by Alex ⋮ 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 |
| RTX 2070 8GB | Windows | 32 | 2.1 | 12.50 |
| 8x RTX 2070 8GB | Windows | 32 | 2.1 | 01.56 |
| 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 1070 Ti + 1x GTX 1070 | Windows | 12 | 3.2 | 06.12 |
| 2x TITAN Xp 12GB | Linux | 16 | 3.2 | 06.16 |
| 2x GTX 1080 8GB | Windows | 12 | 3.2 | 07.26 |
| GTX TITANX 12GB | Windows | 32 | 3.3 | 17.33 |
| 1x GTX 1070 + 1x GTX 1070 Ti | MacOS | 12 | 3.3 | 08.17 |
| GTX 1080 Ti 11 GB | Windows | 12 | 3.4 | 11.44 |
| GTX 780Ti 3GB | Windows | 12 | 3.4 | 25.58 |
| GTX 1070 8GB | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 17.11 |
| GTX 980 4GB | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 23.21 |
| Quadro M6000 24GB | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 15.42 |
| GTX TITANX 12GB | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 15.40 |
| Quadro M6000 12GB | Linux | 12 | 3.5 | 14.23 |
| Quadro M6000 24GB TCC | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 14.33 |
| GTX TITANX 12GB | MacOS | 12 | 3.5 | 14.25 |
| GTX 970 4GB | MacOS | 12 | 3.5 | 27.22 |
| Quadro P6000 24GB | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 12.30 |
| Quadro GP100 16GB TCC | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 08.43 |
| GTX TITANX Pascal 12GB | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 11.59 |
| Quadro P6000 24GB TCC | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 11.31 |
| 2x Quadro P6000 24GB TCC | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 05.55 |
| 2x Quadro GP100 16GB TCC | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 04.25 |
| GTX TITANX Pascal 12GB TCC | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 10.54 |
| Quadro GP100 16GB | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 09.57 |
| 2x Quadro P6000 24GB | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 06.28 |
| 4x GTX 1070 8GB | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 04.15 |
| 2x Quadro GP100 16GB | Windows | 12 | 3.5 | 05.04 |
| 4x GTX 1080Ti 11GB | Windows | 12 | 3.6 | 03.07 |
| RTX 2060 6GB | Windows | 8 | 3.6 | 15.04 |
| GTX 1060 6GB | Windows | 8 | 3.6 | 23.11 |
| GTX 1660Ti 6GB | Windows | 8 | 3.6 | 24.53 |
| RTX 2070 8GB | Windows | 6 | 3.6 | 11.35 |
| 4x RTX 2080Ti 11GB | Windows | 16 | 3.8 | 02.28 |
| GTX 1070 8GB | Linux | 12 | 3.8 | 15.05 |
| 2x RTX 2080Ti 11GB | Windows | 16 | 3.8 | 04.28 |
| 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 |
| 2x GTX 980Ti 6GB | Windows | 20 | 4.3 | 07.35 |
| 4x GTX TITAN X 12 GB | Windows | 16 | 4.3 | 04.28 |
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.
So it seems like 2×2070 would actually be better than 1x2080Ti, do I get that right?
That is if you stay withing the 8GB of memory of the 2070.
Just wondering because 2×2070 even comes out cheaper than 1x2080Ti.
Hey Filip,
Exactly! 2x 2070 have better Value than a 2080Ti. Considering you can make due with 8GB of VRAM.
Cheers,
Alex
I just ran my latest test on a windows machine. Seems pretty ideal for the cost of the three cards.
Windows 10
CPU: i7 3930K (3.2Ghz 6 core / 12 thread)
32GB Ram (DDR3 2133)
2x 1070 Ti + 1070
Time: 6m 12s
Thanks again for maintaining this useful list!
Thanks Matt!
Hi. Just ran benchmark:
CPU: 32 threads. 3.39 GHz AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1050X
128 GB RAM
GPU: GeForce GTX Titan X 12 GB
Time: 17m:33s
Just have a few queries:
• Is it fine to use a GDDDR5 and a GDDDR6 cards together to render redshift and cycles 4D
• Is it logical to use a normal card for displays and the existing Titan X along with new RTX 2080 ti card for rendering? In that case will it utilise the GPUs better and render faster as against having the displays connected to Titan X card and having second card as RTX 2080 ti
• What is width: 2 slot
Hope to hear from you soon. I am planning to buy the RTX 1080 ti to help me render faster. What do you think?
Hey Nikhil,
You can use both Cards together, this shouldn’t be a problem. I am not sure about Cycles, will have to do some tests there, but in RS it will work fine.
Usually the GPU running in Headless Mode will have more resources free for rendering, so it is probably better to have the slower card handle the Monitors.
2-slot height means that your GPUs are so thick that they will obscure the pcie-slot next to the one it is plugged into. That is why most Motherboard manufacturers space the pcie-slots further apart from each other to make room for multiple double-height GPUs.
RTX 2080Ti is an excellent GPU and especially with the RTX Redshift improvements coming soon, they will be even better.
Cheers,
Alex
Hi,
Just ran the benchmark on my 6 core 2012 Mac Pro with a 1070 and 1070 ti
6 core (3.33ghz) 2012 Mac Pro (High Sierra)
32gb ram
1070 + 1070 ti
Time: 8m 17s
Thanks Matt, added it to the Results.
Alex
Hi Just to add our bench as its not listed yet:
OS: Windows 10
CPU Threads: 32
CPU GHz: 2.1
x1 2070: 12m 50s
x8 2070: 1m 56s
Awesome, thank you Scoot!, Added them to the list.
Cheers,
Alex
the 2x 1060 seems to be the best bang for buck, well at least for me.
Hey Ljay,
Lower Tier Cards usually have a better Bang for the Buck than High End cards. So 2x 1060 could very well be topmost in this benchmark. Keep in mind, though that the 1060 only has 6GB of VRAM and you can only get 4 GPUs into a PC with the right components.
So the maximum performance you can get out of a PC with 4x 1060 is of course lower than with, say 4x 2080Ti. If you were to need more performance than the 1060s offer, you would need an additional PC or swap out your 1060 for higher tier cards, loosing the investment on the 1060.
Of course when you want the performance of 2x 1060 and will never need more, then yes this would be the best value to go for. 🙂
Cheers,
Alex
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
Thanks,
In the end, I’ve waited and spent my money on RTX 2070. It’s more powerful than those RTX2060 and GTX1070. And comparing to more expensive 2080 there is no a big gap in performance between them. I like it alot!
Cheers
Hey Maciasky,
Yes you are absolutely right! And just wait for Redshift 3.0 to come out, as that version will bring 25% and more performance improvements on RTX cards.
Cheers,
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
Hei, thanks for the articolerà: verticale clear. I have a questioni. Better 2 2080 or a single 2080Ti?
Hey Lorenzo,
2x 2080 will give you better performance and also performance / dollar than one 2080Ti. The 2080Ti of course has 11GB of VRAM which you have to see if it is important for you, though redshift is good about swapping out of core and using system RAM so this shouldn’t be a major problem.
Cheers,
Alex