{"id":19087,"date":"2022-08-18T20:06:21","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T18:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g100.us\/?p=19087"},"modified":"2024-04-07T19:21:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T17:21:52","slug":"nvidia-geforce-vs-amd-radeon-gpus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-geforce-vs-amd-radeon-gpus\/","title":{"rendered":"Nvidia GeForce vs AMD Radeon GPUs in 2023 (Benchmarks &#038; Comparison)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_39 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6684446d208fa\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #7f11e0;color:#7f11e0\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #7f11e0;color:#7f11e0\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6684446d208fa\" class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6684446d208fa\" checked><nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 \"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-geforce-vs-amd-radeon-gpus\/#AMD_Radeon_vs_Nvidia_GeForce_A_Quick_History_Recap\" title=\"AMD Radeon vs. Nvidia GeForce: A Quick History Recap\">AMD Radeon vs. Nvidia GeForce: A Quick History Recap<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-geforce-vs-amd-radeon-gpus\/#ATI_vs_Nvidia_vs_3dfx_3_Competitors_1_Crown\" title=\"ATI vs. Nvidia vs. 3dfx: 3 Competitors, 1 Crown\">ATI vs. Nvidia vs. 3dfx: 3 Competitors, 1 Crown<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-geforce-vs-amd-radeon-gpus\/#AMD_Radeon_vs_Nvidia_GeForce_in_the_Late_2000s\" title=\"AMD Radeon vs. Nvidia GeForce in the Late 2000s\">AMD Radeon vs. Nvidia GeForce in the Late 2000s<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-geforce-vs-amd-radeon-gpus\/#AMD_vs_Nvidia_in_the_WorkstationProfessional_Market\" title=\"AMD vs. Nvidia in the Workstation\/Professional Market\">AMD vs. Nvidia in the Workstation\/Professional Market<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-geforce-vs-amd-radeon-gpus\/#Addressing_the_CUDA_in_the_Room\" title=\"Addressing the CUDA in the Room\">Addressing the CUDA in the Room<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-geforce-vs-amd-radeon-gpus\/#AMD_Radeon_vs_Nvidia_GeForce_in_2024\" title=\"AMD Radeon vs. Nvidia GeForce in 2024\">AMD Radeon vs. Nvidia GeForce in 2024<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-geforce-vs-amd-radeon-gpus\/#Nvidia_vs_AMD_Benchmarks_for_GPU_Rendering\" title=\"Nvidia vs. AMD Benchmarks for GPU Rendering\">Nvidia vs. AMD Benchmarks for GPU Rendering<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-geforce-vs-amd-radeon-gpus\/#Nvidia_vs_AMD_Benchmarks_for_3D_Modeling\" title=\"Nvidia vs. AMD Benchmarks for 3D Modeling\">Nvidia vs. AMD Benchmarks for 3D Modeling<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-geforce-vs-amd-radeon-gpus\/#Workstation_Benchmarks_for_Video_Editing\" title=\"Workstation Benchmarks for Video Editing\">Workstation Benchmarks for Video Editing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-geforce-vs-amd-radeon-gpus\/#Nvidia_or_AMD_Which_is_the_Best_Choice_for_Workstations_in_2022\" title=\"Nvidia or AMD: Which is the Best Choice for Workstations in 2022?\">Nvidia or AMD: Which is the Best Choice for Workstations in 2022?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/nvidia-geforce-vs-amd-radeon-gpus\/#Over_to_You\" title=\"Over to You\">Over to You<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Most professionals lean towards Nvidia graphics cards whenever there\u2019s work involved. Although many workstation applications still work better with Nvidia GPUs, AMD is slowly but surely catching up in this race.<\/p>\n<p>One such (recent) example is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maxon.net\/en\/article\/maxon-announces-redshift-support-for-amd-radeon-pro-graphics-on-windows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maxon finally announcing support for AMD Radeon Pro GPUs on Windows<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Until now, access to Maxon\u2019s Redshift GPU render engine was limited to only Nvidia GPUs (unless you used a Mac and could deal with a Beta release).<\/p>\n<p>With AMD showing that they\u2019re finally ready to wrestle Nvidia for that performance crown, adoption is on the rise.<\/p>\n<p>But is the professional market ready for them yet?<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, I\u2019m <em>not sure<\/em>. And \u2018not being sure\u2019 is something professionals, whose livelihoods depend on their workstations, can\u2019t afford to risk.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s dive a bit deeper and look into how these two GPU behemoths battle it out in 2022! If you\u2019re here for a quick recommendation for some common workloads, here you go:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-158\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-158 tablepress-responsive\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Category\/Task<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">No-Compromise Performance<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">G100 <br> Best Value<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Budget Recommendation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Video Editing \/ Encoding<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">RTX 3080 \/ RTX3090 Ti<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">RTX 3070 Ti<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">RTX 3060 Ti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Viewports &amp; 3D Modeling <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">RTX 3080 Ti<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">RTX 3070<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">RTX 3050<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">GPU Rendering<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">RTX 3090*<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">RTX 3080<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">RTX 3060 Ti<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">CAD \/ CAM<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">RTX 3090<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">RTX 3070<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">RTX 3060<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><\/th><th class=\"column-4\"><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-158 from cache -->\n<p>*if you want to add multiple GPUs, 3080 is a better option<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AMD_Radeon_vs_Nvidia_GeForce_A_Quick_History_Recap\"><\/span>AMD Radeon vs. Nvidia GeForce: A Quick History Recap<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ATI_vs_Nvidia_vs_3dfx_3_Competitors_1_Crown\"><\/span>ATI vs. Nvidia vs. 3dfx: 3 Competitors, 1 Crown<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Both AMD and Nvidia have been pushing the envelope when it comes to computing and graphics for years now.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d go far as saying that without the intense competition between ATI and Nvidia in those early years, we wouldn\u2019t be where we are today.<\/p>\n<p>But back then, both Nvidia and ATI had another competitor to contend with \u2013 3dfx Interactive, based out of San Jose, California.<\/p>\n<p>3dfx Interactive was a well-known name in those days because it pretty much pioneered modern 3D graphics processing units and the concept of video cards in the 90s.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, in the late 90s, things went sideways for the company. 3dfx just struggled to keep up with Nvidia and ATI\u2019s performance crown-grabbing frenzy and eventually sold most of its assets to Nvidia in 2002; it filed for bankruptcy later that same year.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19201\" style=\"width: 593px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19201\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19201 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/ATI-Radeon-and-NVidia-GeForce.jpg\" alt=\"ATI Radeon and NVidia GeForce\" width=\"593\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/ATI-Radeon-and-NVidia-GeForce.jpg 593w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/ATI-Radeon-and-NVidia-GeForce-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19201\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19201 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20593%20364%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"ATI Radeon and NVidia GeForce\" width=\"593\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20593%20364%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 593w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/ATI-Radeon-and-NVidia-GeForce.jpg 593w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/ATI-Radeon-and-NVidia-GeForce-300x184.jpg 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/ATI-Radeon-and-NVidia-GeForce.