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GPU for Entry-Level Video Editing

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Nov 13, 2011
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GPU for Entry-Level Video Editing

Hey guys,

I'm looking to upgrade my GPU on my existing build and am looking for some advice here.
Mostly using the PC to do video editing for short (<5 minute) GoPro videos.

Here's my existing build:
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/29bFyf

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor
GPU: some old ass GTX1060 that I bought off a friend for $20
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
RAM: G.Skill - NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case
PowerSupply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

I'm looking to upgrade my GPU to improve my playback times while also making the video editing process smoother.
Rendering time is slow with my existing CPU but that's not a major concern.

So any recommendations? Or am I on the wrong path.

Thanks in advance.
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Though it depends a bit more on what software you use. 1060 is fine with video editing. Either way, GPU won't improve the speed significantly. It is largely your IO (SSD, harddrive) that makes most of the differences.

Here are some basic recommendation for video editing and how GPU impact the speed, but this is only on Premiere Pro.

https://www.pugetsystems.com/recommende ... mendations
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A GTX1060 is not an old card, infact it is a current gen card that retails for around $300.
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wow you got a great friend - $20 bux is amazing. It is slightly above mid level card.
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Yea, something might be wrong with that when I saw
GPU: some old ass GTX1060 that I bought off a friend for $20
I was thinking how is this card old ass? It's current gen. Maybe only 3GB but still, current gen. Not old whatsoever. Maybe its a 960?
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Probably not even 960 that's still a decent card.
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Either your friend is really good or it isn't a 1060. It should be fine.
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You'll need more ram for video editing.
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Thanks all.

Probably (and very likely) a 960 in that case. Bought back in 2011.
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If you bought it back in 2011, the newest it could be would be a GTX560. You just need a very basic yet modern card for hardware video decoding, a nvidia 1030 or a AMD RX550 should work.
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toalan wrote: If you bought it back in 2011, the newest it could be would be a GTX560. You just need a very basic yet modern card for hardware video decoding, a nvidia 1030 or a AMD RX550 should work.
For Video decoding the G4560 is actually Kaby Lake based so it has all the modern formats covered including 4K HEVC 10-bit/VP9 entirely in hardware (Also RX550 does not support VP9 in hardware). It does lack AVX2 though so encoding HEVC would be tougher (and no a dGPU won't help here).
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RAM: G.Skill - NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
maybe another stick of ram to make a dual channel ...
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Video editing requires almost no GPU horsepower. Video transcoding is calculation intensive. It can be using either Intel's quick sync or Nvidia's CUDA


What software do you use? Does.it support quick sync or CUDA? That will determine your needs.
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as previously stated - more ram and a better cpu for video processing, you should look at an i5 - i7 .
Your video card is fine, you should ask your friend if he has a $20 i7 7700...

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA ... upport-cpu
teekayam wrote: Hey guys,

I'm looking to upgrade my GPU on my existing build and am looking for some advice here.
Mostly using the PC to do video editing for short (<5 minute) GoPro videos.

Here's my existing build:
https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/29bFyf

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor
GPU: some old ass GTX1060 that I bought off a friend for $20
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-B250M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
RAM: G.Skill - NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case
PowerSupply: Corsair - CXM (2015) 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply

I'm looking to upgrade my GPU to improve my playback times while also making the video editing process smoother.
Rendering time is slow with my existing CPU but that's not a major concern.

So any recommendations? Or am I on the wrong path.

Thanks in advance.
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mr_raider wrote: Video editing requires almost no GPU horsepower. Video transcoding is calculation intensive. It can be using either Intel's quick sync or Nvidia's CUDA


What software do you use? Does.it support quick sync or CUDA? That will determine your needs.
I mainly use Adobe Premiere atm.

And you know what, I finally got home and checked what graphics card I have, it ain't a GTX at all.
It's an ATI Radeon HD 4800. (This shows my level of knowledge of the subject).

But from the sound of it, it looks like RAM and CPU should be a bigger concern?
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teekayam wrote: I mainly use Adobe Premiere atm.

And you know what, I finally got home and checked what graphics card I have, it ain't a GTX at all.
It's an ATI Radeon HD 4800. (This shows my level of knowledge of the subject).

But from the sound of it, it looks like RAM and CPU should be a bigger concern?
Are you just editing or are you transcoding?
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tkyoshi wrote: For Video decoding the G4560 is actually Kaby Lake based so it has all the modern formats covered including 4K HEVC 10-bit/VP9 entirely in hardware (Also RX550 does not support VP9 in hardware). It does lack AVX2 though so encoding HEVC would be tougher (and no a dGPU won't help here).
G4560 can do 10-bit 4K HEVC encoding in hardware too.

That is if you’re ok with hardware encoding.
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teekayam wrote: I mainly use Adobe Premiere atm.

And you know what, I finally got home and checked what graphics card I have, it ain't a GTX at all.
It's an ATI Radeon HD 4800. (This shows my level of knowledge of the subject).

But from the sound of it, it looks like RAM and CPU should be a bigger concern?
Yes and in terms of video formats the Radeon 4800 is a very old card so the Intel graphics in your CPU are far surperior for video codec support. Not to mention the 4800 series are quite power hungry too.

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