by Alex â‹® Redshift Benchmark results are not easy to find, that is why I compiled a list for everyone to take a look at. I myself use Redshift for Rendering Projects on a daily basis, and recently purchased a new Rendernode with lots of GPUs.
When you build a new PC or Rendernode for Rendering, there is no way around digging deep into benchmarks.
Cinebench Scores are great for comparing CPU Rendering performance, but if you use Redshift heavily, these benchmark results will be invaluable:
Redshift Benchmark Results
| GPU(s) | OS | CPU Threads | CPU GHz | Time (Minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU | OS | CPU Threads | CPU GHz | Time |
| 8x GTX 1080Ti 11GB | Windows | 32 | 2.1 | 01.57 |
| 4x GTX 1080Ti 11GB | Windows | 32 | 2.1 | 03.25 |
| 8x GTX 1080 8GB | Windows | 40 | 2.2 | 02.26 |
| 4x GTX 980 Ti 6GB | Windows | 56 | 2.3 | 04.48 |
| RTX 2080 8GB | Windows | 36 | 2.6 | 10.59 |
| RTX 2080 Ti 11GB | Windows | 36 | 2.6 | 08.38 |
| 2x GTX 1060 6GB | Windows | 32 | 2.6 | 11.07 |
| GTX 1080 8GB | MacOS | 8 | 2.9 | 16.00 |
| 4x GTX 1080Ti 11GB | Windows | 36 | 2.35 | 03.21 |
| GTX 960 2GB | Windows | 4 | 2.68 | 44.56 |
| 8x Tesla V100-SXM2 16GB | Linux | 64 | 2.74 | 01.03 |
| GTX 780 3GB | Windows | 8 | 2.81 | 31.05 |
| Titan V 12GB | Linux | 12 | 2.90 | 07.06 |
| 2x GTX 1080 Ti 11GB | Windows | 16 | 2.99 | 06.15 |
| 2x RTX 2070 8GB | Windows | 16 | 3.0 | 06.29 |
| Quadro RTX 6000 | Windows | 20 | 3.1 | 08.47 |
| 2x GTX 1080 8GB | Windows | 12 | 3.2 | 07.26 |
| 2x TITAN Xp 12GB | Linux | 16 | 3.2 | 06.16 |
| GTX 780Ti 3GB | Windows | 12 | 3.4 | 25.58 |
| GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB | Windows | 12 | 3.4 | 11.44 |
| GTX 970 4GB | MacOS | 12 | 3.5 | 27.22 |
| Quadro M6000 24GB | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 15.42 |
| Quadro M6000 24GB TCC | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 14.33 |
| GTX TITANX 12GB | MacOS | 12 | 3.5 | 14.25 |
| Quadro M6000 12GB | Linux | 12 | 3.5 | 14.23 |
| Quadro P6000 24GB | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 12.30 |
| GTX 1070 8GB | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 17.11 |
| GTX TITANX Pascal 12GB | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 11.59 |
| GTX 980 4GB | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 23.21 |
| GTX TITANX 12GB | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 15.40 |
| GTX TITANX Pascal 12GB TCC | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 10.54 |
| 2x Quadro P6000 24GB TCC | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 05.55 |
| Quadro P6000 24GB TCC | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 11.31 |
| Quadro GP100 16GB | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 09.57 |
| Quadro GP100 16GB TCC | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 08.43 |
| 4x GTX 1070 8GB | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 04.15 |
| 2x Quadro GP100 16GB TCC | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 04.25 |
| 2x Quadro GP100 16GB | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 05.04 |
| 2x Quadro P6000 24GB | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 06.28 |
| GTX 1060 6GB | Windows | 8 | 3.6 | 23.11 |
| RTX 2060 6GB | Windows | 8 | 3.6 | 15.04 |
| 4x GTX 1080Ti 11GB | Windows | 12 | 3.6 | 03.07 |
| RTX 2070 8GB | Windows | 6 | 3.6 | 11.35 |
| GTX 1660Ti 6GB | Windows | 8 | 3.6 | 24.53 |
| 2x RTX 2080Ti 11GB | Windows | 16 | 3.8 | 04.28 |
| GTX 1070 8GB | Linux | 12 | 3.8 | 15.05 |
| 4x RTX 2080Ti 11GB | Windows | 16 | 3.8 | 02.28 |
| GTX TITAN X 12 GB | Linux | 12 | 3.78 | 14.07 |
| 2x GTX 1070 8GB | Linux | 12 | 3.79 | 07.39 |
| 2x GTX 1070 8GB | Windows | 8 | 4.0 | 08.06 |
| 2x GTX 1080 Ti 11GB | MacOS | 8 | 4.00 | 06.30 |
| 4x GTX TITANX 12GB | Linux | 12 | 4.1 | 03.36 |
| 4x GTX TITAN X 12 GB | Windows | 16 | 4.3 | 04.28 |
| 2x GTX 980Ti 6GB | Windows | 20 | 4.3 | 07.35 |
Some interesting findings are, that Different OS’s have an impact on rendering performance.
