Graphics card ram? 1 or 2GB?

Hi All,
Is there any value in getting a graphics card with 2G of RAM rather than 1GB?
Thinking of a new GTX 460... I am wondering if it is worth it for scrolling through tons of images in LR3...

I don't think having large amounts of RAM on a graphics card really helps with Pshop or Lightroom. Moving from an older card with 256mb to a 1gb card made no decernable difference, except the newer card had OpenGL
if you game at all, then yeah, you want the RAM....just my 2 cents worth

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What improves Rendering Speed? Processor,Graphics Card,RAM?[HELP]

Hello people
I would like to know what will improve my rendering speed,I have a composition at 1024p with many layers and effects in it,It says it will take 33 Hours to render, I think that;s too much,so what to buy to improve my Rendering speed? A new Processor? A new Graphics Card? A new RAM? Please reply as soon as possible.
PS:I have Windows XP 32 bit and I use CS3
My System Info:
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.100216-1441)
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33GHz (2 CPUs)
Memory: 2048MB RAM
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
Thanks for your interest

danaos1996 wrote:
Anyone guys to tell me about this subject?
Hello once more,I really gave it a though and I decided:
The OS will be Windows XP x64 bit so I can use CS5 / Or Mac...
MAIN USES:
-After Effects:It's already 3 years that I use Adobe After Effects and I really want to go to Pro with it.
I want to be able to add HD FX in HD Videos with many layers,and maybe to long movies.
-Photoshop:I am still a beginner with it,But sure in the future I want to learn some hard things.
-Of course Be able to surf on the internet.
SECONDARY USES:
-Playing the New Games:Like Call of Duty
Thats the thing I am doing with my current PC and I am pretty sure ill be doing with the new one...
AAE and PS are the programs I use the most.
So that's my list,if you think you get what I want,please write back
And again,Thanks for everything.
~Danaos
What Machine to buy so it can do the above things?I can afford around 2700$ / 2000 Euros
2000 Euros won't buy you a Mac Pro, although you could buy a 27" iMac.
You can buy a pretty decent Windows machine for that price. There are so many variables it's impossible to give you specifics, but here's a basic guide:
Buy the best CPU you can afford. Faster CPUs give you better overall performance. Multiple CPU cores make rendering and previewing faster.
You need 2GB of RAM for each CPU core, and a bit extra. So, if you buy a dual Quad core machine, giving you 8 cores, you would be wise to have 16-24GB of RAM. If you buy a single Quad core machine, with 4 cores, you need 8-16GB of RAM.
You need lots of fast hard drive space to work with HD video, so buy as much as you can afford. Avoid "green" drives and other 5400RPM drives, which can slow down your workflow. If you can afford it, buy two drives - one for your system files, and one for media storage.
The display card is not so important in After Effects - any midrange card will do the job nicely - but because you want to play "new games", you may want a display card with a bit more power.

Best option for better performance? Graphics card, RAM or new machine

Hi,
When running After Effects CS4 and rendering a layered effects scene I've notice the system and rendering time seem a little sluggish so I'm wanting to improve the systems performance and I'm wondering what my best route would be to achieve this.
New Graphics card?
More Ram?
Upgrade Mac for new model?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I currently have the following spec:
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro1,1
Processor Name: Dual-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2.66 GHz
Number Of Processors: 2
Total Number Of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per processor): 4 MB
Memory: 5 GB
Bus Speed: 1.33 GHz
Boot ROM Version: MP11.005C.B08
Graphics Card
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT:
Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 512 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0602
Revision ID: 0x00a2
ROM Revision: 3233
Displays:
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected
Cinema HD:
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
Thanks
Mark

> I found this under After Effects features, So is this a lie?
Native
64-bit operating system support, multiprocessor utilization, and
OpenGL acceleration help you work faster, taking full advantage of your
computer's power. Unmatched integration with other Adobe software
further streamlines your workflow.
Of the three things mentioned (64-bit, multiprocessing, and OpenGL), two are hugely important and one is minor.
> OpenGL—Interactive or OpenGL—Always On
OpenGL
mode provides high-quality previews that require less rendering time
than other playback modes. OpenGL can also be used to speed up rendering
to final output. OpenGL features in After Effects rely on OpenGL
features of your video hardware.
Yep. It can speed things up. Some. And at the expense of fidelity with the CPU renderer. The OpenGL-Interactive mode is the only one that most people use.
> So you'll need to explain the above comment because I'm not clear about
what you're stating, or at least the part about OpenGl not being
relevant to AE at all.
I said that "OpenGL is not very relevant at all to After Effects", not that it isn't relevant at all.
To use a car metaphor: If I wanted a car that went fast, I'd focus on horsepower, low-weight materials, and good tires first. Then, if I'd maxed all of those factors and still had some money left over, I might buy a spoiler for the back. But that wouldn't be my first area of focus.
Graphics cards can be very expensive. I see far too many people spend all of their budget on this less-important item and neglect the less expensive and more important factors like extra RAM and a second fast hard disk. I'm trying to keep you from making the same mistake.
BTW, the graphics card is much, much more important for Premiere Pro CS5. But that's a conversation for the Premiere Pro hardware forum.

