Forums Technical Discussion Is it a good idea to buy an amd gpu for Houdini?(Rx7900 tx)

Is it a good idea to buy an amd gpu for Houdini?(Rx7900 tx)

   1177   4   1
User Avatar
henjohball
Member
2 posts
Joined: Feb. 2020
Offline
 
Hi everyone, I'm thinking of buying an amd gpu (Rx 7900 xtx) but I'm not entirely sure if it's a good idea or I'd rather opt for an rtx, which do you think is the best option?
 Report
User Avatar
jsmack
Member
7771 posts
Joined: Sept. 2011
Offline
 
No, not if you plan on using Houdini's built-in GPU renderer, karma XPU, as it only supports RTX cards for now. It could support AMD in the future though. If not using a GPU renderer then it might work fine for you.
 Report
User Avatar
J1M
Member
4 posts
Joined: July 2017
Offline
 
Definitely check the supported card list as not all RTX cards are supported in Houdini general. For example some notebook versions like RTX2060maxQ are definitely not supported.
 Report
User Avatar
henjohball
Member
2 posts
Joined: Feb. 2020
Offline
 
Thank you for all, i will buy the Nvidia option.
 Report
User Avatar
vinyvince
Member
255 posts
Joined: Sept. 2012
Offline
 
So after 20 years of wait, materialX and USD is step forward but we are still dependant on the GPU hardware, there is no universal open CL code which could satisfy multiple GPU alternatives?

It's a pity for an engine which has been started "recently" we can not have something already GPU hardware agnostic.
Vincent Thomas   (VFX and Art since 1998)
Senior Env and Lighting  artist & Houdini generalist & Creative Concepts
http://fr.linkedin.com/in/vincentthomas [fr.linkedin.com]
 Report
  • Quick Links