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ATI Radeon and NVidia GeForce<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While the Nvidia GeForce name popped up in 1999, ATI\u2019s \u2018Radeon\u2019 brand didn\u2019t show up until 2000 when ATI launched the Radeon DDR \u2013 ATI\u2019s first fully DirectX 7 compliant graphics card.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19200\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19200\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19200 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/Radeon-and-GeForce-GPU.jpg\" alt=\"Radeon and GeForce GPU\" width=\"498\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/Radeon-and-GeForce-GPU.jpg 498w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/Radeon-and-GeForce-GPU-300x111.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19200\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19200 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20498%20184%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Radeon and GeForce GPU\" width=\"498\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20498%20184%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 498w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/Radeon-and-GeForce-GPU.jpg 498w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/Radeon-and-GeForce-GPU-300x111.jpg 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/Radeon-and-GeForce-GPU.jpg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Radeon_R100_series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Radeon DDR Graphics Card<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anandtech.com\/show\/555\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GeForce 2 GTS<\/a> (Yes, dinosaurs on graphics card boxes were a thing back then, and it was cool. No one can convince the teenager inside me otherwise.)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At the time, Nvidia had launched the second generation of GeForce GPUs \u2013 the GeForce 2 series.<\/p>\n<p>This family of graphics cards offered several products like the GeForce 2 GTS, the GeForce 2 Pro, GeForce 2 Ultra, and the GeForce 2 Ti.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19146\" style=\"width: 496px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19146\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19146\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/quake-3-arena-benchmark.gif\" alt=\"Quake 3 Arena Benchmark\" width=\"496\" height=\"571\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19146\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19146 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20496%20571%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Quake 3 Arena Benchmark\" width=\"496\" height=\"571\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/quake-3-arena-benchmark.gif\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19146\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Quake 3 Arena Benchmark<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Top-tier 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Gen Nvidia GPUs topped the charts, with the ATI Radeon DDR and the 3dfx Voodoo5 barely keeping up with even Nvidia\u2019s first-generation GeForce 256 GPU.<\/p>\n<p>This performance gap became somewhat of a tradition, with Nvidia managing to stay a step ahead of ATI when it came to top-tier performance \u2013 forcing the competition to cut profit margins and offer better value products to remain in the game.<\/p>\n<p>AMD went on to acquire ATI in 2006 for a cool $5.4 billion. Although many financial analysts questioned the move at the time, AMD has gone on to leverage its Radeon arm quite well over the years.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AMD_Radeon_vs_Nvidia_GeForce_in_the_Late_2000s\"><\/span>AMD Radeon vs. Nvidia GeForce in the Late 2000s<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Nvidia maintained a tight grasp on its performance crown for the longest time. Of course, this doesn\u2019t mean that Radeon always played catch-up to Nvidia.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a trip back to Jan 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Nvidia had just introduced the GeForce GTX 200 series to take on AMD\u2019s Radeon HD 4000 parts, which launched mid-2008.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at how they stacked up against each other!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19147\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19147\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19147\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-benchmark-summary.png\" alt=\"ATI Radeon HD 4890 Review\" width=\"450\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-benchmark-summary.png 450w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-benchmark-summary-207x300.png 207w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19147\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19147 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20450%20652%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"ATI Radeon HD 4890 Review\" width=\"450\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20450%20652%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-benchmark-summary.png 450w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-benchmark-summary-207x300.png 207w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-benchmark-summary.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19147\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomshardware.com\/reviews\/radeon-hd-4890,2262-12.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom\u2019s Hardware<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19148\" style=\"width: 538px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19148\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19148\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd-4870x2-benchmark-summary.png\" alt=\"Radeon HD 4870X2 Benchmark summary\" width=\"538\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd-4870x2-benchmark-summary.png 538w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd-4870x2-benchmark-summary-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19148\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19148 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20538%20370%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Radeon HD 4870X2 Benchmark summary\" width=\"538\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20538%20370%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 538w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd-4870x2-benchmark-summary.png 538w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd-4870x2-benchmark-summary-300x206.png 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd-4870x2-benchmark-summary.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radeon HD 4870X2 Benchmark summary<\/p><\/div>\n<p>AMD\u2019s commitment to winning the crown after Nvidia embarrassed its Radeon HD 3870 X2 with the legendary GeForce 9800 GTX is palpable with this generation.<\/p>\n<p>The Radeon team did everything in its power to wrest back the crown from Nvidia, and it was successful (in a way)!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19149\" style=\"width: 1230px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19149\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19149\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd-4870x2-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Radeon HD 4870X2\" width=\"1230\" height=\"922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd-4870x2-1.jpeg 1230w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd-4870x2-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd-4870x2-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd-4870x2-1-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1230px) 100vw, 1230px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19149\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19149 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201230%20922%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Radeon HD 4870X2\" width=\"1230\" height=\"922\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201230%20922%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1230px) 100vw, 1230px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd-4870x2-1.jpeg 1230w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd-4870x2-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd-4870x2-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd-4870x2-1-768x576.jpeg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd-4870x2-1.jpeg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19149\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:PowerColor_ATI_Radeon_HD_4870_X2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19150\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19150\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19150\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd4870-x2-2-chips-1-card.jpeg\" alt=\"Radeon HD4870 X2: 2 Chips, 1 Card\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd4870-x2-2-chips-1-card.