Beware new Nvidia Driver 3.04

[Phillip Todd]

Hi Dave, is that a 2008 MP 3,1 8 core 2.8 Ghz Machine?

I am running that machine with 10.7.5, a GTX 470 1.25 GB non flashed and find adding effects or exporting GH2 AVCHD footage slow in FCPX 10.0.6. Ca. 1 minute render for 1 min. of 1080 24P footage. FCPX does not give me a warning that the GPU does not support the program. I have a 2009 17″ laptop with a supported nvifdia mobile GPU and there the app “AtMonitor” shows me that the GPU is rarely being taxed by FCPX 10.0.6. I am even thinking 10.0.5 was faster, even though I know 10.0.6 is supposed to be faster.

I have Open CL enabled and get a Luxmark score of 978. Luxmark taxes the video card and I can monitor it with an app called Zeus: temp goes up and the gpu fan spins faster, much faster. I am noticing that FCPX renders & exporting do not tax the gpu, nothing makes the fans spin up.

I read somewhere on the net that the Open CL implementation in Nvidia cards may not be as good as in AMD cards (like most macs have).

I am wondering what your experience has been…?

I am wondering if Premiere might be faster. I know there have been comparisons, but, my gut says I am either expecting too much, or something is amiss in my (like yours) unsupported set up.

Thanks for your thoughts

Phillip Todd
Cinematographer

https://vimeo.com/philliptodd

[Gary Huff]

Not just OSX. The latest NVIDIA driver basically hosed my Windows box to the point where I couldn’t render out of Premiere, and even saw my first BSOD in a super long time.

I was worried my card was going bad, but I rolled back the driver and things are back to normal.