Thanks, Šarūnas and Guillermo, really appreciate it. :)
Kind regards, Chris On Fri, Sep 13, 2019 at 11:51:31AM -0300, Guillermo Rozas wrote: > > * Which drivers work (best) for using OpenCL in darktable? Are the > > open-source drivers okay or do I need the binary drivers from AMD or > > Nvidia? > > For NVidia you need the binary drivers, the open source ones are > missing some OpenCL capabilities required by darktable. If you're > running some Ubuntu derivative they're pretty easy to install and > maintain. > > > * Is it worth getting a high-end card (say 5700 XT for AMD or 2080 SUPER > > for Nvidia)? > > > > * Are the performance differences in darktable noticable, compared to a > > card that is one or two steps down from that - especially when you > > consider the rather larger amount of money I'd have to pay for it? > > To answer this you would need to tell us at least the typical use you > will give it (dozens of pictures per week, or 1000 per night?) and the > sensor size (20MP or 60MP?). Although there can be an appreciable > difference between a top-end card (2080) and a middle of the road one > (1660), it might not be worth the extra expense. > > In general, any current decent card (= middle level and up) will be > almost lag-free on the darkroom. The main problem will be on export, > and even then it should take less than 10 seconds per picture. If you > export 10 or 20 pictures per session, I don't think that cutting the > export time by a couple of minutes is worth it. But if you > consistently export hundreds or thousands of pictures, then the time > reduction might be worth it (and you will probably also appreciate the > extra speed in the darkroom). > > One point though: get at least 4GB of video memory, specially if you > have a high resolution camera. > > Best regards, > Guillermo > ____________________________________________________________________________ > darktable user mailing list > to unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected] > ____________________________________________________________________________ darktable user mailing list to unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected]
