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Need a quick Answer…
So, I’ve going to have a few hours of R3D footage to edit soon for a short. I currently have a GTS 250 and CS6. I added my GTS 250 into the supported CUDE text file, but I’ve never used it for R3D. Would I be better off upgrading? I’m already upgrading my ram from 8gb to 24 GB triple-channel, but I’ve got some money saved up if I need to upgrade.
Basically, my worry is that the card might overheat or not work as effectively. Could this be an issue?
BTW, we are shooting on the Epic using 4k and HDR, so I’m not sure how that factors in.
I’m already expecting to edit in 1/4 quality, but will a GTS 250 and 24 GB of ram be enough?
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Please see my answer to your former post. The RAM upgrade is solid (Can’t ever complain at it for a cheap and easy upgrade) but chances are a GPU upgrade is misguided and won’t buy you much in terms of overall performance with R3D footage. The GPU handles no part of its processing directly https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/3/939205
It may shave some time off because it handles resizing and GPU enabled effects, but you will have to slog through your final renders if doing them at full quality.
My verdict is offline editing, and then online the 4K stuff later on during the finishing stage. You’ll be in much better shoes.
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I think Angelo has some good input here, though GeForce cards are pretty “flexible” in their specs depending on the manufacturer…you definitely want 1 GB of GPU memory minimum.
As Angelo states, the GPU card won’t help with the decode, and RED’s software decoder is only one thread wide, so clock speed on your CPU actually makes a bigger difference than sheer core count, but the scaling and interpolation that the GPU does help with are not trivial.
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