Lockness
Nov. 19, 2019 17:38:58
Hey,
Just wondering if the new Macbook Pro 16" with AMD Radeon Pro 5500M is Houdini Compatible?
It's hard to tell from the supported graphics cards web page:
https://www.sidefx.com/Support/system-requirements/supported-graphics-cards/ [
www.sidefx.com]
mastermind3000
Nov. 29, 2019 17:48:03
Hi Lockness,
I contacted SideFX asking about the 5500M in the new MB16" and they said:
No, the graphics card is not supported. Please check our list of supported cards:
https://www.sidefx.com/Support/system-requirements/supported-graphics-cards/ [www.sidefx.com]wtf Apple??
Len
Dec. 31, 2019 20:41:34
I'm running H18 on the new MBP 16 right now and the viewport looks snappy for the most part.
…I'm seeing VERY slow startup and updates of the Render viewport. Seems MUCH slower there, for some reason.
Perhaps a licensing issue. I had a hell of a time getting Houdini running again after migrating from my old laptop.
thomas_english
March 23, 2020 13:15:13
How are you getting on now with the MBP16 + AMD Radeon Pro 5500M? Does an unsupported card make it un-useable?
Seemingly I get lots of little render errors on my MBP with an unsupported Radeon R9 M370X. Things like lights never leaving despite the fact they've been deleted.
Would using an exterior GPU be an option? Such as the AMD Radeon Pro Vega 64