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Are bottlenecks between the CPU and GPU an issue with iray?

JayfeatherJayfeather Posts: 70
in Technical Help (nuts n bolts)

I am planning to build a new desktop next spring,  the graphics card I'm looking at is a GTX 1060 with 6GB of VRam.

My current desktop has a Phenom 9650 Quad Core with 8GB of Ram and a PCIe 2.0 x16 slot for the GPU.

I was wondering if it would be worthwhile to get this card early to use in my current system or would my current system bottle neck it?

Comments

  • IsaacNewtonIsaacNewton Posts: 1,300

    I would image that this would depend on the Main Bus Speed of your current system, but from your description you will see an improvement even if it is not the full potential of the GPU.

  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 97,744

    Remember that the 10x0 range is not yet supported for Iray.

  • PlacidFalconPlacidFalcon Posts: 15
    edited September 2016
    When iray supports 10x cards, the 1060 itself will be a bottleneck. Only 1000 cuda. Even the 970 will outpace it.
    Post edited by PlacidFalcon on
  • nicsttnicstt Posts: 11,715
    hf1986_b8762a3ee6 said:
    When iray supports 10x cards, the 1060 itself will be a bottleneck. Only 1000 cuda. Even the 970 will outpace it.

    I'll wait until I see reliable figures; different generations of card, aren't as reliably compared as the same generation.

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