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ATI vs. NVIDIA – Does video card matter?
Heylo!
I’m about to purchase a PowerMac Dual 2ghz G5 soon! My question is: does the video card on the G5 matter in terms of After Effects performance? Since Apple announced the new PowerMac lineup, my school is discounting the current (well I guess the previous) line-up of PowerMacs. Is the ATI Radeon 9600 worth paying extra for or the Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 Ultra be more than sufficient for After Effects and Final Cut Pro?
My impression is that video cards today are pretty much at its peak for 2D usage (which I would I think After Effects falls mostly under though I do know AE has some 3D capabilites) and that difference in cards today are mostly its 3D? I don’t plan on playing any games or doing 3D on this system, it’s mostly for video editing and apps like After Effects. Would I see any real world performance boost going with the ATI? Please correct me if I’m wrong and any suggestions/recommendation would be appreciated. Thanks!!!
-Wes
P.S.: The price difference between the old and new Dual 2ghz G5 would be $300
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There’s no difference when running AE. However, if you want to run Apple’s Motion, you’ll need the best card you can get.
Steve
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