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Performance Gap GTS250 - GTX260??
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I hope you don't fall for nvidia's naming scheme, the 260gtx is a completely different chip to the 250gts.
Its difference in speed increases dramatically as resolution increases, a educated guess without looking at reviews again, at least 35% and getting higher with larger resolutions.
Its difference in speed increases dramatically as resolution increases, a educated guess without looking at reviews again, at least 35% and getting higher with larger resolutions.
Yes. But it also depends on the cost of this upgrade. There may very well be a decent ATI alternative(unless you need nvidia for a reason).
If you look at some reviews, using crysis for example, at really high resolutions you could argue the 260gtx is 100% faster, but still not enough for a smooth framerate. But I really do mean high resolutions!
P.S what's up with the 275 in your sig?
If you look at some reviews, using crysis for example, at really high resolutions you could argue the 260gtx is 100% faster, but still not enough for a smooth framerate. But I really do mean high resolutions!
P.S what's up with the 275 in your sig?
It's not really worth getting a GTX260 to replace a GTS250.
Get more of a substantial upgrade like a 5850.
If your budget is limited, get a 5770, a GTX260 is old old tech now, power hungry and expensive.
5770 = equal performance, cheaper, uses less power, DX11 and will be better supported in the future as it's far newer.
Get more of a substantial upgrade like a 5850.
If your budget is limited, get a 5770, a GTX260 is old old tech now, power hungry and expensive.
5770 = equal performance, cheaper, uses less power, DX11 and will be better supported in the future as it's far newer.
Yeah, if you didn't know, adobe premiere and after effects, 3Dsmax and others use the graphics card rendering power to massively speed up work, much faster than a i7 for example.
I'm surprised you didn't know this to be honest, there are youtube videos from companies such as adobe showing the difference with it on and off.
I'm surprised you didn't know this to be honest, there are youtube videos from companies such as adobe showing the difference with it on and off.
Depends on the resolution your running really... at 1920x its a pretty decent boost - below that you might not notice much difference unless you turn up the AA.
It's not that I didn't know it, it's generally not really true.
Premier and after effects, maybe, adobe's videos of it speeding things up are mostly oh Photoshop CS4 and CS4 doesn't use CUDA it uses OpenGL so any cards can accelerate performance.
As for 3Ds Max, outside of "PhysX" plugins to calculate physics effects, general (and most) 3DS Max usage has nothing to do with CUDA at all.
I'm not slating CUDA or its usefullness, but its usage is VERY niche.
No. The clips I seen are more premiere and after effects, than simply photoshop.
3dsmax has plugins for cuda acceleration to speed up rendering times, there are video demonstrations of the difference between i7 and a nvidia card, think the time fell from about 2mins 20secs, to a total of 55secs on the example they used.
3dsmax has plugins for cuda acceleration to speed up rendering times, there are video demonstrations of the difference between i7 and a nvidia card, think the time fell from about 2mins 20secs, to a total of 55secs on the example they used.
A quick check of nvidia on youtube brings up even more CUDA accelerated programs.
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There are plenty more demonstrations of its benefits.
Autocad is hardly a niche market! Sure car manufacturers and aviation use this?
You're not going to get any more 3d than autocad are you?
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There are plenty more demonstrations of its benefits.
Autocad is hardly a niche market! Sure car manufacturers and aviation use this?
You're not going to get any more 3d than autocad are you?
Well yeah, AutoCAD is primarily 2D, there are applications far more suited to 3D design than AutoCAD.
Auto cad has been 3d for at least the last 10years. Its also the market leader.
Have you not ever seen TV documentary's about designing buiildings/cars/planes/trains/bridges and virtually everything else in modern times? They rotate and manipulate the design in 3D to check for tolerences and other conflicts. Hardly primarily 2D is it.
I have provided plenty of evidence to CUDA usage at speeding up 3D and productivity.
You not really been able to prove otherwise since your "CUDA for 3D?" Statement.
I suggest you don't ever post on more intellectual forums such as beyond3D and xtremesystems because you will get your ass handed too you.
Go and get some reallife experience and knowledge before you post false statements.
Have you not ever seen TV documentary's about designing buiildings/cars/planes/trains/bridges and virtually everything else in modern times? They rotate and manipulate the design in 3D to check for tolerences and other conflicts. Hardly primarily 2D is it.
I have provided plenty of evidence to CUDA usage at speeding up 3D and productivity.
You not really been able to prove otherwise since your "CUDA for 3D?" Statement.
I suggest you don't ever post on more intellectual forums such as beyond3D and xtremesystems because you will get your ass handed too you.
Go and get some reallife experience and knowledge before you post false statements.
I'm a CAD and Architectural Technician...
I have first hand experience with all the major softwares.
AutoCAD CAN do 3D, I didn't say it couldn't, however it's primarily for 2D stuff.
The latest AutoCAD is more like "Revit" than the way AutoCAD used to be.
However, the majority of people using AutoCAD will be using older versions that are absolutely horrendous for 3D
As for "CUDA for 3D?" the best, most established and polished products on the market DON'T use CUDA for 3D work, in fact, 95% of the applications out there make very little use of the GPU outside of the view port.
I know EXACTLY what I'm talking about.
I wish it was how you're portraying it, it's going that direction but it's very very earlier days.
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Doesn't sound like you know a dam thing,
I got plenty of friends who are 3Dartists, autocad technicians, local film producers.
As for me, I got a masters degree in 3D art and design. With plenty of proven designs used in the car market.
And I bet you couldn't name the other 95% of the visual design market that don't use CUDA.
I got plenty of friends who are 3Dartists, autocad technicians, local film producers.
As for me, I got a masters degree in 3D art and design. With plenty of proven designs used in the car market.
And I bet you couldn't name the other 95% of the visual design market that don't use CUDA.
95% of the software market barely uses GPUs for anything other than viewports.
IF you had a degree in 3D art and design, this is something I would expect you to know.
What's this got to do with anything "ATi fanboy"?
Owned? Seriously? And you think I don't know what I'm talking about?
I really don't think you've got any friends in the "industry" at all.
What is it that you think I'm doing? You seem severely confused.
I'm not slagging CUDA off nor am I being negative about GPU acceleration.
As I've said, I WISH It was the way you're making out, unfortunately, it isn't.
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I use autocad and CUDA has proven to be a huge leap in time/costs saved.
Trust me, there's plenty of cad software that uses CUDA, since nvidia inbed software engineers with these software providers, for no cost, to help them compile their next software versions to use CUDA its in their benefit to use it.
Its not 95% without like you claim,
I don't believe you when you say your a CAD tech, you said that to make yourself sound Like you know what your talking about.
Your profile says your only 20, that's one stunning fast track you have achieved in your academic background.
Trust me, there's plenty of cad software that uses CUDA, since nvidia inbed software engineers with these software providers, for no cost, to help them compile their next software versions to use CUDA its in their benefit to use it.
Its not 95% without like you claim,
I don't believe you when you say your a CAD tech, you said that to make yourself sound Like you know what your talking about.
Your profile says your only 20, that's one stunning fast track you have achieved in your academic background.