FStorm vs Corona

[cecofuli]

With 5 nodes Twin X5660 Xeons = Intelligent configuration =)

RAW cost:

Twin X5660 =  1.300 euro x 5 =  6500 euro

(*) 980 GTX = 500 euro * 10 = 5000
(*) 3 PC nodes = 500 euro * 3 =1500
(*) TOT =  6500 euro

With 10x 980GTX you can do a lot of things, very fast for interior... but:

(*) 4 GB VRAM (forget complex outdoor projects)
(*) 10 GPU + 3 nodes eat  A LOT, A LOT of electricity! More than 5 double Xeons, believe me!

Honestly, I prefer Xeon Config.

[Nekrobul]

With 5 nodes Twin X5660 Xeons = Intelligent configuration =)

RAW cost:

Twin X5660 =  1.300 euro x 5 =  6500 euro

(*) 980 GTX = 500 euro * 10 = 5000
(*) 3 PC nodes = 500 euro * 3 =1500
(*) TOT =  6500 euro

With 10x 980GTX you can do a lot of things, very fast for interior... but:

(*) 4 GB VRAM (forget complex outdoor projects)
(*) 10 GPU + 3 nodes eat  A LOT, A LOT of electricity! More than 5 double Xeons, believe me!

Honestly, I prefer Xeon Config.

We are buying one plate for 600Eur

[BorderLine]

With 5 nodes Twin X5660 Xeons = Intelligent configuration =)

RAW cost:

Twin X5660 =  1.300 euro x 5 =  6500 euro

(*) 980 GTX = 500 euro * 10 = 5000
(*) 3 PC nodes = 500 euro * 3 =1500
(*) TOT =  6500 euro

With 10x 980GTX you can do a lot of things, very fast for interior... but:

(*) 4 GB VRAM (forget complex outdoor projects)
(*) 10 GPU + 3 nodes eat  A LOT, A LOT of electricity! More than 5 double Xeons, believe me!

Honestly, I prefer Xeon Config.

+1

[Nejc Kilar]

Don't these new GPU renderers have Out-Of-Core rendering features? If that is the case then the vram problem is not that much of a problem anymore, or is it?

[Juraj]

Don't these new GPU renderers have Out-Of-Core rendering features? If that is the case then the vram problem is not that much of a problem anymore, or is it?

Does Octane ? I know only for sure that Redshift does, which is technically pretty revolutionary renderer. With that said, Out-of-Core almost always come with performance hit. It's not exactly like harddrive swapping, but neither a magic bullet solution.

The 16/32GB next-gen cards, which are around corner, are the true solution.

[RobSteady]

Does Octane ? I know only for sure that Redshift does, which is technically pretty revolutionary renderer. With that said, Out-of-Core almost always come with performance hit. It's not exactly like harddrive swapping, but neither a magic bullet solution.

Yes, it does. But you can only use it for textures, not geometry.
And yes, it comes with a little performance loss.