Benchmarks wanted, please participate!

As I just build my new Resolve system, I'm wondering how it's doing compared to other configurations. Therefore I created a very simple benchmark test that probably isn't scientifically correct, but will shine some light on various options and how they perform.

The idea is this:

1. Download the following clip from the BMD website
http://video.blackmagic-design.com/Arri_Alexa_LogC_1080p24_Old_Car.zip

2. create a 24 fps project with the clip

3. Loop playback and see how many nodes off 100% blur you can add, while maintaining 24 fps (realtime) playback.

4. Post your results together with some details about your system, like this (these are actually my own results):

System: Win 64 bit
Resolve version: 8.2.1. lite
Slot configuration: slot 1 GTX 580 1,5 GB, slot 2 GTX 560 Ti 2GB.
Number of blur nodes in realtime: 12

If anyone has suggestions for this test, or if I forgot something important, please tell...

I'm curious to see some results!

Editor/Colorist, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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System: OSX 10.7.4
Resolve version: 8.2.1 full, latest beta
Slot configuration: slot 1 ATI 5570, Cubix with 3 x GTX 570 2.5GB
Number of blur nodes in realtime: 34

cheers Helge

Helge

It would be also interesting to build some kind of a chart of the power/$$-ratio of the systems. For example, I put together my PC with about 1200€ (plus the Decklink card and Win 7), and I'm getting all my work done. There's actually never been a situation where it would not have been real-time (except with RED 4K material, which runs realtime at quarter res)

I mean, it's interesting to know that some systems can handle 30 blur nodes, but I usually use max 10 nodes, a couple of them may have blurs or other processor-intensive stuff.

Yepp, we do have an RedRocket card as well inside the cubix box. So we get god performance out of 4K, full quality files... have not tested that yet...

But yes, smaller systems need to be tested. This setup was just to show that the cheap 570 can work unmodified in a mac setup.

The expensive stuff here is the Cubix box... around $ 3.700 in norwegian price
The GTX 570 cards where about $ 350 each
The mac @ $ 6.000,- (48GB RAM and 2x2.66 MacPro with ATI 5870 for GUI. (the mac's are quite expensive in norway)
Thats about $10400 total, and that gives:

$ 305 per blur node...

Helge

Just using a single PC GTX 570 (for both CUDA and GUI) on a 2010 Mac Pro. Using Decklink 3D+ for SDI monitoring.

V9 gives me 11 nodes of blur.

Please note than V9 has a new option to optimize GPU performance for system with a single GPU both for running GUI and CUDA processing.

If you don't have a SDI card configured, system audio is used. When SDI card is used, audio goes out through SDI as well.

Basically, you can't say I want video out through SDI, and audio out through internal or vice-versa.

Wait a minute...

When you say, 11 nodes of blur, does that mean you are creating them manually by setting blur to max only ?
If so then that is less stress the candle test does.
I created with blurred mask blur nodes, those are almost double as heavy.
Would it be possible to run the Standard Candle test on your side and post the results for the 8 versions, please ?

here my latest tests on my trustworthy home system with Quadro4000 UI and GTX 470 GPU

V1 2 nodes : 24 fps
V2 4 nodes : 24 fps
V3 6 nodes : 23 fps
V4 12 nod. : 13 fps
V5 NR 4 : 24 fps
V6 NR 4 : 18 fps
V7 NR 4 : 9 fps
V8 NR 4 : 3 fps

A slice of color...

DaVinci 8.2.1 OSX 10.7.2
MacPro 5.1 2x2,4 24GB
RAID0 8TB
GTX 470 / Quadro 4000
Extreme 3D+

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The S4 (4 x 5800) is a 2008/2009 configuration. The newer systems with faster GPUs are a lot faster of course.

Resolve 9 seems to boost performance. I went from 12 realtime blur nodes to 16, ofcourse with the same setup.

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Hi Timo,

You're right, I didn't have an output card by that time, but now I do, a decklink sdi.

Just did the same ol test with v9b2 and I'm getting 18 nodes of blur now. Nice improvement!

Editor/Colorist, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
http://www.pepijnklijs.nl