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd4870-x2-2-chips-1-card-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd4870-x2-2-chips-1-card-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd4870-x2-2-chips-1-card-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd4870-x2-2-chips-1-card-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19150\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19150 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201600%201067%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Radeon HD4870 X2: 2 Chips, 1 Card\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201600%201067%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd4870-x2-2-chips-1-card.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd4870-x2-2-chips-1-card-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd4870-x2-2-chips-1-card-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd4870-x2-2-chips-1-card-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd4870-x2-2-chips-1-card-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd4870-x2-2-chips-1-card.jpeg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guru3d.com\/articles-pages\/radeon-hd-4870-x2-preview,3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guru3D<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Not only did it completely eclipse every offering from Nvidia\u2019s GeForce 9000 lineup, but its top performers also managed to go toe-to-toe even with Nvidia\u2019s GeForce 200 series of GPUs that launched two quarters later.<\/p>\n<p>However, AMD quickly lost the crown to Nvidia once more as the latter managed to eke out a slim victory with its GeForce GTX 295 in early 2009.<\/p>\n<p>That said, many contended that Radeon\u2019s approach of \u2018gluing\u2019 2 GPUs onto a single board wasn\u2019t as good as a single powerful GPU (with good reason).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19151\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19151\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19151\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/geforce-gtx-295-performance.png\" alt=\"GeForce GTX 295 Performance\" width=\"540\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/geforce-gtx-295-performance.png 540w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/geforce-gtx-295-performance-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19151\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19151 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20540%20353%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"GeForce GTX 295 Performance\" width=\"540\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20540%20353%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/geforce-gtx-295-performance.png 540w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/geforce-gtx-295-performance-300x196.png 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/geforce-gtx-295-performance.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GeForce GTX 295 Performance<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>On a sidenote \u2013 <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techpowerup.com\/gpu-specs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>TechPowerUp\u2019s GPU database<\/em><\/a><em> is a boon to hardware nerds like me, and huge props to them for maintaining and updating it for so long! <\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AMD_vs_Nvidia_in_the_WorkstationProfessional_Market\"><\/span>AMD vs. Nvidia in the Workstation\/Professional Market<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Graphics processing has come a long way since the days of Voodoo cards. But the companies in the ring (for desktop PCs) remain nearly the same. Yes, AMD acquired ATI, but otherwise, there\u2019s no change in competition.<\/p>\n<p>Besides Radeon\u2019s lean period, i.e., from 2014 (after the Radeon HD 7000 series) to around 2019 (until the launch of the RX 5000 series), AMD and Nvidia have generally managed to compete against each other pretty evenly in the gaming space.<\/p>\n<p>However, AMD\u2019s lean years were...LEAN. Here\u2019s an interesting tidbit: AMD couldn\u2019t beat the performance level of its own Radeon HD 7990 graphics card by much for over four years!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19152\" style=\"width: 541px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19152\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19152\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd-7990-performance.png\" alt=\"Radeon HD 7990 Performance\" width=\"541\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd-7990-performance.png 541w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd-7990-performance-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19152\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19152 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20541%20371%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Radeon HD 7990 Performance\" width=\"541\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20541%20371%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 541w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd-7990-performance.png 541w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd-7990-performance-300x206.png 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/radeon-hd-7990-performance.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radeon HD 7990 Performance<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For reference, the Radeon HD 7990 was AMD\u2019s top-of-the-line offering back in 2013. And the Radeon RX 590 was its best product until the launch of RX Vega in mid-2017!<\/p>\n<p>A 15% uplift in graphics performance over 4 years is horrendous. It looks even worse when Nvidia was busy obliterating its own GPU records \u2013 offering a whopping 267% improvement in performance during that time frame.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19153\" style=\"width: 541px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19153\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19153\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/nvidia-gtx-780-performance.png\" alt=\"Nvidia GTX 780 Performance\" width=\"541\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/nvidia-gtx-780-performance.png 541w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/nvidia-gtx-780-performance-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19153\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19153 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20541%20371%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Nvidia GTX 780 Performance\" width=\"541\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20541%20371%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 541w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/nvidia-gtx-780-performance.png 541w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/nvidia-gtx-780-performance-300x206.png 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/nvidia-gtx-780-performance.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nvidia GTX 780 Performance<\/p><\/div>\n<p>That said, the performance disparity was only one factor in the widespread adoption of Nvidia cards in professional apps.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Addressing_the_CUDA_in_the_Room\"><\/span>Addressing the CUDA in the Room<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>CUDA, or Compute Unified Device Architecture, is a powerful proprietary API from Nvidia that lets developers effectively execute parallel tasks on Nvidia graphics chips.<\/p>\n<p>It focuses on parallelizing operations and is perfect for tasks that can be broken down into smaller sub-tasks to be handled concurrently.<\/p>\n<p>GPU rendering is one great example.<\/p>\n<p>The attention Nvidia heaped on the professional space was instrumental in developing an ecosystem of CUDA-accelerated pro apps.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, AMD just got left behind during this time. Notes like this one from OctaneRender in many professional applications were quite prevalent \u2013<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19154\" style=\"width: 887px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19154\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19154\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/required-cuda-support-for-octane-render-gpu-engine.png\" alt=\"Required CUDA Support for Octane Render GPU Engine\" width=\"887\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/required-cuda-support-for-octane-render-gpu-engine.png 887w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/required-cuda-support-for-octane-render-gpu-engine-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/required-cuda-support-for-octane-render-gpu-engine-768x236.