Hi, I am new to the community. I’m slowly but surely beginning on my journey to modular. VCV Rack is the first step. Any recommendation on the GPU requirements? Do I get more out of the VCV Rack by using a heavier GPU? Do you have any preference AMD or NVidia? Any help will be highly appreciated. I’m on Wintel, and I sequence in the latest Ableton. Thanks in advance.
Every non-integrated GPU should work. There is no requirement for the GPU as long as it is a dedicated card and works fine with your existing setup. I prefer NVIDIA, but that’s purely based on my memories of AMD driver-issues 10 or so years ago… AMD may be a little less evil, but both are big companies, so…
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Any midrange gpu will be more than enough. Nvidia and mad are both fine. Just avoid low end intel integrated graphics. You won’t get more with a bigger gpu. More CPU helps, but as far as gpu you just need to be ok so your computer doesn’t overheat.
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Just so new Mac users that stumble on this aren’t confused - that refers to Windows machines. The integrated GPU in the Apple M1 works wonders.
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Can you load bigger patches and more plugin instances if you get a top of the line gaming card? What performance can I get out of an NVIDIA 4090 vs. a 4060?
No, the graphical part is not the main bottleneck to running more and heavier modules.
Get a faster CPU so it can calculate more DSP in the same time.