Which cpu is the best for rendering?

[Francis__]

I render heavy files so I was wondering what cpu would be good? I was thinking of a sli gtx1080.

[Overbuilder]

a gtx 1080 is not a cpu , you know that right ?

[Overbuilder]

RYZEN threadripper 2990WX would be the best cpu for rendering that consumers can buy

[GoldenLag]

the best CPU for rendering for "consumers" is the 2990wx. 

 

also gtx 1080 is not a CPU and isnt even the fastest GPU (if you didnt know, the gtx 1080 is a GPU)

the fastest GPU probably will have to go to the Titan V or Titan RTX

[Crunchy Dragon]

Just now, GoldenLag said:

the best CPU for rendering for "consumers" is the 2990wx.

It would also depend. If I recall correctly, some of the i9s can challenge a 2990WX due to the presence of an iGPU, which can help accelerate rendering tasks in Adobe.

[Bananasplit_00]

Depends on the software, generally it should be the 2990WX but if a program can't use all the cores then the I9 9900K can be faster

[GoldenLag]

Just now, Crunchy Dragon said:

It would also depend. If I recall correctly, some of the i9s can challenge a 2990WX due to the presence of an iGPU, which can help accelerate rendering tasks in Adobe.

that is very true.  generally speaking either the 9900k or 2990wx will be regarded as the fastest. 9900k in clockspeed rendering and where it can use the iGPU and 2990wx in core rendering, and 9980xe in AVX workloads

 

also you can technically buy EPYC and XEONs as consumers. and that is when you can drag in the 2 socket 56 or 64 core systems

[Mick Naughty]

What’s being rendered? Not everything is the same. Also need a budget and what hardware is needed. Also what programs assuming you wanted multiple cards that doesn’t leave many. 

[Francis__]

4 hours ago, Overbuilder said:

a gtx 1080 is not a cpu , you know that right ?

The way I worded things were off. I meant to say that, I was thinking of a setup with sli gtx 1080 as a gpu or something better.

[Francis__]

3 hours ago, Mick Naughty said:

What’s being rendered? Not everything is the same. Also need a budget and what hardware is needed. Also what programs assuming you wanted multiple cards that doesn’t leave many. 

I am studying architecture so I use 3dmax, lumion, revit, autocad, all adobe programs, rhino, sketchup, etc. I render alot of 3D and also 2d in photoshop or other programs. I have many files open and have multiply renderings going on but tends to lag my computer so I was trying to get some options. I don't really have a set budget as of right now.

[ezleszeken]

for arch-viz you will have to chose if you are using a gpu or a cpu based rendering solution. From the programs you listed i assume it will be a cpu based rendering solution.

• 6-8 core or more core cpu.
• 32GB of ram will probably be enough, for the 64 tabs f chrome 3 huge photoshop files for huge prints and a heavy revit file while doing some stuff in rhino and grasshopper.
• gtx 1070 an up. fr these programs yo dont need an sli setup.