GPU benchmarks

[vlado]

AMD r9 290x @1100mhz = 1m 59s

Huh!? Can you post the resulting image? That would be unbelievable.

Best regards,
Vlado

[werticus]

AMD r9 290x @1100mhz = 1m 59s

Pretty good! Certainly brings AMD back into the game I think.
In fact given that this card has 4gb ram and the 780 only has 3gb of ram, this is probably a better choice with the Titan being the only better choice.

@ stock 1000mhz = 2m 6s

V-Ray 2.40.04 - open CL
Driver: 14.2 beta (latest)

[werticus]

Thanks! I will re render now.

[Valtiel]

post your dropbox email or send me an invite to an empty share folder at riwamoto@shaw.ca and I'll hook you up with every one I have.

***edit*** done and done. I never did have the lace texture. I don't know if it's even used in the scene now. I copied in the one "lace" bmp that's in my 2013 directory but I'm not sure that's it. Anyways, you can use it for both the mask and diff.

[werticus]

Oh sorry guys I am missing a couple textures:

C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2011\maps\ArchMat\Furnishings.Fabrics.Lace.Mask.jp g [Map #13:Bitmap]
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2011\maps\ArchMat\Furnishings.Fabrics.Lace.jpg [Map #14:Bitmap]
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2011\maps\ArchMat\Finishes.Flooring.Carpet.Saxony. HerringBone.Bump.jpg [Map #28:Bitmap]
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2011\maps\ArchMat\Finishes.Flooring.Carpet.Saxony. HerringBone.Bump.jpg [Map #29:Bitmap]
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2011\maps\ArchMat\Finishes.Wall Covering.Pattern3.Bump.jpg [Map #21:Bitmap]
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2011\maps\ArchMat\Finishes.Wall Covering.Pattern3.Bump.jpg [Map #22:Bitmap]
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2011\maps\ArchMat\Finishes.Wall Covering.Pattern3.Bump.jpg [Map #23:Bitmap]
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2011\maps\ArchMat\Woods&Plastics.FinishCarpentry.W ood.EnglishOak.Bump.jpg [Map #8:Bitmap]
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2011\maps\ArchMat\Woods&Plastics.FinishCarpentry.W ood.EnglishOak.Bump.jpg [Map #8:Bitmap]
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2011\maps\ArchMat\Woods&Plastics.FinishCarpentry.W ood.EnglishOak.Bump.jpg [Map #8:Bitmap]
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2011\maps\ArchMat\Finishes.Flooring.Carpet.Saxony. HerringBone.Bump.jpg [Map #28:Bitmap]
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2011\maps\ArchMat\Finishes.Flooring.Carpet.Saxony. HerringBone.Bump.jpg [Map #29:Bitmap]
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2011\maps\ArchMat\Finishes.Wall Covering.Pattern3.Bump.jpg [Map #21:Bitmap]
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2011\maps\ArchMat\Finishes.Wall Covering.Pattern3.Bump.jpg [Map #22:Bitmap]
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2011\maps\ArchMat\Finishes.Wall Covering.Pattern3.Bump.jpg [Map #23:Bitmap]
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2011\maps\ArchMat\Woods&Plastics.FinishCarpentry.W ood.EnglishOak.Bump.jpg [Map #8:Bitmap]
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2011\maps\ArchMat\Woods&Plastics.FinishCarpentry.W ood.EnglishOak.Bump.jpg [Map #8:Bitmap]
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2011\maps\ArchMat\Woods&Plastics.FinishCarpentry.W ood.EnglishOak.Bump.jpg [Map #8:Bitmap]
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2011\maps\ArchMat\Finishes.Flooring.Rug.Braided1.j pg [Map #15:Bitmap]

I have used relink bitmaps to try to fix it but it turns out that I dont have them. (I run max 2013.)

If someone wants to drop box those particular files I would be happy to re test so we know how the 290x really performs.

[fraggle]

Very surprising,
it is very well-known that Nvidia is the only way to go for Max user and Vray.

Hello everyone, I have a single R9 290x!

running vray 2.4.004 I got: 1 min 40 seconds.

This result seems very fast? I expected the 780 to out perform.
I should say that this is overclocked to 1100mhz with after market cooling.

[Valtiel]

Werticus: Holy crap. Still, seems like Hawaii fixed everything that was wrong with Tahiti, despite the incremental architectural changes. That is incredibly surprising, even counting your OC. Can you post your driver version? I'm trying to run the latest stable (non-beta) catalyst build on my 7950's with VRay 3 and it's just crashing VRay.

[werticus]

Hello everyone, I have a single R9 290x!

running vray 2.4.004 I got: never mind

This result seems very fast? I expected the 780 to out perform.
I should say that this is overclocked to 1100mhz with after market cooling.

EDIT: Missing some of the textures.

[Valtiel]

Curious: Does anyone have a 780 Ti or 290/290X to test out?

***edit***
While I'm at it I'm curious to see if, and how well, AMD APU's do with RT. Obviously not stellar but it'd be neat to know if those igp cores can be put to use in a system that has a discrete card.

Cheers!

[fraggle]

It will be much better if you switch to CUDA engine.

It will be much better if you switch to CUDA engine.

Sure,
In fact it was also link to the mess up between RT V2.x and RT V3.x, because both of them have the same name.
So if by mistake you run the RT server 3.x instead of the 2.x then this is what happens:
Single GTX780: 2'1s
Dual GTX780: 2'14s (full load!)

If the RT 2.x run alone:
single GTX : 2'1s
Dual GTX780 : 1'3s
Dual GTX780 + GTX670: 51.1s

[fraggle]

All cards are on one workstation with a 4-way SLI board...Just needed one beefy power supply.
Max 2014 seems to be working correctly however I did see some issues with gamma output in PNG files. 3DS Max 2014 made some changes in the gamma input and output settings the option are no longer there it's "Auto" now but I think that is having something to do with it. Jpegs and tiff's are fine.

What MB are you using?

[savage309]

It will be much better if you switch to CUDA engine.

New test with only one of this GTX780, I'm crying!
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[fraggle]

New test with only one of this GTX780, I'm crying!

[fraggle]

please help:
Just installed 2x GTX 780 (asus DC2OC) / max 2013 / Vray RT 2.45.01/Driver 9.18.13.3182 / 331.32
4m26s on first run, 3.55 on second run!!!!!!
there should be something wrong, but what?

[savage309]

The double precision rate of consumer Kepler cards, excluding Titan, is actually artificially hamstrung. It's not just a RAM difference. I don't know if RT is using single or double precision but you'll see a big difference going to Titan with things like Folding @ Home.

RT-GPU is not expected to have any benefits on GPUs that support (fast) double precision (aka we don't use any).