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i7 or AMD

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ravitomar

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Hello guys.

I am a 3d rendering artist and I use a lot of radiosity for my renders.

I need to buy a laptop urgently.

Could any one tel me whether I should buy an i7 or an i7-equivalent AMD processor.

Also I will be really greatfull if somebody can put some light on whether GPU is a better choice for rendering than CPU.
 
IMHO Ivy is going to be a better bet. Bulldozer was not what I was hoping for.

You can get some good work out of Intels i& workhorse of a processor. Multi-threads conquered.

Most applications are going to render with the CPU but offer GPU acceleration. So you get the best of both worlds.
 
Hi there

I'm a 3d Artist too

I owned AMD before, but they are doin bad to me
I'd recommend you to get i7

but you want to do it on laptop? errr... I think we should use Desktop instead bro

:biggrin:
 
adding to simplynluv's response - laptop processors are cut-down versions of desktop ones, the same goes for laptop GPUs compared to desktop GPUs. Desktops also can ventilate better, allowing for less inhibited designs of cooling, allowing (indirectly) for greater performance. Power requirements in desktop design are less inhibited as well.

Your GPU/CPU question - that depends on whether the software that is requesting the rendering can use hardware acceleration. It's ideal if it can, it may be worth checking whether the particular piece of software has a recommendation for AMD/NVIDIA GPUs. I would go for NVIDIA by default (assuming the software doesn't come with a recommendation on this score) personally due to my GPU experience.

It's better to render 3D with a GPU if possible (if the software supports hardware acceleration), otherwise the CPU gets the job and they're not optimised for 3D rendering.

If you have to go for a laptop, then I guess that's that, but desktops are also upgradable. If heavy 3D rendering work is involved, and especially if hardware acceleration is available, then being able to throw in a replacement or additional graphics card is a heck of a lot more cost-effective than throwing out the laptop every couple of years and getting another one.
 
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T_Yamamoto said:
The only they come CLOSE to is maybe an i3
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That depends wildly based on the application, which I'm pretty sure you know already. When someone is asking for technical assistance, that isn't the time to trash a product. I would advise the OP to check benchmarks for professional 3D rendering apps, assuming that's the closest thing to the application they're going to use. It might be the case that an AMD processor suits his needs best.

Btw, I'm not a serious AMD fan, I have an entirely AMD setup right now (ie. CPU/GPU), but if I *had* to rebuild right now, there's no doubt in my mind that I'd go for Sandy Bridge as my system-intensive use of the computer is gaming.
 
I don't think AMD has any equivalent to an i7 (quad) in a laptop.

Trinity (AMD's on-deck mobile CPU) is not going to change that.

That's not trash talk, simply fact. *If* you can consider Thuban/BD FX a i7 competitor (which they can be based on application and performance, if not power consumption) on the desktop side, you just have to concede they have nothing with that level of performance in the mobile arena. Their power efficient parts are low cost, indeed low power, but low performance as well when compared to the higher end mobile SKU's that Intel offers.

If you think you need a mobile i7 Quad, that's a starting and stopping point. Just be sure you are getting a quad and not a really highly clocked dual core.

The real question is if you *need* a laptop, you are going to pay a healthy premium for the mobility+performance.
 
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Really thank everyone for your views..
I have researched a lot on this topic now.And yea I do have a desktop where I do all of my graphics but I needed a laptop too so that it would be easy for me to present my work to my clients also modify the projects then and there for their convenience.
mikeymikec:that was really descriptive:awe:

Talking about apps.Well you guys might have heard about OCTANE render and the new ARION render which are best examples of how to utilize a better part of GPU and not sparing CPU as well for showing a real time preview of the view port and that too with accurate physical lighting and also covering most of the post effects like (DOF) and moblurr.
mikeymikec you are right.Utilizing GPU power really tremendously boosts your previews and improves productivity.

I have been an AMD user since start.But lately things have changed and I have read somewhere that AMD is running close to 1 year behind INTEL-Sandy bridge architecture which is a revolutionary technology..
 
ravitomar said:
Really thank everyone for your views..
I have researched a lot on this topic now.And yea I do have a desktop where I do all of my graphics but I needed a laptop too so that it would be easy for me to present my work to my clients also modify the projects then and there for their convenience.
mikeymikec:that was really descriptive:awe:

Talking about apps.Well you guys might have heard about OCTANE render and the new ARION render which are best examples of how to utilize a better part of GPU and not sparing CPU as well for showing a real time preview of the view port and that too with accurate physical lighting and also covering most of the post effects like (DOF) and moblurr.
mikeymikec you are right.Utilizing GPU power really tremendously boosts your previews and improves productivity.

I have been an AMD user since start.But lately things have changed and I have read somewhere that AMD is running close to 1 year behind INTEL-Sandy bridge architecture which is a revolutionary technology..
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Bro, may I know what software you are using?

I agree with you dude
for clients convenience
I do that too.. meeting my clients for presentation and editing the models / design straight away when I discuss it with them if needed, but not rendering.

(I use sketch up primarily for modelling, and my i5 laptop doing pretty good. now I use HP dv6 i7 laptop - gnnaaahh.. temps issues even when I do modelling on sometimes)

you want to do only modelling or both including rendering?

I tried Octane Render before, its good for GPU rendering :biggrin:
Still prefer V Ray though..
 
How urgent do you need this laptop?

AMD is set to announce new Trinity APU class laptop parts A10-M on May 15th I believe.

They should be some of the most tightly integrated mobile parts out there when they go on sale.
 
Well it was kind of urgent since I have to leave for Australia within a month or two..
And my desktop fails to render and restarts every time..
simplynluv: I primarily use MAYA for 3d and have recently started doing motion graphics on cinema 4d..
nenforcer: Could you please tel me something about this new launch of AMD..As in terms of graphics and processor power...

And guys has any one ever tried GPU for rendering and if yes than does any body know how openGL works..
 
This is whats going to be announced on Sunday

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/di...nity_Fusion_APUs_for_Notebooks_on_May_15.html

And you can bet Anandtech will cover it when its official.

However, these are mainly consumer class notebooks / laptops, and it sounds from your description and workflow you may need a professional workstation class mobile graphics part (nVidia Quadro / ATI FirePro) if you are running things like Maya 3D and Cinema 4D.

Those laptops can stretch upwards of $3000 USD.

What exactly is your budget limit / range?
 
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