Adobe After Effects and GTX 1080

[Minebomber]

I am doing a major editing pc upgrade for my church, and I was wondering if the GTX 1080 would improve performance. Currently, we work in After Effects, then export to the Media Encoder queue, and then use those files in ATEM. Our current list is as follows:

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6TQf4C
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6TQf4C/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($336.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool - CAPTAIN360EX 229.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming K6 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($113.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX200 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Seagate - Desktop HDD 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($117.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Video Card  ($529.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - H440 (Matte Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($68.98 @ Newegg) 
Other: Luma5 Series LED Light Strip ($8.97)
Other: Luma5 Series - Strip-to-Strip Connector - .6 ft - 4 pack ($4.97)
Other: Molex to 12v Barrel ($3.99)
Other: Luma5 Series - Strip-to-Strip Connector - .6 ft - 4 pack ($4.97)
Total: $1560.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I've read on other forums that the 10 series cards are not supported, but those were all last year. Would the 1080 be of any use? (This PC is probably going to last many years, so top of the line parts are needed.)

[wzrd]

3 minutes ago, Minebomber said:

I am doing a major editing pc upgrade for my church, and I was wondering if the GTX 1080 would improve performance. Currently, we work in After Effects, then export to the Media Encoder queue, and then use those files in ATEM. Our current list is as follows:

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6TQf4C
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6TQf4C/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($336.88 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool - CAPTAIN360EX 229.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: ASRock - Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming K6 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($164.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($113.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial - MX200 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For $0.00) 
Storage: Seagate - Desktop HDD 4TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($117.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Video Card  ($529.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - H440 (Matte Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA - 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($68.98 @ Newegg) 
Other: Luma5 Series LED Light Strip ($8.97)
Other: Luma5 Series - Strip-to-Strip Connector - .6 ft - 4 pack ($4.97)
Other: Molex to 12v Barrel ($3.99)
Other: Luma5 Series - Strip-to-Strip Connector - .6 ft - 4 pack ($4.97)
Total: $1560.59
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-06 20:43 EDT-0400

 

I've read on other forums that the 10 series cards are not supported, but those were all last year. Would the 1080 be of any use? (This PC is probably going to last many years, so top of the line parts are needed.)

The 10 series cards are indeed supported now, but the amount of utilisation varies a fair bit across codecs, so make sure you research the specific codecs you intend to use. Also, the 1080 might be slight overkill for Adobe - GPU acceleration scaling can be almost non-existant as you go up through the models. A good GPU is definitely necessary, but top of the line GPUs might be wasted. You could see better overall performance by purchasing a lower-tier graphics card, and going for a Ryzen or X99 CPU and/or more RAM instead. Ryzen is probably a better CPU choice than the 7700K either way for production.

 

But to answer your initial question, yes, 10 series GPUs are compatible with GPU acceleration in After Effects.

[McHox]

17 minutes ago, wzrd said:

The 10 series cards are indeed supported now, but the amount of utilisation varies a fair bit across codecs, so make sure you research the specific codecs you intend to use. Also, the 1080 might be slight overkill for Adobe - GPU acceleration scaling can be almost non-existant as you go up through the models. A good GPU is definitely necessary, but top of the line GPUs might be wasted. You could see better overall performance by purchasing a lower-tier graphics card, and going for a Ryzen or X99 CPU and/or more RAM instead. Ryzen is probably a better CPU choice than the 7700K either way for production.

 

But to answer your initial question, yes, 10 series GPUs are compatible with GPU acceleration in After Effects.

totally agree
i think even something like a 1050ti/1060 would be enough 

[Electronics Wizardy]

After effects doesn't use the gpu. So any guidance will be fine. 

[wzrd]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

After effects doesn't use the gpu. So any guidance will be fine. 

I was under the impression the GPU is used for ray tracing, and GPU accelerated rendering is also possible in certain codecs?

 

I don't use it myself, but I do sell pre-configured builds for editing, so I am curious to know more, I could easily be wrong.

[Electronics Wizardy]

14 minutes ago, wzrd said:

I was under the impression the GPU is used for ray tracing, and GPU accelerated rendering is also possible in certain codecs?

 

I don't use it myself, but I do sell pre-configured builds for editing, so I am curious to know more, I could easily be wrong.

ray tracing isn't used much. 

 

For encoding your not normally gpu limited with after effects but a low end one may help.