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19154\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19154 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20887%20273%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Required CUDA Support for Octane Render GPU Engine\" width=\"887\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20887%20273%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 887w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/required-cuda-support-for-octane-render-gpu-engine.png 887w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/required-cuda-support-for-octane-render-gpu-engine-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/required-cuda-support-for-octane-render-gpu-engine-768x236.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/required-cuda-support-for-octane-render-gpu-engine.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Required CUDA Support for Octane Render GPU Engine<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While Nvidia developed its proprietary CUDA platform, AMD chose to rely on OpenCL \u2013 an open framework for writing programs that can execute across any processing unit, including Central Processing Units, Graphics Processing Units, Field-Programmable Gate Arrays, etc.<\/p>\n<p>However, AMD\u2019s lackluster performance and some complications in developing for OpenCL meant that professional apps heavily favored CUDA rather than OpenCL.<\/p>\n<p>So, Nvidia not only completely eclipsed Radeon GPUs in performance, but it also invested in encouraging an ecosystem of CUDA-accelerated pro applications.<\/p>\n<p>This combination of a robust ecosystem and raw performance made Nvidia the GPU of choice for ANY professional task for over half a decade.<\/p>\n<h4>Sprinkle in Some Optix for Good Measure<\/h4>\n<p>Nvidia wasn\u2019t done with just CUDA, though.<\/p>\n<p>Optix is a proprietary framework from Nvidia that allows optimal ray tracing performance on any Nvidia graphics card. Think of it as a sibling to CUDA that aimed to accelerate ray tracing calculations, whereas CUDA was focused on compute.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By the way, did you know that Nvidia first launched Optix well over a decade ago? <\/strong>Well, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geeks3d.com\/20091103\/nvidia-optix-sdk-available-for-windows-and-linux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">they did \u2013 in 2009<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, the GPUs at the time weren\u2019t even particularly adept at rasterization (by modern standards), let alone being able to handle ray traced scenes effectively. Little did we know that it would take nearly a decade for it to happen.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Here\u2019s a link to the modern <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.nvidia.com\/rtx\/ray-tracing\/optix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Nvidia Optix<\/em><\/a><em> page if you want to find out more)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Then came Nvidia\u2019s RTX Series (with its less cool full-form \u2013 Nvidia Ray Tracing Texel eXtreme) with <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.nvidia.com\/rtx\/ray-tracing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dedicated Ray Tracing cores<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When they launched, the market scrambled to make sense of the new RTX graphics cards.<\/p>\n<p>Gamers got busy figuring out whether a ray-traced game looked better than its regular counterpart. At the same time, professionals wondered whether this technology could help them work faster.<\/p>\n<p>The answer to the first question in most cases is \u2018sure, if you look close enough,\u2019 but the answer to the second question turned out to be \u2013 \u2018wow, definitely yes.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s an example of what I\u2019m talking about (using Blender\u2019s Cycles Renderer).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19155\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19155\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19155\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-2-93-cycles-optix-render-performance-cl.png\" alt=\"Blender 2.93 - Cycles OptiX Render Performance (Classroom) (June 2021)\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-2-93-cycles-optix-render-performance-cl.png 680w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-2-93-cycles-optix-render-performance-cl-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-2-93-cycles-optix-render-performance-cl-594x335.png 594w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-2-93-cycles-optix-render-performance-cl-420x236.png 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19155\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19155 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20680%20383%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Blender 2.93 - Cycles OptiX Render Performance (Classroom) (June 2021)\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20680%20383%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-2-93-cycles-optix-render-performance-cl.png 680w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-2-93-cycles-optix-render-performance-cl-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-2-93-cycles-optix-render-performance-cl-594x335.png 594w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-2-93-cycles-optix-render-performance-cl-420x236.png 420w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-2-93-cycles-optix-render-performance-cl.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19155\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blender 2.93 - Cycles OptiX Render Performance (Classroom) (June 2021)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While the RTX cards can leverage Nvidia\u2019s Optix RT engine, that poor GTX 1080 Ti (a rendering powerhouse of its time) is left with only CUDA acceleration.<\/p>\n<p>The difference? Well, the chart tells it best.<\/p>\n<p>When you look at the CUDA render times, an RTX 3060 is no match for the GTX 1080 Ti.<\/p>\n<p>However, add Optix into the equation, and suddenly the GeForce RTX 3060 now obliterates the once-mighty GTX 1080 Ti by cutting render times in half!<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll find a similar story unfolding across the board when it comes to CUDA vs. Optix.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AMD_Radeon_vs_Nvidia_GeForce_in_2024\"><\/span>AMD Radeon vs. Nvidia GeForce in 2024<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Even we at G100, have always exclusively recommended Nvidia graphics cards for all GPU-heavy Pro workloads.<\/p>\n<p>They offered the broadest application support, excellent performance, and relatively stable drivers \u2013 a trifecta for workstations.<\/p>\n<p>Have things changed in 2024? Let\u2019s look at a few benchmarks and find out!<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nvidia_vs_AMD_Benchmarks_for_GPU_Rendering\"><\/span>Nvidia vs. AMD Benchmarks for GPU Rendering<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4>Redshift<\/h4>\n<p>Redshift is one of the world\u2019s most popular GPU render engines, and Maxon (the creators of Cinema 4D) recently acquired and brought it under their suite of creative apps.<\/p>\n<p>Until last year, Redshift offered only CUDA support, which means it worked only with Nvidia GPUs.<\/p>\n<p>Things changed this year due to a couple of reasons. One is Apple\u2019s push for Radeon on the Mac platform; the second reason is just AMD\u2019s performance uplift after years of lagging behind Nvidia.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19156\" style=\"width: 733px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19156\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19156\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/redshift-gpu-rendering-performance-on-amd-gpus.png\" alt=\"Redshift GPU Rendering Performance on AMD GPUs\" width=\"733\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/redshift-gpu-rendering-performance-on-amd-gpus.png 733w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/redshift-gpu-rendering-performance-on-amd-gpus-300x56.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19156\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19156 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20733%20137%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Redshift GPU Rendering Performance on AMD GPUs\" width=\"733\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20733%20137%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 733w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/redshift-gpu-rendering-performance-on-amd-gpus.png 733w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/redshift-gpu-rendering-performance-on-amd-gpus-300x56.png 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/redshift-gpu-rendering-performance-on-amd-gpus.