Here is an interesting question for you guys. Based on your experience with V-Ray and V-Ray RT GPU, how much GPU RAM do you think would be enough for the average scenes that you are working on (assuming that instancing is available on the GPU)? Best regards, Vlado poll

Hi Vlado, I’m thinking that it may be important to note here that RT/GPU typically seems to render a scene in significantly less RAM than when you render normally. I’m guessing that this is because the GPU gets sent only scene rendering information, and doesn’t have to load the scene file itself li…

[image] Rotational Motion Blur and Overlapping Geometry Samples... So I guess that what I am saying is that folks should test their files strictly on the GPU for RAM usage, and do not go by what Max has typically reported in the past for their production files. How can people test if they need…

[image] killerWhale How can people test if they need more than 8gb when there isnt a card that would let them get close to rendering it? Nearly all of our scenes are under 16 by the final render, a couple creep over but they’re the exception. A vast number (nearly all, tbh) stay under 8 until th…

[image] killerWhale How can people test if they need more than 8gb when there isnt a card that would let them get close to rendering it? I was hoping that Vlado would comment on the RAM differences I am seeing so folks could accurately predict their RAM needs for GPU rendering. -Alan

[image] Project Pandora – cloud rendering in 3DS Max I was hoping that Vlado would comment on the RAM differences I am seeing so foilks could accurtely predict their RAM needs for GPU rendering. On the GPU, we upload data that we need to do rendering with V-Ray RT for the particular scene. 3ds…

im assuming this poll means that chaosgroup is working on their own GPU card with stacks of ram at a super cheap price.

[image] vraytoon outline only - like silhouet render im assuming this poll means that chaosgroup is working on their own GPU card with stacks of ram at a super cheap price. Hehe nothing of the sort. But the question came up and I didn’t really know the answer. Best regards, Vlado

im also going to assume that vlado is just denying this to manage expectations, and chaosgroup actually are working on a cheap gpu with tons of ram. :wink: let me have my fantasy ok?

Is instancing available in the nightlies yet vlado?:slight_smile:

[image] Rect light env fog im also going to assume that vlado is just denying this to manage expectations, and chaosgroup actually are working on a cheap gpu with tons of ram. :wink: let me have my fantasy ok? Heck yeah…anyone but nVidia! -Alan

How much GPU RAM would be enough?

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Morbid_Angel October 26, 2012, 5:05pm 4

Im with you on that one. We managed crazy production scenes with just 16 gb of ram, but!.. I find that having 24 gb is a lot better, reason why? simple, you will spend more time making a scene fit into 16 gb, then just simply rendering it using 24 or more.

With that said, I would vote for 24 gb of ram as a standard base, but probably 16 will do.

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