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Recommendation for IRAY capable GPU

CoffinrocketCoffinrocket Posts: 23
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Hi,

I'm looking to upgrade my GPU, as I'm almost exclusively rendering in Iray now, and my Radeon card is obviously not cutting it. My current system is:

AMD FX-8329 Vishera 8-Core @ 3.5 GHz
Asus 970 Pro MB (maxed to 16 Gb of RAM)
Radeon RX 470 8 Gb
Samsung 500 Gb SSD

I'm unsure if I should be looking at the GTX 1060 or 1070 series. I assume that 8 Gb of memory is better than 6 Gb, but that's about it. I'm looking to spend between $300 - $400 on an upgrade card. (Unless I should be upgrading something else first?)

For what it's worth, my renders are usually portrait style, 1-2 figures max. I use my PC for Photoshop, Illustrator, and the random Neflix/Spotify/gaming session. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
 

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  • CoffinrocketCoffinrocket Posts: 23

    Ugh, I totally forgot that I asked pretty much the same question in April 18, and the general concensus was that a 1070 8 Gb card would probably be best. (Not sure if 10 months has changed anything, though...)

  • nDelphinDelphi Posts: 1,928

    If you can find a GTX 10 series videocard cheaply then go for one. I have the GTX 1080.

    The GTX 10 series of cards are expensive for me. Any outfit that will ship one to me is asking a crazy amount of money for one. I had to go with an RTX 2080, 8 GBs. I use it in conjuction with my GTX 1080 now. It's a great a card for Iray rendering but it will work only with DAZ Studio beta and the 417.71  driver. You can't upgrade the driver any higher until a new DAZ Studio beta is released compatible with the changes made to the latest drivers.

     

  • Nathy DesignNathy Design Posts: 1,175

    I use a GTX 1060 with 6 GB

  • kenshaw011267kenshaw011267 Posts: 3,805

    If you can find a 1070 for $400 and can really afford it get it. However a 1060 should handle 1 or 2 person portraits.

  • DustRiderDustRider Posts: 2,902

    If your "careful" you can fit quite a bit on a 6Gb card. The image below was done on a GTX 970M with 6Gb (yes, a laptop), it has two G3F figures. one G2F figure, and one Genesis figure. I didn't use any scene optimization either. I agree, an 8Gb GPU would be better, but if you can't get one with 8Gb, you can still do some great images with 6Gb.

     

  • Ghosty12Ghosty12 Posts: 2,080

    I would possibly be looking at the newer 1660Ti when they are released as they are supposedly faster than a 1070..

  • CoffinrocketCoffinrocket Posts: 23
    DustRider said:

    If your "careful" you can fit quite a bit on a 6Gb card. The image below was done on a GTX 970M with 6Gb (yes, a laptop), it has two G3F figures. one G2F figure, and one Genesis figure. I didn't use any scene optimization either. I agree, an 8Gb GPU would be better, but if you can't get one with 8Gb, you can still do some great images with 6Gb.

     

    Generally, the scenes I create aren't nearly as elaborate as the one you posted, so it's good to know that a 6 Gb card could handle it. That said, I think I can afford an 8 Gb card, so I may as well go with the 1070. 

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