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Redshift GPU Rendering Performance on AMD GPUs<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Yes, the AMD numbers look awful if you compare the performance between Nvidia and AMD on Redshift.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19157\" style=\"width: 733px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19157\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19157\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/redshift-gpu-rendering-performance-on-nvidia-gpus.png\" alt=\"Redshift GPU Rendering Performance on Nvidia GPUs\" width=\"733\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/redshift-gpu-rendering-performance-on-nvidia-gpus.png 733w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/redshift-gpu-rendering-performance-on-nvidia-gpus-300x253.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19157\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19157 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20733%20619%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Redshift GPU Rendering Performance on Nvidia GPUs\" width=\"733\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20733%20619%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 733w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/redshift-gpu-rendering-performance-on-nvidia-gpus.png 733w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/redshift-gpu-rendering-performance-on-nvidia-gpus-300x253.png 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/redshift-gpu-rendering-performance-on-nvidia-gpus.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Redshift GPU Rendering Performance on Nvidia GPUs<\/p><\/div>\n<p>However, before I dissect this, it\u2019s important to note that the Radeon numbers are from early beta versions of C4D and Redshift on MacOS.<\/p>\n<p>The performance is basically what you get now, but things <strong>might <\/strong>improve as drivers and applications add optimization for Radeon cards.<\/p>\n<p>For now, let\u2019s circle back to the performance here.<\/p>\n<p>A single $350 (<a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/gpu-msrp-list\/\">MSRP<\/a>) RTX 3060 comes just 10 seconds behind a single $999 Radeon RX 6900 XT.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, it\u2019s not even close, and it\u2019s not worth going AMD if you depend on Redshift as your primary GPU renderer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict: Go Nvidia. AMD support isn\u2019t great at the moment. <\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Indigo Renderer<\/h4>\n<p>Indigo Renderer defines itself as an \u2018OpenCL-based GPU engine to offer industry-leading performance on Nvidia and AMD graphics cards.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Since AMD relies on OpenCL, things should be quite a bit better for Team Red, right?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19158\" style=\"width: 708px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19158\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19158\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/indigo-render-benchmark-chart.png\" alt=\"Indigo Render Benchmark Chart\" width=\"708\" height=\"1155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/indigo-render-benchmark-chart.png 708w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/indigo-render-benchmark-chart-184x300.png 184w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/indigo-render-benchmark-chart-628x1024.png 628w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19158\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19158 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20708%201155%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Indigo Render Benchmark Chart\" width=\"708\" height=\"1155\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20708%201155%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 708w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/indigo-render-benchmark-chart.png 708w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/indigo-render-benchmark-chart-184x300.png 184w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/indigo-render-benchmark-chart-628x1024.png 628w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/indigo-render-benchmark-chart.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Indigo Render Benchmark Chart<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Yes, it is (somewhat).<\/p>\n<p>AMD manages to claw back some lost ground when using Indigo Renderer for GPU rendering, but its showing is far from impressive.<\/p>\n<p>Nvidia completely obliterates the top-tier Radeon RX 6900 XT with its GeForce RTX 3090.<\/p>\n<p>Even in the mainstream offerings from both companies, Nvidia offers the better product with its GeForce RTX 3080 outperforming a similarly-priced Radeon RX 6800 XT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict: Go Nvidia, but AMD isn\u2019t bad. <\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Blender Classroom GPU Render (OpenCL \/ CUDA \/ Optix)<\/h4>\n<p>Before even looking at the results, I knew this one would be painful for AMD.<\/p>\n<p>The Nvidia Optix Ray Tracing engine offers impressive performance in professional apps that leverage its ray tracing acceleration. Just looking at the mile-long laundry list of partners on their page should be clue enough:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19159\" style=\"width: 1021px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19159\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19159\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/nvidia-optix-partners.png\" alt=\"Nvidia OptiX Partners\" width=\"1021\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/nvidia-optix-partners.png 1021w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/nvidia-optix-partners-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/nvidia-optix-partners-768x416.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19159\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19159 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201021%20553%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Nvidia OptiX Partners\" width=\"1021\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201021%20553%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1021w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/nvidia-optix-partners.png 1021w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/nvidia-optix-partners-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/nvidia-optix-partners-768x416.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/nvidia-optix-partners.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19159\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nvidia OptiX Partners<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Blender\u2019s Cycles Renderer can now leverage Optix when using RTX graphics cards \u2013 making it much faster than CUDA or OpenCL.<\/p>\n<p>Now, with that out of the way, let\u2019s see how Radeon (using OpenCL) fares against Nvidia (CUDA) in the famed Blender Classroom render using Cycles, shall we?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19160\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19160\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19160\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-2-93-cycles-gpu-render-performance-clas.png\" alt=\"Blender 2.93 - Cycles GPU Render Performance (Classroom) (June 2021)\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-2-93-cycles-gpu-render-performance-clas.png 680w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-2-93-cycles-gpu-render-performance-clas-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-2-93-cycles-gpu-render-performance-clas-594x335.png 594w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-2-93-cycles-gpu-render-performance-clas-420x236.png 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19160\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19160 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20680%20383%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Blender 2.93 - Cycles GPU Render Performance (Classroom) (June 2021)\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20680%20383%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-2-93-cycles-gpu-render-performance-clas.png 680w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-2-93-cycles-gpu-render-performance-clas-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-2-93-cycles-gpu-render-performance-clas-594x335.png 594w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-2-93-cycles-gpu-render-performance-clas-420x236.png 420w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-2-93-cycles-gpu-render-performance-clas.