I looked at the specs of my motherboard. It says it has PCIe 2.0 x16 slots I assume that limits my options? Or is there a 2.0 to 3.0 adapter I can use?? My current motherboard specs from Amazon

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RoninEdits

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if you want something that fast, you should cancel that order and get a gtx 1060 6gb for a similar price.

while your gtx 480 is working, you can look at how much premier is using it with gpu-z. if you only need to replace it with something similar in performance, you can look at something used like the gtx 760 or 950 and up, or new like the gtx 1050 or amd rx 460. if you want something new and faster, the rx 470/480 or the gtx 1060 are the next step up.

* video cards with 2-3gb of memory would only be good for HD/1080p timelines. 4-8gb for 4k timelines.

* an update to premiere removed compatibility with older gtx's like the 400's and possibly the 600 series. it should be possible to use an older version of premiere with the video card you have now.

* a newer pcie gen 3.0 video card will be backwards compatible with gen 2.0 slots on the motherboard. no adapter needed, the physical connections are the same.

* if you have any software/plugins that require cuda, then you will need a nvidia card and avoid the amd video cards.

RowbyAuthor

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Hi Ronin,

Thanks for stepping in. This thread will be helpful not only to me -- but to others with the 480 and looking for their options.

Attached is the results of the gpu tester.

I see this MSI GAMING Radeon RX 470 GDDR5 4GB CrossFire FinFET card on amazon (3 GB)

Also this 480 MSI GAMING Radeon RX 480 GDDR5 4GB CrossFire VR Ready FinFET DirectX 12 Graphics Card (RX 480 ARMOR 4G OC)

And this GTX 1060 Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 WINDFORCE OC 6G (GV-N1060WF2OC-6GD) This 6G card would be my preference.

Reminder I have a I have a Cooler Master power supply 1000watt

Your thoughts? Thanks!

RoninEdits

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in gpu-z you have to click on the "sensors" tab, and watch "gpu load" to see gpu usage %. that will help you figure out how much premiere or any other software is actually using the video card.

if you just want a good value buy, chances are the rx 470 would be plenty of performance to replace the gtx 480 in premiere. there are several options for the rx 470 4gb around $175-195. the links you have for the rx 470 and 480 to the msi armor cards aren't necessarily good buys as the armor cards are more entry level cards and the msi gaming x versions are better and currently cheaper on amazon. if you do pick a rx 480 4gb, i would stick with the asus dual fan card (its the white card).

if you want the gtx 1060 6gb, that gigabyte card you have linked looks like a decent price at close to $260. twin fans should help it be slightly quieter than single fan design. i think it also has a silent mode where the fans will turn off when the temps aren't high enough (good for quiet but also extends the lifespan of the fans). it doesn't appear to have as high of a gpu boost speed as some of the other cards like the evga single fans around the same price, but it might be possible to overclock it to a similar speed.

Bill Gehrke

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Take a look at a GTX 1060 like my reasonably priced EVGA 06G-P4-6163-KR. It may be a slight overkill hardware wise but since you are putting it in a PCIe 2 slot it will give you better performance than you now have and it will give you full performance later if you upgrade the motherboard eventually. There is no such thing as a PCIe 3 upgrade adapter. You do not want to be buying an antique when you can get a current GPU for less money and of course much longer lifetime. It will also use less power than your GTX 480.

RowbyAuthor

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Hi Bill,

Thanks for your comments. Looking back on my 2010 Adobe Hardware Forum posts, you (and Harm) were two key players in helping me build my (then!) cutting edge (now antique!) Premiere Editing Monster.

Because I am facing a deadline and after doing some quick checks I went ahead before your post -- and purchased a GTX780 via amazon page.

I figured it was worth taking a chance and see what happens. I do see GTX780 on the Recommended hardware list for Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2017.

It's not shipping from Amazon until tomorrow Tuesday and will arrive Wednesday. So unless you or JFPhoton see a fatal issue with the GTX780 I'm going to plug it in and cross my fingers! And of course will report back here.

Rowby

System Information

System Information report written at: 12/26/16 19:23:06

[System Summary]

Item Value

OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Professional

Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601

OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation

System Type x64-based PC

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU X 980 @ 3.33GHz, 3334 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical Process

or(s)

BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 1501, 5/10/2011

SMBIOS Version 2.5

Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 24.0 GB

Total Physical Memory 24.0 GB

Available Physical Memory 20.9 GB

Total Virtual Memory 48.0 GB

Available Virtual Memory 44.7 GB

Page File Space 24.0 GB

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JFPhoton

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Need more info on the rest of your rig. If it is as antiquated as that 480, buying a newer card may be futile. What version of PPro are you using ? If it is the current version of CC you may be just too far away from the old hardware.

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