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Maxwell Render 5 = NVlink compatible???
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 12:36 pm
by Alexander Kuhnert
Hi,
I'd like to know if Maxwell 5 will benefit from Nvidia's NVLink technology in multi-GPU rendering in the near future. 2 cards = double memory? ...
Best,
Alex
Re: Maxwell Render 5 = NVlink compatible???
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 12:50 pm
by luis.hijarrubia
I don't think so. Our way to go let's you mix cards of different architecture, and no need for specific code for those using any kind of SLI. I see the benefit of sharing memory, but it can have impact on performance. I think the proper time to study it's use will be when we start thinking on do a BPT on GPU.
Re: Maxwell Render 5 = NVlink compatible???
Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2019 3:30 pm
by T0M0
Hmm... but this doesn't mean that caustics through dielectrics won't be possible until BPT isn't fully implented ?
Re: Maxwell Render 5 = NVlink compatible???
Posted: Wed Dec 11, 2019 4:38 pm
by luis.hijarrubia
Short: yes
Long: yes, but some caustics created by sun can be arcieved thanks to sun mollification.