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are doing 3Delight instead), then the graphics card isn't going to matter much, as you'll be doing CPU only renders anyways.
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And rendering sucks battery life, but of course you can build scenes while you are on the go, leaving the full on rendering for later when you are able to plug in to a nearby AC outlet.Īnd if you aren't doing Iray (i.e. Still MUCH faster than CPU only renders though. GPU throttling can help with this, but then of course your render times will be higher. The other issue with laptops is cooling while rendering. There are cheaper options with 4GB or less of graphic memory, but it's pretty easy to exceed that 4 GB, especially with Windows reserving around 18% of said 4 GB for itself, hence leaving you maybe 3.2 GB or so to work with. If the OP can stretch his budget slightly (to $1200 or so), and watch for sales, you can get GTX 1060 graphics, which has 6 GB of onboard GPU memory. Per discussions on the Daz forum, the trick is to find Nvidia GPU laptop graphics with the most memory.
There is the external enclosure option with a Laptop if you have a Thunderbolt port though, but then those enclosures aren't really portable, as they generally don't have their own battery supply.
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Of course, with a desktop, you have the option to upgrade the GPU to a 1080 Ti or better at a later date, or maybe add another GPU card if you have a spare PCIe16 slot and suitable overhead on your power supply, while with a laptop, yeah people generally don't upgrade laptop GPUs (it is possible with certain laptops, but usually this just isn't an option). My particular laptop is better defined as a desktop replacement, though, due to it's size. The desktop GTX 1080 variant might be a hair faster, but not noticeably so.
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While my laptop is WAAAAAAY out of the OP's budget, I have two GTX 1080s with 8 GB of GPU memory each, PLUS 64 GB of system memory (all that system memory is major overkill for what I use this laptop for).Īnd, my Iray GPU benchmarks come in with about the same numbers as the desktop variants of dual 1080s. Laptops with discrete Nvidia GPUs have GPU memory included with the GPU, which is separate from the system memory.
And Radeon GPUs and integrated GPUs are useless for Iray renders, although you can still use them to drive the viewport. Yeah Intel did a few Intel-Radeon hybrid chips, but most Intel CPUs have Intel integrated graphics. I'm no expert as you can tell, I just hope this gives you something to think about in lieu of a decent answer.Ĭlick to expand.This statement about memory simply isn't true UNLESS you only have an integrated GPU, which by definition WON'T be an Nvidia GPU.
If you opt for a PC, would you be happy building it yourself? It's not complete rocket science and can save a few bob.
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I don't know where you are, guessing the US, but in the UK there is a PC Specialist which is good for getting an idea on custom build prices (especially laptops, god I could spend some money there). I think there are other threads discussing minimum requirements, so it may be worth digging through and getting a list together then doing a little research. If you need your laptop for work when travelling are there periods when you can leave it working through renders while doing nothing else? You will definitely need an NVidia graphics card to take full advantage of iRay on Daz which starts to restrict your options on laptops and push the price up. You will always get more bang for your buck with a PC and cooling them is easier, laptops need to be treated like special little snowflakes when working them hard. I can push it a little and get better all round, but then it is moving to £1500+ and I will need to be able to justify claiming that much through work. I am looking at getting a new laptop soon and the one I am currently looking at is borderline on it's ability to render, not a big issue as I really need it for other stuff.
Think you will struggle, especially with a laptop on your budget.