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blender 2.93 - Cycles GPU Render Performance (Classroom) (June 2021)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>AMD\u2019s recent improvements have allowed it to catch up to Nvidia\u2019s CUDA-accelerated performance.<\/p>\n<p>But unfortunately, RT-acceleration has effectively halved render times, as you can see below:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19161\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19161\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19161\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-optix-gpu-render-benchmark.png\" alt=\"Blender OptiX GPU Render Benchmark\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-optix-gpu-render-benchmark.png 680w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-optix-gpu-render-benchmark-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-optix-gpu-render-benchmark-594x335.png 594w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-optix-gpu-render-benchmark-420x236.png 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19161\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19161 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20680%20383%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Blender OptiX GPU Render Benchmark\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20680%20383%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-optix-gpu-render-benchmark.png 680w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-optix-gpu-render-benchmark-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-optix-gpu-render-benchmark-594x335.png 594w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-optix-gpu-render-benchmark-420x236.png 420w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-optix-gpu-render-benchmark.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blender OptiX GPU Render Benchmark<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19162\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19162\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19162\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-classroom-gpu-render-benchmark.png\" alt=\"Blender Classroom GPU Render Benchmark\" width=\"720\" height=\"1157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-classroom-gpu-render-benchmark.png 720w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-classroom-gpu-render-benchmark-187x300.png 187w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-classroom-gpu-render-benchmark-637x1024.png 637w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19162\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19162 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20720%201157%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Blender Classroom GPU Render Benchmark\" width=\"720\" height=\"1157\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20720%201157%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-classroom-gpu-render-benchmark.png 720w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-classroom-gpu-render-benchmark-187x300.png 187w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-classroom-gpu-render-benchmark-637x1024.png 637w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/blender-classroom-gpu-render-benchmark.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blender Classroom GPU Render Benchmark<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nvidia\u2019s RTX 3000 lineup completely crushes Radeon when it comes to performance in GPU rendering using Cycles.<\/p>\n<p>AMD\u2019s showing here is so bad that the $400~ Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti easily beats an AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT! We\u2019ve seen similar results with our tests, and several reviewers also report similar margins.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s give AMD another shot, using its own Radeon ProRender for Blender.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19163\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19163\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19163\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/amd-radeon-prorender-performance-blender-classro.png\" alt=\"AMD Radeon ProRender Performance - Blender Classroom Scene (June 2021)\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/amd-radeon-prorender-performance-blender-classro.png 680w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/amd-radeon-prorender-performance-blender-classro-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/amd-radeon-prorender-performance-blender-classro-594x335.png 594w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/amd-radeon-prorender-performance-blender-classro-420x236.png 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19163\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19163 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20680%20383%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"AMD Radeon ProRender Performance - Blender Classroom Scene (June 2021)\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20680%20383%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/amd-radeon-prorender-performance-blender-classro.png 680w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/amd-radeon-prorender-performance-blender-classro-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/amd-radeon-prorender-performance-blender-classro-594x335.png 594w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/amd-radeon-prorender-performance-blender-classro-420x236.png 420w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/amd-radeon-prorender-performance-blender-classro.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">AMD Radeon ProRender Performance - Blender Classroom Scene (June 2021)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Well, it doesn\u2019t look too great either.<\/p>\n<p>Even if we ignore that ProRender takes so much longer to complete the Classroom Render compared to Blender Cycles, Nvidia adds insult to injury by performing better than AMD.<\/p>\n<p>An RTX 3080 still outpaces AMD\u2019s best offering by a decent margin while costing less money.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict: Go Nvidia. Radeon GPUs do work, but not well enough to recommend. <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nvidia_vs_AMD_Benchmarks_for_3D_Modeling\"><\/span>Nvidia vs. AMD Benchmarks for 3D Modeling<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4>Autodesk Maya and Solidworks<\/h4>\n<p>Both Maya and Solidworks are well-known professional 3D modeling applications.<\/p>\n<p>While Solidworks generally appeals to design professionals working on the engineering side of things, Maya is more popular among creative professionals.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19165\" style=\"width: 2241px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19165\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19165\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/specviewperf-benchmark-comparison.png\" alt=\"SpecViewPerf Benchmark Comparison\" width=\"2241\" height=\"1119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/specviewperf-benchmark-comparison.png 2241w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/specviewperf-benchmark-comparison-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/specviewperf-benchmark-comparison-1024x511.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/specviewperf-benchmark-comparison-768x383.png 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/specviewperf-benchmark-comparison-1536x767.png 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/specviewperf-benchmark-comparison-2048x1023.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2241px) 100vw, 2241px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19165\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19165 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202241%201119%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"SpecViewPerf Benchmark Comparison\" width=\"2241\" height=\"1119\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202241%201119%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2241px) 100vw, 2241px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/specviewperf-benchmark-comparison.png 2241w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/specviewperf-benchmark-comparison-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/specviewperf-benchmark-comparison-1024x511.png 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/specviewperf-benchmark-comparison-768x383.png 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/specviewperf-benchmark-comparison-1536x767.png 1536w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/specviewperf-benchmark-comparison-2048x1023.png 2048w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/specviewperf-benchmark-comparison.png\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19165\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oUzCn-ITJ_o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinusTechTips Radeon RX 6800 Review<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Performance for AMD in Maya and Solidworks isn\u2019t too bad. Nonetheless, Nvidia manages to best AMD without too much trouble.