Hi guys,

I occasionally use PD (older version), and have gotten into a huge project in the past couple of weeks of finally transferring all of my DV tapes to PC. I use PD to capture, and then slice it up where necessary. No extra transitions are used, simply TRIM some video files and then Produce to MP4. I noticed that the rendering time is rather slow, even though I am often just using 1 video clip with no effects.

That got me investigating my built-in GPU, an Intel HD4600. I never had a need for a dedicated video card because I do not game on my PC, just email and web and occasional PD edits. I do have an i7 if that helps.

Besides the clock and memory on the GPU, which seems decent on the HD4600, what else would I gain by moving to a dedicated video card. I am looking to slice my rendering time significantly (more than 50%). I found a really cool site called gpu.userbenchmark.com/compare which has the stock GPUs along with the cards. If I look at the MRENDER data, is that a good guideline for fps rendering in PD, or is that for gaming only ??

If I am convinced that a video card will shorten my time signficantly to produce and render in PD, my budget is probably looking at something like a GTX 950/960, maybe a 970 if I know I could really cut down in production time.

Your thoughts folks, and I am looking for hard facts and data, not just I own card xyz and it kicks butt...

Thank You

Neil