Help Determining Optimal Video Card for Rendering/Modeling

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Owtlaw1

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Hey,

So I am helping a friend of mine out that is trying to get back into creating 3D models and doing rendering, and have found myself in need of help myself. I was in the middle of figuring out what video card would be best for him when someone mentioned that just because a card is good for gaming, doesn't mean it will be good for actually creating models. I had never thought of this, and so am looking to you guys for help.

My original plan was to recommend for him to get a 4GB 760 since we were trying to keep the card itself under $300. What exactly should I be looking for in a card when rendering is the main focus?

Thanks in advance.

Edit: I forgot to mention that he is primarily looking to use UDK and Maya for his work
 
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unknownofprob
now, just because a GPU is good for games, doesn't mean it'll do badly at 3D rendering. Take it from me as I do the exact same things plus 2D/App making ect..

Now I have the perfect card choice for you for the whole lot, A MSI R9 280 3GB 384-bit Twin Frozr. This'll cost you just under $300 ($299.99) but will do much better at both then a GTX 760 (4GB). The 4GB would be utterly useless compared to the 2GB as that amount of Vram will never be used as the resolution needs to be 1440p+ to be used that high but the memory bus iteslf (256-bit) is only meant for 2GB of Vram in the first place, making the 2GB version perform unnoticeable different in games, well no difference at all.

MSI R9 280 Here...
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now, just because a GPU is good for games, doesn't mean it'll do badly at 3D rendering. Take it from me as I do the exact same things plus 2D/App making ect..

Now I have the perfect card choice for you for the whole lot, A MSI R9 280 3GB 384-bit Twin Frozr. This'll cost you just under $300 ($299.99) but will do much better at both then a GTX 760 (4GB). The 4GB would be utterly useless compared to the 2GB as that amount of Vram will never be used as the resolution needs to be 1440p+ to be used that high but the memory bus iteslf (256-bit) is only meant for 2GB of Vram in the first place, making the 2GB version perform unnoticeable different in games, well no difference at all.

MSI R9 280 Here;

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127789
 
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