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Min GPU for madVR using Jinc3+AR = GTX660

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jmone:
Just checked - no issues with 7.1 True HD or 7.1 PCM

InflatableMouse:

--- Quote from: jmone on November 11, 2012, 05:03:46 am ---The 660 is not a rebranded "old" gpu - review here --> http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_geforce_gtx_660_directcu_ii_top_review,1.html

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I know, I learned that from SBR  :P. I was talking about the 4xx -> 5xx series. Kepler is good stuff.

raym:
So does madvr favor nvidia cards over amd? I'm currently using an amd 6770 which still appears to work great. Any real argument for one over the other for htpc use?

InflatableMouse:
I want to say Nvidia, but that wouldn't be very objective :P  ;D

Honestly, I don't think theres a bad choice, it comes down to personal preference.

The new overlay mode doesn't (didn't?) seem to work properly with AMD drivers. If that's what you want to use Nvidia would be a better choice. Not sure what the current status is regarding that.

madshi:
I'm trying to support all GPUs the best I can, so madVR is not favoring any GPU manufacturer. However, there are a couple of things I have no power over which favor either NVidia or AMD:

(1) NVidia can do hardware overlay, AMD can not. Overlay is a pretty good solution for windowed playback (-> pro NVidia).
(2) NVidia has custom resolutions, AMD has not (-> pro NVidia).
(3) I can do lossless native DXVA2 decoding/deinterlacing with AMD, without needing "copy-back", while with NVidia "copy-back" is needed to achieve lossless-ness  (-> pro AMD).
(4) There's a chance I could use CUDA to speed up processing in future madVR versions, or to use it for new algorithms. Currently AMD's OpenCL support is to slow to be useful. I might be wrong about CUDA being useful, though, I haven't really tested its speed for madVR use yet (-> pro NVidia).
(5) There's a chance frame packed 3D output could work better on AMD, but I'm mostly guessing here. I could be wrong about this (-> pro AMD).
(6) I've been told that sometimes when using AMD, audio playback could suffer in reliability/latency (-> pro NVidia).
(7) AMD offers a "PC/TV levels" switch for HDMI RGB output, NVidia does not, but there's a hack available for NVidia (-> pro AMD).

I think overall NVidia might currently be the better solution. Mostly because of hardware overlay and CUDA, from my point of view.

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