[Miguel Peraza]

ADAM!!!!! The answer is so so simple. I was stuck on this problem for hours, and hit myself in the head when your suggestion finally got it to work. Thank you!

[Miguel Peraza]

Those results are correct but slightly misleading. If you read the description on the website, the renders were tested with the XDCAM EX format. I bought a 290x mainly to render videos for Youtube, and the best format for Youtube is MainConcept AVC/AAC (.mp4). It compresses videos really well, and minimal loss in quality. If you don’t mind rendering in XDCAM EX, then the 290 cards are perfect. It renders that format fast and it’s high quality. The only problem is that the size of the file will be dramatically bigger; almost twice the size. XDCAM has very little options, and you can only render at two set bitrates. If you are looking to have render acceleration of MainConcept and Sony AVC, then the GTX 570 and the AMD Radeon HD 6850 are still your best options. It’s sad to say, but Sony still hasn’t updated compatibility. Newer cards do help accelerate the preview, but it does not accelerate the render for the most commonly used format.