NVIDIA has launched their RTX 3080 Ti & 3070 Ti GPU to usher in a new era of graphics rendering. The RTX GPUs are now available on the market, and you’re probably wondering which one is best for your needs. Here at NVIDIA, we know that picking out an ideal graphics card can be difficult with so many options out there. We want to make it easy for you by providing some tips on how to select the right model for you.
The first thing to consider is the rendering engine you use, such as Blender or Maya. For example, if your work requires a lot of ray-tracing and other interactive features (such as volumetric lighting), then an RTX 3080 Ti may be best for you. But if most of what you do involve texture mapping and post-processing effects like screen space ambient occlusion, VR projects that don’t require much real-time shadows calculation, etc., then an RTX 2070 could be ideal for your needs.
Then there are multiple generations of GPUs: Pascal series GPUs have been superseded by Turing cards; likewise, Maxwell has been replaced by Volta. It’s important to know which generation of GPU will suit your needs before buying one.
Next, you’ll need to consider the power consumption of your graphics card. If you are a professional user like an animator or artist who does not want their machine being interrupted during work hours due to high energy usage, then NVIDIA recommends that users look for cards with lower power consumption and cooler operating temperatures.
The RTX 2080 Ti has a TDP (thermal design point) of 215W while the RTX 3070 Ti is at 185 W and both use less than 250 Watts when idle; these models also have multi-fan designs which can allow them to run much quieter than previous generations. This ensures smooth operations without interruptions from loud fans or overheating computers.
Lastly, cost should be taken into account before making a purchase. With NVIDIA’s RTX 3080 Ti starting at $999 and the 2070 cards costing around $600, it’s important to know what your budget is before making a decision for which graphics card you should buy.
Here are some tips when choosing an RTX 30 series Graphics Card:
Tip 01: The rendering engine you use, such as Blender or Maya. If your work requires a lot of ray-tracing and other interactive features (such as volumetric lighting), then an RTX 3080 Ti may be best for you.
But if most of what you do involve texture mapping and post-processing effects like screen space ambient occlusion, VR projects that don’t require much real-time shadows calculation, etc., then an RTX 2070 could be ideal for your needs.
Tip 02: There are multiple generations of GPUs: Pascal series GPUs have been superseded by Turing cards; likewise, Maxwell has been replaced by Volta. It’s important to know which generation of GPU will suit your needs before buying one.
Think about what you want to get out of your new graphics card
One of the most important things to consider when purchasing a graphics card is what you want it for. If you are a professional user like an animator or artist who does not want their machine being interrupted during work hours due to high energy usage, then NVIDIA recommends that users look for cards with lower power consumption and cooler operating temperatures.
If your workload consists mainly of rendering tasks in Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2019, After Effects CSX, Final Cut Pro X, Blender (including video export), Maya, and other tools - the RTX 3080 Ti is ideal because it will be able to take on both ray-tracing and photorealistic rendering. But if you use GPU acceleration mostly as post-processing effects such as screen-space ambient occlusion or VR projects that don’t require many real-time shadows calculations, then an RTX 2070 could be ideal for your needs.
And if you are looking to work with CUDA applications such as Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2019, After Effects CSX, Final Cut Pro X, or Blender - the NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti and GeForce RTX 2080 cards are recommended because they can accelerate those tasks up to 50x compared to CPUs by using the GPU’s parallel computation power.
Just like any other industry in this day and age, there is a demand for more powerful graphics cards which is why NVIDIA has released its new series of Graphics Processing Units: Turing (RTX), Volta (GV100), and Pascal (GP102). With these GPUs come many new features and improvements that will not only show up in games but can also be used for other tasks.
The new Turing series of GPUs includes a ray-tracing engine that allows gamers to do photorealistic rendering with many detailed effects like shadows and ambient occlusion without spending hours waiting on the system to render each frame. Volta offers high-performance computing (HPC) GPU architecture NVIDIA is suited for machine learning applications such as TensorFlow or PyTorch; this could allow users who are programming AI algorithms significant time savings.
Pascal cards offer powerful graphics and compute capabilities at an affordable price point - making it a perfect option if you need a card right now! If all three generations have piqued your interest, then it’s important to know which generation of GPU will suit your needs before buying one.