Benchmark Scene, Check your GPU power!

[jeffpatton]

(2) Quadro M6000
FStorm build: v0.2.4
Driver: 368.86
Render time: 7m 17s

[Tom_H_]

So two Quadro M6000's do about the same time as two 1080's. Only you paid $6000-$8000?

[jeffpatton]

Yeah, I know it's a configuration that's pretty far out there. However, for users like me that need the extra GPU memory there just isn't much of a choice at the moment.

[Tom_H_]

I can imagine. It would be interesting to see a 1080 vs Quadro performance test.

[oguzbir]

Render time: 7m 17s

It's nice to see you here testing Fstorm Jeff.
Cheers,

[adams]

TomH,
sure, it's all about the GPU rendering benchmarks, and that's why you buy a Quadro. Genius.

[Tom_H_]

I get what you saying (so incredibly angrily), but for me $4000 for a card that performs similar to an 1080 isn't worth it. Not to sure how much benefit you get over a 1080 with viewport performance either... The extra RAM on board is nice to have.

[RobSteady]

I think his intention was not to use the Quadro for rendering but rather for viewport performance...

[mitviz]

it is stupid, the 1080 should have had more vram too, atleast 12 gigs, then it would really kick the quadro cards ass so for now only benefit is bigger scenes but it looks like the 1080 are the top dogs, i bought the zotac versions which even more kicks ass

[Tom_H_]

From what I understood, is that with the new architecture two 1080's can share each others memory, thus doubling your VRAM with two cards. Think this is something that Karba would need to implement in the coding using Cuda 8.0... i think.

[RobSteady]

That's new to me - where do you got that from?
But I think it's not possible...

[Tom_H_]

Think Nvidia is calling it NVLink

[einloch]

Totally unrelated with benchmark render performance.
I hope someone can help me here.

I now run one gtx 980 4gb vram.
and it sometimes runs really low in memory, since windows 10 also use up the vram, leaving 2,3gb available memory for rendering.
My plan was like getting titan x 12gb vram for render and still using my gtx 980 for say, windows 10 display etc.
so when i am doing the render, it will have most of the 12gb vram available.
however is this possible?

I did my research around and some says the graphic card driver will have some problem, by having 2 different nvidia cards. (like different architecture etc, pascal, maxwell). some says its possible to run both of the graphic cards but you must use 2 monitor to separate em, so lets say 1 monitor for gtx 980 another for titan, and I gotta use the titan monitor to actually do render. Because to be able to use the graphic card I need to plug it to the monitor? It doesnt really make sense for me. I'm confused now.

anyway when i saw on this thread, some people like rob and karba run gtx 980ti and titan for Fstorm.
when using both, for render,
1. will fstorm use the lowest memory available? say gtx 980 has 4gb, titan has 12 gb. Fstorm available gpu memory 4gb?

2. to be able to use both cards, does the cards needs to be able to run 2 way-SLI?

or is it as easy as plug the titan x in, install the driver and its done?

Really love Fstorm but my GPU memory is holding me back.
Please enlighten me.
Thanks very much.

Best,
k

ps: I use Asus maximus hero 8 alpha for MOBO with 750 watt psu if that affect anything.

[pekr]

1 If using both cards, you are limited by the card with lowest mem.
2 SLI is not relevant, just put both cards in the machine, install drivers and of you go

[einloch]

Thanks for your answer pekr.
I guess I'll have to take out the gtx 980 to be able to use the titan's memory then.

[pekr]

You don't have to take it out, you can just use it for viewport/material and the other for rendering.

[pekr]

New test

0.25
2 x GTX 1070 + 1 x 1080
Latest Nvidia driver
4m 24sec

[deC9r]

Gainward Phoenix GTX1070 @ 2101Mhz / 4399Mhz
Rendertime: 11:10
Fstorm 0.2.5 / Driver 372.54

Gainward Phoenix GTX1070 @ 2101Mhz / 4399Mhz
Rendertime: 10:44
Fstorm 0.2.4 / Driver 372.54

Gainward Phoenix GTX1070 @ 2101Mhz / 4399Mhz
Rendertime: 11:55
Fstorm 0.2.1b / Driver 368.81

System:

I7 3770K @ 4,4ghz
gtx1070 @ 2,1 / 4,4 Ghz
32gb ram
Samsung 840 250gb System
Samsung 830 128gb Temp

Win10 latest

[VFXCUBE]

2XGTX1080
Fstorm 0.2.4 Rendertime = 6:44
Fstorm 0.2.5 Rendertime = 6:53

[tekkwar]

GTX1070
FStorm 0.2.5
Render time = 13:32 min

[EdwardTurner]

FStorm 0.2.5
K4000
Treiberversion: 10.18.13.6886

Rendertime: 01:48:58

Whats wrong there??

[Strob]

That's weird I posted my results here a few days ago and it disappeared... I am trying again:

Did some becnhmarks before and after ugrading drivers, and then before and after upgrading Fstorm (0.2.1b to 0.2.4) and then tried some overclocking with my Zotac Amp Extreme 1080. Also compared max 2016 and max 2017.

max2016_fs0.2.1b_driver368.81_11m32s
max2017_fs0.2.1b_driver368.81_11m36s

max2016_fs0.2.1b_driver372.54_10m48s
max2017_fs0.2.1b_driver372.54_10m51s

max2016_fs0.2.4_driver372.54_10m43s
max2017_fs0.2.4_driver372.54_10m48s

max2016_fs0.2.4_driver372.54_10m36s_OC
max2017_fs0.2.4_driver372.54_10m38s_OC


Pushing my overclocking a bit higher always ends up crashing so it's not very worth loosing time with this.

0.2.4 glare is noticeably stronger.

[Korsa]

That's weird I posted my results here a few days ago and it disappeared... I am trying again:

Did some becnhmarks before and after ugrading drivers, and then before and after upgrading Fstorm (0.2.1b to 0.2.4) and then tried some overclocking with my Zotac Amp Extreme 1080. Also compared max 2016 and max 2017.

max2016_fs0.2.1b_driver368.81_11m32s
max2017_fs0.2.1b_driver368.81_11m36s

max2016_fs0.2.1b_driver372.54_10m48s
max2017_fs0.2.1b_driver372.54_10m51s

max2016_fs0.2.4_driver372.54_10m43s
max2017_fs0.2.4_driver372.54_10m48s

max2016_fs0.2.4_driver372.54_10m36s_OC
max2017_fs0.2.4_driver372.54_10m38s_OC


Pushing my overclocking a bit higher always ends up crashing so it's not very worth loosing time with this.

0.2.4 glare is noticeably stronger.

Please have a look at this topic http://www.fstormrender.ru/forum/for...stormrender-ru

[3dvizual]

1 K6000
Rendertime: 26.57 min.
FStorm 0.2.5
Win10
Nvidia driver: 369.09

[RobSteady]

Has Cuda 8 improved anything for the new 10xx cards?