Quadro k1200 vs GTX 1070, for 3d animation.

Akhil Chowdary,

As animation processing can oly realistically be done using GPU rendering, then the GTX 1070 is inevitable. However, 3Ds will not run well in viewport mode on a GTX, Maya will have to use a lower anti-aliasing level, and color correction in AE will be 10-bit instead of the 30-bit depth of a Quadro. There is a new Quadro, the P1000 that should be available in a couple of weeks. That will have a much better performance for about the same cost as a K1200 and that would be my choice, or you might find a good used Quadro K4200 4GB which has a much better memory bandwidth than the K1200.

As for the CPU, if you are running GPU rendering, for 3D modeling the fastest single-thread performance- the i7-7700K 4-core is ideal, but Adobe and Autodesk applications will benefit from 5-6 cores, so perhaps consider a Ryzen 7, 8-core 1700X overclocked to 4.2Ghz.

Here is a idea I have to combine both the HP systems listed at the bottom of the post into one:

High Performance Workstation_Ryzen 7 1800X_3.24.17

CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 1800X 3.6 / 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($499.99 @ B&H)

Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO ATX AM4 Motherboard ($162.98 @ Newegg)

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S SE-AM4 ($64.95 Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($459.99 @ Newegg)

Video Card: Quadro P4000 8GB > $842

Drive 1: Storage:Samsung 960 Evo 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State ($249.99 @ B&H)

Drive 2: Crucial MX300 1.1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($262.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Optical Drive: ASUS ZenDrive GP65NB60/BLK/G/AS USB External CD/DVD ($29.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: SeaSonic PRIME Gold 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($114.90 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: Thermaltake Suppressor F51 ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz) ]
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Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit ($128.31 @ OutletPC)
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Total: $2,926.08

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In any new system, if you can, start with 32GB of RAM- that's minimal for Maya animation and leave open the possibility to have 64GB.

Depending on where you are, there are very good bargains on used Xeon E5 workstations- HP z-series and Dell Precisions, and you might consider that option.

What country and what is your budget?

Cheers,

BambiBoom

CAD / 3D Modeling / Graphic Design:

HP z420 (2015) (Rev 3) > Xeon E5-1660 v2 (6-core @ 3.7 / 4.0GHz) / 32GB DDR3 -1866 ECC RAM / Quadro K4200 (4GB) / Samsung SM951 M.2 256GB AHCI + Intel 730 480GB (9SSDSC2BP480G4R5) + Western Digital Black WD1003FZEX 1TB> M-Audio 192 sound card + Logitech z2300 2.1 speakers > 600W PSU> > Windows 7 Professional 64-bit >> 2X Dell Ultrasharp U2715H (2560 X 1440)
[ Passmark Rating = 5581 > CPU= 14226 / 2D= 838 / 3D= 4694 / Mem= 2777 / Disk= 11559] [6.12.16] Single-Thread Mark = 2098 [3.24.17]
[Cinebench R15 > CPU = 1031cb / Single Core = 142 cb / OpenGL= 127.39 fps / MP Ratio = 7.24x] 3.2.17
[FryBench: 3:24 /Efficiency 2177.13] 3.11.17

Analysis / Simulation / Rendering:

HP z620 (2012) (Rev 3) 2X Xeon E5-2690 (8-core @ 2.9 / 3.8GHz) / 64GB DDR3-1600 ECC reg) / Quadro K2200 (4GB) + Tesla M2090 (6GB) / HP Z Turbo Drive (256GB) + Samsung 850 Evo 250GB + Seagate Constellation ES.3 (1TB) / Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium PCIe sound card + Logitech z313 2.1 speakers / 800W / Windows 7 Professional 64-bit > > HP 2711x (27" 1980 X 1080)
[ Passmark System Rating= 5675 / CPU= 22625 / 2D= 815 / 3D = 3580 / Mem = 2522 / Disk = 12640 ] 9.25.16 Single Thread Mark = 1903
[ Cinebench R15: CPU = 2209 cb / Single core 130 cb / OpenGL= 119.23 fps / MP Ratio 16.84x] 10.31.16