Rendering Systems for Arnold
Understand Arnolds’s hardware requirements and pick the perfect 3XS Systems graphics workstation or render server for your project
What GPU do I need for Arnold?
With every release Arnold is able to take further advantage of the faster rendering speed of GPUs, with the application scaling on up to eight GPUs. This means you can scale the rendering ability in accordance with your budget. For example, a workstation with between one or four GPUs will provide cost effective performance for small to mid-size projects while one or more servers, each with up to eight GPUs, either hosted locally or provisioned in the cloud with NVIDIA vGPUs may be required for larger projects.
If you are considering a dedicated workstation for Arnold then we recommend NVIDIA GeForce RTX cards thanks to their outstanding value for money. However, if you’re also planning on modelling on the same workstation then it’s worth considering a professional-grade NVIDIA RTX GPU thanks to their larger memory buffer and certified drivers. For the same reasons we recommend professional grade GPUs in rendering servers.
What storage does Arnold need?
We always recommend using an SSD for the boot drive that will host your OS, Arnold itself, and any active projects you are working on. The high speed of SSDs allows your system to boot, launch applications, and load files many times faster than any traditional hard drive. Alternatively, as your work projects increase you may want to consider a second SSD or higher capacity HDD - depending on your budget - so your OS, Arnold and live projects benefit from SSD speed, but your archived work uses the HDD where speed isn’t a necessity and costs can be lowered. Another archive solution could be to employ an external NAS device allowing sharing and RAID protection.
When it comes to deciding on drive capacity, this will very much depend on your number of files and the model sizes. You should also consider the space required by other applications and their associated files too.
The Best Systems for Arnold
Use our online configurator to pick each and every components of your graphics workstation built by 3XS Systems.
VISIT CONFIGURATORNVIDIA EGX servers from 3XS Systems offer bespoke scalable GPU-accelerated solutions for delivering centralised rendering services to your organisation.
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