GTX 750 ti v 950 for photographic work?

[jch1728]

I'm considering adding a graphics card to speed up my photographic processing (Photoshop CC 2015, DxO Pro 10, iMatch 5, etc.). I shoot RAW, so all my photos need processing, which can be computationally intensive.

Background: i7 3770K (w/ HD Graphics 4000), 16 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, 2 TB hard disk, Z77E-ITX mini-ITX MB in a Prodigy Mini-ITX case, 350W EarthWatts Green Series 350W ATX Bronze PS. Dell U2414H (1920x1080) and SP2008WFP (1680x1050) monitors.

Use cases: Photo work, web browsing, Office applications, no gaming. Looking for lowest noise possible.

From information posted here previously, it appears there's little benefit for Photoshop beyond a GTX 750 ti, plus I have to consider what will fit in a mini-ITX case with my power supply. However, the newer card does have have some 'future-proofing' features (e.g., DirectX 12) that might have benefits, and might improve photo processing. But I'm not clear about the minimum power supply needed.

I assume a single fan version would be preferable for my situation. I've seen some complaints about EVGA cards that keep the fan running, so I'm also looking for vendors that keep low noise as a priority. Price is also a consideration, but not the only one.

Suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[birthdaymonkey]

I'm mostly ignorant on this topic, but AFAIK there are only a select number of filters etc. that will run on the graphics card.

Before spending precious money on one solely for photo processing, you should really look into whether or not the processing you do can actually be accelerated in CUDA or OpenCL.

 

[Ken g6]

How fast is your RAM? Fast RAM helps Photoshop and integrated graphics.Which also means discrete graphics could leave more RAM bandwidth open for Photoshop.

For quiet consider a fanless 750, if it will fit in your case.

 

[USER8000]

Adobe has moved mostly over to OpenCL for a lot of its software,and DxO Pro 10 uses it too and so I would be probably considering an AMD card in this case,since they tend to be better in OpenCL.

 

[tweakboy]

950 all the way

 

[cholley]

you can get a 960 for almost the same price as 950