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  • Need a dedicated graphics card for Server PC?

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    R

    Hi, PC server to Mac DAW is my set up. PC only has the integrated Intel graphics onboard the CPU (i9-9900K).

    Would adding a dedicated GPU improve it's CPU efficiency by offloading the graphics work to the GPU? Although Mac is my DAW OS, I also have the VE Pro 7 mixer on up on the PC's separate monitor open, while using my Mac for the DAW.

    Thanks for any advice/answers.
  • bbeliusB
    bbeliusB

    Hi,

    In most cases an additional graphics card would decrease performance a little bit, especially with lower latencies.

    Best, Ben

    Ben@VSL | IT & Product Specialist
  • R
    R
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    Hi Ben,

    It's interesting that it would degrade performance a bit. Is that because the CPU would need to communicate with the GPU, adding perhaps latency, rather than dealing with everything in-house within the CPU itself?

    Thanks.

     

    @bbelius said:

    Hi,

    In most cases an additional graphics card would decrease performance a little bit, especially with lower latencies.

    Best, Ben
  • bbeliusB
    bbeliusB

    Additional communication and driver.
    It might be different for AMD CPUs, have not tested the performance difference with these yet.

    Ben@VSL | IT & Product Specialist
  • R
    R

    Thanks for the information Ben.