Intel UHD Graphics 630 is suitable for a quick rendering or would it be interesting to put a nVidia?

elscybe

Newbie Joined: Dec 30, 2015 05:44 Messages: 22 Offline

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Nov 30, 2018 19:59

Hi.
My new computer has an i7-8700 processor with IGPU:
- Intel UHD Graphics 630
- Graphic base frequency: 350 MHz
- Maximum dynamic graphic card frequency: 1.20 GHz
- Maximum amount of video graphic memory: 64 GB
32GB of RAM.
As my new computer has not yet arrived, I ask: Intel UHD Graphics 630 is suitable for a quick rendering or would it be interesting to put a nVidia video card, for example?
Tks. Director Suite 365 | Gigabyte Z370N Wifi | i7-8700 | IGPU Intel UHD 630 | GPU SAPPHIRE PULSE Radeon™ RX 580 8GB (Next Acquisition) | 32GB RAM | 1TB SSD | 2TB HDD | Monitor LG 4K IPS 27UD59-B

optodata

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Dec 02, 2018 12:37

I was away from video editing for a few years, and my i7-4770K sytem that was "state of the art" when I built it is now 5 years old. I haven't kept up with all the hardware advances since then, and there are other forum members who are more familiar. I hope some of them will offer their advice.

In my opinion, the specs for the UHD 630 look very good for 4k and H.265/HEVC work, especially if you will mostly be doing "light" editing (cutting, trimming, and adding text and transitions, even on multiple tracks).

Some special effects and heavy visual corrections (on clips, text, transitions) for example, will benefit from a dedicated card, but it sems like you could try out the system as-is and have a very good editing experience. If you do end up deciding to add a card, you can do that at any time.

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elscybe

Newbie Joined: Dec 30, 2015 05:44 Messages: 22 Offline

Dec 02, 2018 17:06

Quote ...I haven't kept up with all the hardware advances since then, and there are other forum members who are more familiar. I hope some of them will offer their advice.

OK.

I will expect some comments from some forum friends who are more familiar with current hardware.

The new PC I am building and I have bought almost all the parts, in a month will be finished and has the following hardware:

MB Giga Byte Z370N Wifi - Mini-ITX
CPU Intel i7 8700
COOLER Corsair H60 (Water)
SSD Samsung EVO 860 250GB
HDD Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM006
RAM Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 32GB (2x16GB) 2.400Mhz.
PSU Corsair CX650M 650W
CASE Bitfenix Phenom Mini-ITX
MONITOR LG 27 LED Ultra HD 4K Widescreen 27UD59 B

I intend to initially use the Intel UHD Graphics 630 IGPU and later check if I need to add an external graphics card, or not.

The hardware in question will be used for editing videos (and photos). I will continue to use PowerDirector 15 and if possible, early next year upgrade to Director Suite 365.

Thank you for your attention.

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