High Frequency and Redundant Cores

In computing, common sense says that the more CPUs you have at your disposal, the faster your machine will complete its tasks and the more productive you will be. In reality, the ability of a software application to take advantage of multiple CPU cores is dictated by whether the application is single threaded or multi-threaded. Most of you are familiar with this concept, but we think it’s worth digging a little deeper into how this affects CAD applications.

More Cores. New Chassis.

This week Intel launched their new Ivy Bridge E processors. This update opens up a wide variety of configuration options for users of multi-threaded applications. BOXX is now offering single CPU systems with up to 12 cores and dual CPU workstations and render nodes with up to 24 cores.

Siggraph 2013 Recap - Powered By BOXX

Throughout SIGGRAPH 2013, exhibitors like Intel, PNY, Trinity Animation, chaos Group, SideFX, and Imagination Technologies relied on BOXX solutions for their demonstrations. Meanwhile, inside the BOXX booth, guest demo experts from Autodesk, Chaos Group, and Luxion showcased their 2014 software features on the fastest workstations and dedicated rendering systems in the world.

If you couldn't attend the show, here’s a unique opportunity to see the latest applications powered by incredible performance of 3DBOXX and renderPRO.

NVIDIA Quadro K6000 Rendering Benchmarks

7/30/13

The K6000 rendering benchmarks have been temporarily removed. The card which BOXX received for testing was pre-release hardware whose performance may not be consistent with the final product.

In an effort to ensure that the data we provide you is as accurate as possible, BOXX Blogs has decided to temporarily remove the recent K6000 rendering benchmarks until we can run our benchmarks on a more finalized version of the card.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Blinn’s Law and the paradox of increasing performance

Painters have their brushes, sculptors have their chisels and VFX artists have their powerful workstations. All trades rely on specialized tools to get the job done, but what happens when rapidly advancing technology is applied to the modern creative process? As a 3D artist, what are the advantages of upgrading and utilizing the latest processing power? One of the obvious answers would be that your renders will finish in less time. While this is certainly a key advantage, one could argue that it is just the low hanging fruit when deciding whether or not to upgrade your hardware.

GTX 780 GPU Rendering Benchmark with Octane Render

As a follow up to our article Do you need NVIDIA Maximus for GPU Rendering, we've prepared some benchmarks showing how the recently released GTX 780 stacks up against its big brother the GTX Titan and the Tesla K20.

The video below provides a visual performance comparison of all three cards during the interactive rendering process. These tests are derived from the standard Octane Render benchmark and the results may surprise you.

With fewer CUDA cores, the GTX 780 easily beats the Tesla K20 but predictably falls short of the GTX Titan. As we pointed out in a recent article, performance isn't everything when choosing a GPU for rendering. If you haven't done so yet, take a look at the article mentioned above for more information on this topic.

Be sure to check back with us next month during Siggraph as we'll have some very exciting news and benchmarks to share with you on the GPU rendering front.

Please watch the video in full-screen HD

Are you looking for GPU based workstations to enhance your workflow? Please visit www.boxxtech.com or call 512-835-0400

MotoCzysz Rules the Racetrack with BOXX

The Isle of Man (IOM) TT, located on the famed island in the Irish Sea, is home to the most difficult and dangerous motorcycle racetrack in the world. It is also where, for two weeks each year, the motorsport’s major players—both manufacturers and riders alike, come to prove that they belong among the motorcycling elite. Their machines snake through 37.7 miles of narrow, winding, roads punctuated with dizzying curves and lined with trees, hedgerows, homes, and fans, in a death-defying quest to exceed average speeds over 100 miles per hour. “Death-defying” is not hyperbole. In fact, throughout its history, over 230 IOM TT riders and spectators have lost their lives during the annual race. And it is here on this track, (as well as others) that MotoCzysz has chalked up numerous victories, earning the attention of the motorcycling world.