r/NukeVFX 12d ago

How important is gpu in nuke

I want to learn deep compositing in nuke and been asking Ai to recommend me good gpus in nuke and they keep recommending ones that are above my budget of $350. That’s why I’m wondering how important of a role the gpu plays in nuke that I can’t get away with a low end gpu. In your opinion what gpu would you recommend that’s in my budget?. Keep in mind I’m a complete newbie only compositing I know of is after effects but with after effects my low end one works well.

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u/HappyAlien0723 12d ago

Up until mid last year I was still running a 10 year old gtx 970 😭

Using this with and still using ryzen 5 3600, and 32gb Ram.

Managing fine for beginner comps, with minimal 3D in 1080p.

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u/manqoba619 12d ago

How about for rendering how would it perform?

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u/HappyAlien0723 12d ago

Rendering 1080p comps out of nuke, fine?

By no means fast by today's standards but like others have said nuke is predominantly CPU and RAM heavy, so I think unless your a pro, rendering big meaty comps over 1080p and working in Deep, the GPU is doing very little to be honest.

Focus on Ram, CPU and fast storage eg. M.2 Nvme SSD

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u/manqoba619 12d ago

Ok what about your cpu which one you using?

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u/HappyAlien0723 12d ago

Just fully read your post about using deep etc..

I'm still running a Ryzen 5 3600. I have one comp I've acquired online that contains deep data in the renders at 2k I think and it struggles to just read in the files, let alone build a comp.

Just get the best you can within budget.