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Graphics Card for realtime rendering
I’m purchasing a new 8 core mac pro with 6 gb of ram. I am wanting to know if the ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB will give me the horse power i need for high end motion graphics. or is other card i should be looking at getting. Any help would be great.
Thanks.
Mike Jeffs
Video Coordinator
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That is currently the best card for Motion. Whether it’s adequate for your needs I can’t say. I would get more RAM as well.
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Mark Spencer
Freelance Producer/Editor/Motion Graphics Artist
Apple-certified Master Trainer
Author, Motion 4 from Peachpit Press
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I have been reading about the Nvidia Quadro 4800 for Mac and all of the features it has when intagraded with adobe CS5. I know FCP 7 doesn’t support 64 bit and Cuda, but with the rumbling of a New FCP this spring would this be a wise card or does the ATI have the same features?
Mike Jeffs
Video Coordinator
BYU-Idaho -
Nobody can say about what will happen regarding Apple products. Right now the ATI 5870 is the best card for Motion.
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Mark Spencer
Freelance Producer/Editor/Motion Graphics Artist
Apple-certified Master Trainer
Author, Motion 4 from Peachpit Press
https://www.applemotion.net -
Thank you
Mike Jeffs
Video Coordinator
BYU-Idaho
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