<\/p>\n<p>Since the GeForce RTX 3070 easily keeps up with the pricier Radeon RX 6800 XT, Nvidia remains the right choice for professionals using either Maya or Solidworks.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note \u2013 Some features like Solidworks RealView are only available on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/support\/hardware-certification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>supported workstation GPUs from either AMD or Nvidia<\/em><\/a><em>. So, you won\u2019t be missing out on any significant feature regardless of whether you go with workstation graphics cards from Team Green or Team Red. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict: Go with Nvidia. Although AMD cards perform well, Nvidia beats them in price to performance quite handily. <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Workstation_Benchmarks_for_Video_Editing\"><\/span>Workstation Benchmarks for Video Editing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4>DaVinci Resolve (PugetBench)<\/h4>\n<p>DaVinci Resolve might not have the reach or renown of Adobe\u2019s Premiere Pro yet, but it has become pretty well-known in the industry these past few years. It also handles multiple GPUs and CPU cores quite efficiently.<\/p>\n<p>Puget Systems pit AMD Radeon\u2019s best against Nvidia\u2019s RTX cards to see who comes out on top. Let\u2019s see how it looks!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19166\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19166\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19166\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-davinci-resolve-benchmark-comparison-.jpeg\" alt=\"Pugetbench Davinci Resolve Benchmark Comparison - GPU\" width=\"800\" height=\"791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-davinci-resolve-benchmark-comparison-.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-davinci-resolve-benchmark-comparison--300x297.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-davinci-resolve-benchmark-comparison--768x759.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19166\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19166 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20791%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Pugetbench Davinci Resolve Benchmark Comparison - GPU\" width=\"800\" height=\"791\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20791%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-davinci-resolve-benchmark-comparison-.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-davinci-resolve-benchmark-comparison--300x297.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-davinci-resolve-benchmark-comparison--768x759.jpeg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-davinci-resolve-benchmark-comparison-.jpeg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19166\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pugetbench Davinci Resolve Benchmark Comparison - GPU<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19167\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19167\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19167\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-davinci-resolve-benchmark-comparison-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Pugetbench Davinci Resolve Benchmark Comparison - GPU Effects Score\" width=\"800\" height=\"793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-davinci-resolve-benchmark-comparison-1-1.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-davinci-resolve-benchmark-comparison-1-1-300x297.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-davinci-resolve-benchmark-comparison-1-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-davinci-resolve-benchmark-comparison-1-1-768x761.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19167\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19167 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20793%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Pugetbench Davinci Resolve Benchmark Comparison - GPU Effects Score\" width=\"800\" height=\"793\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20793%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-davinci-resolve-benchmark-comparison-1-1.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-davinci-resolve-benchmark-comparison-1-1-300x297.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-davinci-resolve-benchmark-comparison-1-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-davinci-resolve-benchmark-comparison-1-1-768x761.jpeg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-davinci-resolve-benchmark-comparison-1-1.jpeg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pugetbench Davinci Resolve Benchmark Comparison - GPU Effects Score<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Unfortunately, AMD\u2019s woes don\u2019t seem to end at GPU rendering.<\/p>\n<p>Even the much cheaper Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti manages to embarrass the top Radeon card by a decent margin, while the RTX 3090 and RTX 3080 are in a league of their own.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re working with DaVinci Resolve, Nvidia offers way better value.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict: Go Nvidia. AMD cards work, but not well. <\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Adobe Premiere Pro 0.92 (PugetBench)<\/h4>\n<p>Premiere Pro is pretty much the industry standard for professional video editing. What\u2019s more, it\u2019s been around forever, with its first version launching way back in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Today, it is an integral part of the Adobe Creative Cloud license that <a href=\"https:\/\/news.adobe.com\/news\/news-details\/2021\/Adobe-Reports-Record-Q4-and-Fiscal-2021-Revenue-Company-Outlines-Strategy-for-Next-Decade-of-Growth\/default.aspx?mv=affiliate&amp;mv2=red\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boasts over 26 million paid subscribers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Until recently, AMD cards performed quite poorly on Premiere Pro. But Adobe has pushed updates to better support Radeon GPUs over the past couple of years, improving performance.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s see how AMD Radeon GPUs hold up compared to Nvidia\u2019s RTX lineup in 2022!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19168\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19168\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19168\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-premiere-pro-benchmark-comparison-gpu.jpeg\" alt=\"Pugetbench Premiere Pro Benchmark Comparison - GPU Standard overall score\" width=\"800\" height=\"802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-premiere-pro-benchmark-comparison-gpu.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-premiere-pro-benchmark-comparison-gpu-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-premiere-pro-benchmark-comparison-gpu-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-premiere-pro-benchmark-comparison-gpu-768x770.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19168\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19168 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20802%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Pugetbench Premiere Pro Benchmark Comparison - GPU Standard overall score\" width=\"800\" height=\"802\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20802%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-premiere-pro-benchmark-comparison-gpu.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-premiere-pro-benchmark-comparison-gpu-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-premiere-pro-benchmark-comparison-gpu-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-premiere-pro-benchmark-comparison-gpu-768x770.jpeg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-premiere-pro-benchmark-comparison-gpu.jpeg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pugetbench Premiere Pro Benchmark Comparison - GPU Standard overall score<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19169\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19169\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19169\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-premiere-pro-benchmark-comparison-gpu-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Pugetbench Premiere Pro Benchmark Comparison - GPU score\" width=\"800\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-premiere-pro-benchmark-comparison-gpu-1.