Both nvidia and AMD has video cards that are targeted professionel, and some software takes use of nvidia CUDA to speed up specific tasks. If you are talking hobby level I don't think it matters, if you're going to edit the next Hollywood AAA blockbuster it probably will.So I think I heard that there were certain GPU's I shouldn't buy if I am looking to do media production, like video and photo editing and graphic design. Is this true? Are there certain cards that are good for media production and not gaming and vise versa?
I know there's more marketing towards miners and gamers but at the component level it's all the same stuff.
It's like the common focus on PCIE5 slots being for GPUs but, you can use them for anything that can use the high bandwidth lij a board you can mount 4 NVME drives to for increased storage with high performance speeds.
There might be different CPU's that are better at media / GD though depending on the program it might take advantage of something offered by Intel or AMD. Some things you do might benefit from AVX-512 on AMD because Intel doesn't offer it on the consumer side. Or currently using the hybrid cores on Intel chews though processing a project quicker than AMD might.
Sometimes you just have to dig a little deeper to figure out this sort of thing and how it pertains to your specific use case to find the better solution.
Both nvidia and AMD has video cards that are targeted professionel, and some software takes use of nvidia CUDA to speed up specific tasks. If you are talking hobby level I don't think it matters, if you're going to edit the next Hollywood AAA blockbuster it probably will.
What software do you intend to use?Yeah I believe than a good GPU will be good enough for what I need it for. I was just misinformed
It is not a hobby but its not Hollywood either. So I think just getting a good GPU that would allow me to create and game would be fine.
So I think I heard that there were certain GPU's I shouldn't buy if I am looking to do media production, like video and photo editing and graphic design. Is this true? Are there certain cards that are good for media production and not gaming and vise versa?
Exactly, and that's why I asked about what software he was using.I am going to argue in general Nvidia has better support in media editing tools. Just because in general the writers of media editing tools seem to have put more time into making it work with nvidia.
Although, for specific tools AMD might have the faster card.
It is all going to come down to what tools you are using.
What software do you intend to use?
photoshop, Illustrator, Lunacy, inDesign, Vectr, openshot, primere, resolve. the basics