Final Cut Pro X FCPX Graphic Card performance

[jhenu]

Hi Guys!

This year I'm planing to assembly my first "customac" mainly for FCPX. I would like to use SIERRA.

But as I gone through the buyers guide I see that the GPU list is somehow old... So I peak into the local shops and found out, it possibly will be very hard to buy an appropriate card.
So my question is, which is best/most compatible GPU option which should be still available around 150-300€ ?

which is locally available are here (as you see mostly last pieces or used):
www.alza.sk/geforce-gtx970-graphics-cards/18855278.htm

I've read something about dual card option, is it possible to put this
www.alza.sk/EN/gigabyte-n740d5oc-2gi-d1638229.htm?catid=18854531
into dual mode? how hard would be that? and how would the performance be against the GTX970?

I'm also afriad to ask what about the AMD cards, because I found thread somewhere around which says there are problems with sleep/awake and also with boot.

So what would you do? Buy one of the "last mohicans" now? If yes which option or what alternative? Or wait when I got all the money for the build and hope that the newer cards will be supported properly?

1. Buy a RX580 8G for 300€
2. Install Seirra 10.12.6.
3. Download & Put LiluGreen and Whatever Kexts in EFI/Clover/Other
4. Physically Install RX580 in Computer
5. Boot and Check if all details of Graphics Card are correct.
6. Post your FCPX score in here.

 

[zipb]

High Sierra 10.13.1/FCPX10.3.4//MSI AMD RX480/8GB+ lilu/whatevergreen:
BruceX 15 sec

That's great for a $200 card.

 

[framzy]

how big is the performance benefit of having a second r9 280x vs. just having single card? is 4k editing possible with just a single card install?

Hi, I have MB Asus z170 pro - 32 GB ram - SSD - i7-6700k 4 ghz - 10.11.6 and many FCPX plugins
With single r9-280x : bruceX : 19s (without plugins : 12-13sec)
With dual r9-280x crossfire : 13s
Not so bad for cost/compatibility/performance ?
Any idea of a most powerful GPU for FCPX ?

 

[abhinasia]

no longer support for Final cut pro 7 on High Sierra ......

 

[jhenu]

Hi, I have MB Asus z170 pro - 32 GB ram - SSD - i7-6700k 4 ghz - 10.11.6 and many FCPX plugins
With single r9-280x : bruceX : 19s (without plugins : 12-13sec)
With dual r9-280x crossfire : 13s
Not so bad for cost/compatibility/performance ?
Any idea of a most powerful GPU for FCPX ?

RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled +High Seirra

 

[framzy]

RX Vega 64 Liquid Cooled +High Seirra

Thanks for the advice. I updated to Sierra with RX 580 8GB( with lily and whatevergreen kexts, SMBIOS 15,1), same perfs under Bruce X FCPX (19s) but much better display and quiet. BTW When I plug a second RX 580, I can't boot (black screen before log page). I a put a R9-280 & RX 580 it boots... Any idea ? Thanks

 

[buyjoey]

Thanks for the advice. I updated to Sierra with RX 580 8GB( with lily and whatevergreen kexts, SMBIOS 15,1), same perfs under Bruce X FCPX (19s) but much better display and quiet. BTW When I plug a second RX 580, I can't boot (black screen before log page). I a put a R9-280 & RX 580 it boots... Any idea ? Thanks

Disable iGPU.

 

[framzy]

Disable iGPU.

iGpu is disabled in Bios. Should I modify config.plist or something else ? Thanks

Edit : I reached to make them work together with HighSierra. See post :
https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/dual-gpu-rx-580-cant-get-past-boot-screen.232039/#post-1668175

What about FCPX perfs ?

 

[rna23]

i have installed high sierra and final cut x have problem with my gtx 960 4gb. If i do the brucex test it end in 10 minutes with background render off. Very slow...... i don't know what is the problem. I have a i7 7700k, motherboard gigabyte z270x ultra gaming. I have the last web driver installed and all works good but final cut is very slow in rendering. This is my config.plist....
Please someone can help me? thanks

Hi,

are You using the NVIDIA web drivers?

 

[Marek777999]

Hi, my hackintosh:
macOS 10.12.6 (16G1212)
Core i3-3240
ddr3 1600 mhz - 6gb
Gigabyte GT640 OC - 2gb ddr3
Nvidia Web Driver - 378.05.05.25f06
Final Cat Pro 10.4
Test Bruce fcpx - 57.2 seconds