Workstation GPU

[UneekConcepts]

Hi,

         So I am curious,  although I wouldn't be able to afford anything right now. Would it be worth getting some type of Nvidia Tesla or AMD FirePro GPU (or something similar) to pair with my GTX 1080? I do quite a bit of heavy graphical and 3d rendering, so thats all I'm really curious about.  Any time I can shave off a full render is great in my book. I currently use Adobe Photoshop,  Illustrator,  and InDesign,  which I'm not to worried about, but I am enrolled with Cornell University to take Product Design courses (So being able to work at the fastest speeds possible would be ideal) and I am also currently taking CAD classes where I am rendering some of my full projects and just want to be able to render high quality renderings but not wait as long. I am very new to CAD so I've never had to look into a "Workstation" GPU before so I have no idea what I am looking for to actually speed up rendering times, etc.

 

        I made another post yesterday about me making a super budget PC for my buddy and his family where him and his daughter will be using the PC for VR and running a HTC Vive, but his wife will be using the same computer for Video Editing with Premiere Pro and although I am getting responses in that posts so I'm not going to hijack my own post within my OP lol, but I am just mentioning that its the same kind of thing that has me confused. Is there like a video on all that, that maybe able to help me out.

 

Also I was thinking/wondering,  with what I have been reading and watching about the Multiple GPU functionality with Direct X 12 and being able to use Multiple GPU's of any architecture, brand, etc. And still get a decent boost (at least from the video I watched with the 1070 paired with 980ti and getting a 50% boost), I was wondering if I DID endup using a separate card for boosting CAD render speeds, would it make a difference with that Multiple Card Functionality shiz I was watching videos of?

 

Thanks, 

Rich 

[Bl00dgod]

heavy graphic rendering should be done on the GPU that are optimized for such calculations

that would be something like the nvidia quaddros, amd firepro that are certified for those actions

the consumer grade GPU like the 1070/1080 etc could do that too but much slower

because they miss special driver optimizations

 

[UneekConcepts]

32 minutes ago, Bl00dgod said:

heavy graphic rendering should be done on the GPU that are optimized for such calculations

that would be something like the nvidia quaddros, amd firepro that are certified for those actions

the consumer grade GPU like the 1070/1080 etc could do that too but much slower

because they miss special driver optimizations

 

So investing in a FirePro or Quadro (or Tesla if prices ever drop) is worth putting into the rig to quicken all my rendering? Do you know if it would actually possibly also benefit me with future gaming as well when more games (other than ashes of the singularity) support that Direct X 12 Multiple GPU functionality as well?

[UneekConcepts]

Would something like THIS be something that would fit well next to my GTX 1080 and pick up the 1080s lack of rendering speeds and speed up my CAD experience? I  also was looking at THIS, but at $600 used its really pushing the budget I would have for the card,  I actually have a  $0 budget right now lol, but I am finishing up a Art Project within the month so hopefully I can get a card for CAD after that. If neither of those are ideal can you link me a card sub $500-$600 that I should be looking at.  I was thinking about refinancing my house and grabbing THIS but I'm on the fence about it because of the  $6.50 shipping! Lol obviously j.k.

[Bl00dgod]

53 minutes ago, UneekConcepts said:

So investing in a FirePro or Quadro (or Tesla if prices ever drop) is worth putting into the rig to quicken all my rendering? Do you know if it would actually possibly also benefit me with future gaming as well when more games (other than ashes of the singularity) support that Direct X 12 Multiple GPU functionality as well?

i dont think quaddro will give you big bonus in gaming because they're build and optimized to render with all their software (drivers etc)

investing in a card whose purpose is beeing used for rendering should be worth

found this nice explanation from linus

 

http://www.nvidia.de/object/quadro-desktop-gpu-specs-de.html

 

unfortunately i'm missing experience on those professional GPU's so you might wait for another answer in the gpu section here

 

saw some topics about having both cards in the same system and nvidia was quoted there too

naeaes got some nice arguments there too