Octane 17.3" for video editing

pallab

New member
Will use for video editing - 1080p footage initially, but possibly 4k footage down the line!

My main question is whether the GTX1070 would be sufficient using Blackmagic Resolve?

Chassis & Display Octane Series: 17.3" Matte 4K LED 60Hz 72% NTSC Widescreen (3840x2160) (No G-Sync)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor i7-8700k (3.7GHz) 12MB Cache
Memory (RAM) 32GB Corsair 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 OC 1518 MHz - 8.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st Hard Disk NOT REQUIRED
1st M.2 SSD Drive 512GB ADATA SX6000 PCIe M.2 2280 (1000 MB/R, 800 MB/W)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive 256GB INTEL® 760p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (upto 3210MB/sR | 1315MB/sW)
Memory Card Reader Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor 1 x 330W AC Adaptor
Battery Octane Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (82WH)
Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Thermal Paste COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
Sound Card Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-9260 M.2 (1.73Gbps, 802.11AC) +BT 5.0
USB Options 4 x USB 3.0 Ports + 2 x USB 3.1 Type C Ports
Keyboard Language OCTANE SERIES BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Operating System Genuine Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 365 (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Notebook Mouse INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam INTEGRATED 2.0 MP FULL HD WEBCAM
Warranty 3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Dead Pixel Guarantee 1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs
Delivery STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 3 to 5 working days
Pricing Information
Price (excluding VAT) £1,950.83
Price £2,341.00
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Bulk Discount £0.00
Total Order price (Ex VAT) £1,950.83
Total Order Price £2,341.00
 

Oussebon

Multiverse Poster
I can't answer that and I'm not sure if anyone else here could either, in that perhaps not many of us use DaVinci Resolve.

But if it helps, check out this article: https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/a...-14-GPU-Performance-NVIDIA-Titan-V-12GB-1108/

davinci resolve gpu.jpg

These are benchmarked with the desktop GPUs ofc (graph shows performance relative to a 1080), not the laptop ones. Not sure if it answers whether a 1070 is 'enough' as that depends on your workloads, how fast you need things done, your budget, etc, but hopefully it goes some way to showing the kinds of gains you can get from more powerful GPUs.

They do say:
As for actual GPU performance, with basic color corrections (via the color wheels) and four power windows with similar corrections, we actually didn't see much difference between the different GPU models. The GTX 1060 was slightly slower than the other cards, but overall if you are just using Resolve for basic color grading then a mid-range GPU should work just fine.

As soon as you start getting into more complex workflows with things like OpenFX or TNR, however, the GPU can make a massive difference. In these heavier workloads, each subsequent model of GPU provides better and better performance. Anyone doing this type of work shouldn't even consider using a GTX 1060 (which actually caused Resolve to crash when trying to use TNR on RED 8K media), but even going from the very solid GTX 1080 to a GTX 1080 Ti can often give a healthy 5-6 FPS bump. Upgrading to a Titan Xp can give you another few FPS (especially with 6K and 8K footage) while the new Titan V sits at the very top providing the best possible performance in Resolve from a single GPU.
Hope that helps a bit :)
 
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