Linux for example seems to be doing somewhat better than Windows. These benchmarks are also great in analyzing what CPU is best for GPU Rendering in Redshift and how low the Clock Speed can go before major performance impact is inevitable.
Multi-GPU Scaling seems to work quite well in Redshift, though with those 1-2 minute Results the benchmark probably is just too short to make good use of all that power.
This list is also available on the Redshift Forums, where some of these Scores originate from, so head on over if you have an account and get a good talk with all of the great Users.
If you are thinking about getting a new GPU Rendering Computer altogether, be sure to check out this article on what hardware to get for the best GPU Rendering Workstation.
Missing any GPU Benchmark Results or having trouble with one of your builds? Let me know in the comments.
Hello.
Any chance to add RTX 2060 on this list? I wonder is there a huge difference between 2070.
Hey Maciasky,
Added it to the list! Seems to be a good gap to the 2070.
Cheers,
Alex
Thank you, Alex.
I was thinking about upgrading to 1070 cause of low budget but now I’m confused. What would you choose between those two: 1070 or 2060? 2060 is little bit faster but has less VRAM and I can’t find any info about does it support NVLink (I mentioned it because I heard some rumors from GSG that Arnold’s GPU version will support it).
Hey Maciasky,
NVLINK seems to be a very strange beast in the mainstream sector. Take a look at this article here to see what I am talking about. https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/NVLink-on-NVIDIA-GeForce-RTX-2080-2080-Ti-in-Windows-10-1253/
It also depends very much on if the Render Engine you are using will support it. Redshift for example does not support nvlink. But you are right the 2060 is a bit faster while having less ram. So if your scenes need lots of vram this might be a problem. Have you tested how much ram your typical scenes use? RTX cards might also become a speed boost in future gpu render engine version as the Raytracing cores are being utilized which would make them lead even more compared to 10xx gen.
Alex
Got my hand on a Quadro RTX6000 recently, the bench result is close to a single RTX 2080ti … 8:47
Hey Kakao,
Awesome, thanks for the Benchmark Results, I added it to the table 🙂
Alex
Not listed. My 2 x RTX 2080Ti score is 4:28
Awesome thanks! Would you mind sharing your OS and Core/Thread Count and CPU Frequency?
Thanks!
Alex
Intel 9800x 8 core 16 threads
Windows 10 pro
Hi Alex,
I am a first timer, planning a 3D Animation and Rendering workstation with the intention of multi-GPU scaling in Redshift. After reading through your articles, I would greatly appreciate any feedback you could offer regarding the build.
AMD – Threadripper 1920X 3.5 GHz 12-Core Processor
be quiet! – DARK ROCK PRO TR4 59.5 CFM CPU Cooler
MSI – X399 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX TR4 Motherboard
Corsair – Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
Samsung – 970 Evo 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Western Digital – Red Pro 4 TB 3.5″ 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
NVIDIA – GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card
Fractal Design – Meshify C Dark TG ATX Mid Tower Case
Corsair – 760 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Thank you,
Liam
After a moment of clarity, I am now aware the RTX 2070 does not support NVLink SLI. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Hey Liam,
Some notes: Yes none of the RTX cards support nvlink with redshift, but this is quite common in gpu render engines. The out-of-core access to the system RAM is quite good in redshift and depending on the scenes, you might never go out of core, so usually nvlink support can be ignored.
