I'm just here... waiting for GPU processing.

I'm just here... waiting for GPU processing.#389019

By fulkrum - Mon Oct 26, 2015 2:29 am

- Mon Oct 26, 2015 2:29 am #389019

Every night, before going to sleep I get in my knees and pray: "Oh Lord, please, bring peace to this word, justice for the oppressed and food for the hungers. Please, don't let Trump win the elections but, specially, please, I beg you, PLEASE, bring a new update of Maxwell Render with GPU processing (GPU only and GPU+CPU hybrid) with SLI support. PLEASE!".
I will write a letter to Santa Claus this Christmas too.

Re: I'm just here... waiting for GPU processing.#389114

By eric nixon - Sat Oct 31, 2015 5:50 pm

- Sat Oct 31, 2015 5:50 pm #389114

You have to wait for nvidia pascal too (32gb ram per card... sli-type shared ram-space between multiple cards...) so start saving up now (for a year or so). And keep hoping NL deliver in that time-frame?

Materials, Arch-viz, C4D Dynamics

Re: I'm just here... waiting for GPU processing.#389115

By fulkrum - Sat Oct 31, 2015 8:30 pm

- Sat Oct 31, 2015 8:30 pm #389115

Why to wait?
Current NVidia graphic cards can do the job pretty well.
Of course, it will depend on the complexity of the scenes, but for product and architectural visualization, the current GPU processing is perfect.
Companies like Otoy (Octane Render) and Bunkspeed (Bunkshot), among others, are already offering interesting options. I wonder why NL is so hesitant to take a step further.
MR has improve a lot the speed in the last years but also the graphic hardware did so, why not take advantage of this?
I would be happy having GPU & GPU+CPU processing at least in the MXM and FIRE.

Re: I'm just here... waiting for GPU processing.#389117

By eric nixon - Sat Oct 31, 2015 11:00 pm

- Sat Oct 31, 2015 11:00 pm #389117

You make it sound so simple, like someone somewhere just needs to press a button..

Materials, Arch-viz, C4D Dynamics

Re: I'm just here... waiting for GPU processing.#389151

By fulkrum - Tue Nov 03, 2015 6:08 am

- Tue Nov 03, 2015 6:08 am #389151

eric nixon wrote:You make it sound so simple, like someone somewhere just needs to press a button..

Yes! The "GPU Render" button! NL just need to add it.
hehehe, I'm joking.
But, seriously, I hope we can enjoy of this technology in MR in a near future.

Re: I'm just here... waiting for GPU processing.#389154

By Rafal SLEK - Tue Nov 03, 2015 11:18 am

- Tue Nov 03, 2015 11:18 am #389154

Not long time ago NL demonstrate working GPU prototype, Christmas are close...

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Re: I'm just here... waiting for GPU processing.#389156

By T0M0 - Tue Nov 03, 2015 1:34 pm

- Tue Nov 03, 2015 1:34 pm #389156

I think that we will see Maxwell Fire using GPU as part of some 3.x update,
but Maxwell running fully on GPU (production + draft engine), which will be groundbreaking feature in its history, will be announced in Maxwell 4 release :)
Maybe...

Re: I'm just here... waiting for GPU processing.#389171

By fulkrum - Wed Nov 04, 2015 4:03 am

- Wed Nov 04, 2015 4:03 am #389171

Yeah, I remember that prototype.
Right now FIRE is acceptable fast, but having a GPU processing, specially with SLI support would make it almost instantly. And, only with that, just for setting the scene or edit materials would save a lot of time.
Hopefully in a 3.X release.