G505s(59-379862) shared graphics card RAM usage

I have purchased Lenovo Essential G505s(59-379862) (APU Quad Core A8 5550M- 8GB RAM- 1TB HDD- 15.6 Inches- DOS- 2.5GB Graph). and I have installed win 7 prof 64 bit on it . all drivers downloaded fm Lenovo website.
the issue is this in system configuration I see" total RAM 8GB(usable 7.2 GB) .
system has a shared graphic card and a dedicated one . i have switched to only dedicated card in bios setting still windows can only use 7.2 gb of RAM.
please help is this because of graphics card or something else?
thanks

If you open the task manager (CRL + ALT + DEL) you can see which programs are using the memory. See the printscreen below, you can order by the most usage to the lowest.

Satellite A205-S4577 and graphic card RAM

Hello all
I am having a bad problem on my laptop version Satellite A205-S4577
The problem is my graphic card
On the internet it says the graphic card has a 256 MB of RAM, and i can't play Counter Strike Source, I have to watch in floor when I am playing.
So any idea about my Toshiba's graphic card?
It looks like it has 64 MB and not 256 MB of RAM
PS: I have directx 9.0c, driver for graphic card.
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ofc i will, beetwen, i don't know is there a memory to buy in croatia, ill check it on internet pages, maybe find out something (if you know kingmax or..=)
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I have a single processer 1.6GHZ Power PC G5 with an nVidia GeForce FX 5200. What are some good options for faster graphics cards? and what kind/brand of ram should I get? Thanks in advance!

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http://www.anandtech.com/mac/showdoc.aspx?i=2502&p=1
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The 9600 has advantages over the 5200. If you aren't looking for "night and day" performance increases, the 9600 will offer increases in performance over the 5200, and may provide enough for your needs.
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Graphics card & RAM

I have 3000 H100 desktop at home, I want to install Graphics card and also upgrade my RAM to 3GB (I have only two slots). Is this possible with 3000 H100 configuration.

Your system will support either a PCI based or an AGP based graphics card( but not the latest PCI-e based ones.)
You can get some good bargains depending on where you live.Consider buying an ASUS,or sparkle card(both of them have Nvidia and ATI based cards).They will cost around 1800 to 2500 depending on the model/video memory you get with them
http://www.nvidia.co.in/object/wtb_disti_in.html
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Adobe Premiere Supported Cuda / Open Cl graphics cards (Ram issue)?

I purchased an IMAC last year with a AMD Radeon HD 6770M, graphics card. I was looking forward to using the Mercury Playback Engine in Premiere. It's on the list of supported cards in Premiere, unfortunately it didn't work because the cards ram was under the requirements. I wish it had mentioned that on Adobe's site, but you live and learn.
Now I want to get a macbook and not make the same mistake. I'm looking at the Intel Iris Graphics 5100 and the Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 in some macbooks. Are there any of these cards out there that are unsupported due to low ram memory like the 6770M?
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james miesner wrote:
I purchased an IMAC last year with a AMD Radeon HD 6770M, graphics card. I was looking forward to using the Mercury Playback Engine in Premiere. It's on the list of supported cards in Premiere, unfortunately it didn't work because the cards ram was under the requirements. I wish it had mentioned that on Adobe's site, but you live and learn.
If I recall correctly, there are two flavors of the 6770M, one has 1 GB VRAM (supported) and one that only has 512MB VRAM. Sorry you weren't aware of that.
Now I want to get a macbook and not make the same mistake. I'm looking at the Intel Iris Graphics 5100 and the Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 in some macbooks. Are there any of these cards out there that are unsupported due to low ram memory like the 6770M?
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All are important. Photoshop stresses every part of your computer.
Whenever trying to figure out what combinations of hardware give good performance I start by looking at the Passmark benchmark results.
http://www.passmark.com/
Their web-aware Performance Test application, which you can download and use for a while for free, facilitates people around the world testing their systems and uploading the results, then you can use it to download baselines from different systems and compare graphically.
Notably systems built around the i7-3930K Sandy Bridge processor are topping their all-around score performance chart at the moment.
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Get at least 16GB of RAM, more if future-proofing is important to you and you can afford it (I have 48GB). I strongly recommend ECC.
Get a video card that scores at least 1000 on the Passmark G3D test (pretty much any card at $100 and above does that nowadays). You don't need God's own high-end card for Photoshop, but don't skimp either.
Consider SSD storage, as SSDs have arrived in the mainstream and no longer need a lot of special care (though they're still expensive but dropping).
Only a few months ago I embarked on the same search you're doing. I kind of normally follow a kind of off-beat track myself... I watch for off-cutting-edge workstations to become available (e.g., off lease) on eBay, then outfit them with great hardware components, such as an array of SSDs and a mid- to high-end gamer video card. I like these kinds of systems because they're optimized for high throughput and reliability overall vs. raw speed at specific things. There's nothing like having dual Xeons with tons of cores and hyperthreading for 3D rendering. Right now I have a Dell Precision T5500 system that has top-of-the-line parts in it. This config cost over $10K at Dell just before they released their T5600 line, then dropped WAY down after. Per the Passmark benchmark it's still the most powerful Dell as yet benchmarked based on overall score.
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The RAM access panel on the bottom only has room for the memory RAM (both being used) and I can't find any info on where to install it.
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Using a 2GB Graphics card will mean you will have more dedicated memory for task related to rendering images, while allowing Photoshop still use system memory for everything else. For example if you have allocated in your preferences for Photoshop to use 4GB of your 6GB of system memory and you also havea 2GB Graphics Card, then the total resources Photoshop has available for all task is 6GB, 2GB dedciated specifically for rendering, animating, zooming shading, 3D graphics, rendering filters and so on.
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