Mainboard is great, it can handle up to 4 double slot gpus. CPU is fine, consider the second gen Threadripper if you want some better performance as with the 2950X for example. If this is your final config for RAM, maybe consider going 4x 8GB, as Threadripper cpus benefit from more RAM channels. The Case has 7 slots for GPUs so you can only add a maximum of 3 double slot GPUs to the case, just so you know. If you want a total of 4 you need a different case such as the corsair 600q or similar.
760W is good for single GPU but might be too weak for dual gpu and you definitely need a stronger PSU for 3 or 4 GPUs, just in case you want to expand in the future, might as well get a stronger psu now, such as the corsair 1600i I think it is called.
Let me know if this helps,
Alex
Hey Alex,
Thank you for this feedback! I have incorporated your notes and feel more confident moving forward with this build. Much appreciated!
That would be awesome if you could add the Price/Performance column like you did in the other articles. I know it would take some times to look up the current prices but it would be very helpful especially for the new cards. You could probably set up a spreadsheet that will calculate it for yo after entering the new prices.
Hey Tyler,
Thank you for the Feedback, much appreciated! I will update the Table shortly and add a Performance/Dollar Value Column to it.
Alex
Thank you for updating this!
Why is the 1070ti not listed in the benchmarks? I only see the 1070…
Hey,
I will be adding some more bench scores to the list soon, sorry about that!
Cheers,
Alex
Hi there, quick question from me as well!
I could not find the GTX 1060 6gb in the Benchmark. I am currently trying to decide between GTX 1060 6gb and 1070 8gb.
Does GTX 1060 6gb perform so much lower that it is not even on the list? Or was it not tested?
I’m more concerned about real-time renders (c4d – Octane) and how well GTX 1060 6gb could handle those in comparison to the 1070 8gb.
Pardon if the question is silly.
Hey Nick,
I’ll have to test that. There is a Benchmark Result with 2x 1060 6g. So considering they scale almost linearly I would say the 1x 1060 6g is around 22min vs the 17min in a 1070.
In Octanebench the 1060 is somewhere around a 780Ti. Though the Redshift scene uses significantly more memory, so this might make a difference.
Cheers,
Alex
I have a 1060 6BG, and would be happy to test
Hey Jamie,
That would be awesome, thanks! You can find the benchmark instructions here:
https://www.redshift3d.com/forums/viewthread/12843/
Cheers,
Alex
Where can I get the Redshift Benchmark??
Hey Griff,
The Redshift Benchmark is still somewhat unofficial. You will need Redshift for it, and can then run a .bat File that downloads the Benchmarking Scene.
All Info on this you can find here, though you have to be logged in to see the forums threads;
https://www.redshift3d.com/forums/viewthread/12843/
Cheers,
Alex
Hi, I need a GPU for Octane/Redshift.
My budget isn’t that big so I have to decide between the 980ti and the 1070, in games I saw the 1070 makes a better performance but for example in the octane benchmark results the 980 ti has a better score, so this is really confusing for me and I don’t know which is better now.
At first I thought about a 1080ti but as I saw that the difference between a 980ti ti to a 1080ti is only about 30% I thought it isn’t worth it to pay 500€ more just for a few minutes so yeah.
The 980ti isn’t the newest card on the market so I was also wondering about the perfomance if it’s enjoyable to work with or annoying, so maybe you could also tell me something about that 😀
I would be really happy if you reply me 😉
bye!
Hey Martin,
The Difference in Redshift is non-existent. They perform practically the same. The 1070 though has 8GB of VRam compared to 6GB on the 980Ti. If you have heavier scenes 8GB is good to have. 6GB is pushing it often times.
The reason for getting stronger cards such as the 1080Ti is, that you get more performance on the same power draw, when expanding to say 4 cards which is the total amount of pcie slots on most consumer mainboards, you can get to a higher performannce on 4 1080tis vs 4 1070s.
Apart from that a 1080Ti has 11GB of VRAM.
In my experience, if you cool these cards well, a 1080 can be almost as fast as a 1080Ti that is not cooled well, because NVIDIA has this features called GPU Boost 3.0 that overclocks the Chip Clock as long as it stays within some Temperature limits. My single 1080 here is about the same speed as a 1080Ti that is in a 4x 1080Ti case and because they are stacked so closely of course they run much hotter than my single 1080.
So long story short: If you cool them well, a 1070 or 1080 will auto clock extremely high, but if you add more, cooling will be more difficult. The 980Ti deffinitely runs hotter than a 1070.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Alex