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-premiere-pro-benchmark-comparison-gpu-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-premiere-pro-benchmark-comparison-gpu-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-premiere-pro-benchmark-comparison-gpu-1-768x767.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19169\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19169 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20799%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Pugetbench Premiere Pro Benchmark Comparison - GPU score\" width=\"800\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20799%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-premiere-pro-benchmark-comparison-gpu-1.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-premiere-pro-benchmark-comparison-gpu-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-premiere-pro-benchmark-comparison-gpu-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-premiere-pro-benchmark-comparison-gpu-1-768x767.jpeg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-premiere-pro-benchmark-comparison-gpu-1.jpeg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pugetbench Premiere Pro Benchmark Comparison - GPU score<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Although Radeon graphics cards fare slightly better in Premiere Pro (compared to DaVinci Resolve), Nvidia still manages to edge them out comfortably.<\/p>\n<p>The much cheaper Nvidia RTX 3080 completely outclasses anything AMD offers, while the RTX 3060 Ti can easily match pricier competitors from the Radeon stable.<\/p>\n<p>That said, do note that the Radeon RX 6800 XT and RX 6900 XT scores being so close to each other could potentially point to an optimization issue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict: Go Nvidia. But AMD isn\u2019t completely horrible here. <\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>Adobe After Effects (PugetBench)<\/h4>\n<p>It\u2019s not too far-fetched to say that After Effects is the industry standard for motion graphics in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2.5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2.5D or pseudo-3D<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Although it\u2019s known for chugging down all the system RAM you can throw at it, After Effects\u2019 GPU requirements aren\u2019t that demanding.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a benchmark from Puget Systems:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19170\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19170\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19170\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-after-effects-benchmark-comparison-gp.jpeg\" alt=\"Pugetbench After Effects Benchmark Comparison - GPU overall score\" width=\"800\" height=\"792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-after-effects-benchmark-comparison-gp.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-after-effects-benchmark-comparison-gp-300x297.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-after-effects-benchmark-comparison-gp-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-after-effects-benchmark-comparison-gp-768x760.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19170\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19170 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20792%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Pugetbench After Effects Benchmark Comparison - GPU overall score\" width=\"800\" height=\"792\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20792%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-after-effects-benchmark-comparison-gp.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-after-effects-benchmark-comparison-gp-300x297.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-after-effects-benchmark-comparison-gp-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-after-effects-benchmark-comparison-gp-768x760.jpeg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-after-effects-benchmark-comparison-gp.jpeg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pugetbench After Effects Benchmark Comparison - GPU overall score<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The performance is so close to each other on any modern graphics card that you get a few comical results.<\/p>\n<p>For example, the 8GB GeForce RTX 3070 outpaces a 10GB GeForce RTX 3080!<\/p>\n<p>The dedicated GPU scores also tell a similar story:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19171\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19171\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19171\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-after-effects-benchmark-comparison-gp-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Pugetbench After Effects Benchmark Comparison - GPU score\" width=\"800\" height=\"791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-after-effects-benchmark-comparison-gp-1.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-after-effects-benchmark-comparison-gp-1-300x297.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-after-effects-benchmark-comparison-gp-1-768x759.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><\/noscript><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19171\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-border wp-image-19171 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20791%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Pugetbench After Effects Benchmark Comparison - GPU score\" width=\"800\" height=\"791\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20791%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-after-effects-benchmark-comparison-gp-1.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-after-effects-benchmark-comparison-gp-1-300x297.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-after-effects-benchmark-comparison-gp-1-768x759.jpeg 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2022\/08\/pugetbench-after-effects-benchmark-comparison-gp-1.jpeg\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-19171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pugetbench After Effects Benchmark Comparison - GPU score<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Things look quite a bit better for Team Red (finally) when competing against Nvidia for After Effects.<\/p>\n<p>Admittedly, this could come down to After Effects being bottlenecked by something other than the GPU because most tasks on it aren\u2019t too GPU-bound past a certain point.<\/p>\n<p>For the most part, you can expect a similar experience with Radeon or GeForce RTX cards. However, Nvidia is still the way to go for professionals who want the best value and performance on the market right now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verdict: Go Nvidia or AMD. Both are similar, with Nvidia faring just a tiny touch better. <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nvidia_or_AMD_Which_is_the_Best_Choice_for_Workstations_in_2022\"><\/span>Nvidia or AMD: Which is the Best Choice for Workstations in 2022?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although we\u2019ve explored a variety of workloads, AMD doesn\u2019t manage to offer value for those using Pro apps.<\/p>\n<p>Granted, there are some exceptions (Indigo Renderer, for example), but it\u2019s mostly just a train wreck of a showing for Team Red.<\/p>\n<p>This is disappointing, not just for AMD, but for professionals as well. Competition in the market is always welcome, and we have become overly reliant on Nvidia to deliver the performance we need to get work done for a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t get me wrong, though. This isn\u2019t a knock against Nvidia at all.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re designing and launching incredible products, and the performance uplift is more than welcome.<\/p>\n<p>For better or worse, Nvidia continues to dominate AMD in the workstation space, and there\u2019s just no way that we could recommend AMD outright for even a single workload we covered.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Over_to_You\"><\/span>Over to You<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>So, what do you think about the GPU landscape in 2022? Let us know in the <a href=\"#comments\">comments<\/a> below! Or our <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/forum\/\"><strong><em>forum<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most professionals lean towards Nvidia graphics cards whenever there\u2019s work involved. Although many workstation applications still work better with Nvidia GPUs, AMD is slowly but surely catching up in this race. One such (recent) example is Maxon finally announcing support for AMD Radeon Pro GPUs on Windows. 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