# Cycles NVidia MAXWELL Benchmarks **URL:** \ **Category:** Technical Support\ **Created:** [February 20, 2014, 4:51am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cycles-nvidia-maxwell-benchmarks/602017 "2014-02-20T04:51:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zajooo](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/zajooo/32/20936_2.png) [@zajooo](https://blenderartists.org/u/zajooo)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2014, 4:51am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cycles-nvidia-maxwell-benchmarks/602017/1 "2014-02-20T04:51:25Z")
Hi There, The NVidia GeForce GTX 750 and GTX 750 Ti are out, lets see what we can expect from the Maxwell architecture. Please post any benchmark of upcomming NVidia Maxwell family cards you find or you do in Cycles or any other CUDA based benchmarks. Thanks in advance with friendly regards Jozef ---
**Author:** ![Rolf](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/94ad74/32.png) [@Rolf](https://blenderartists.org/u/Rolf)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2014, 2:01pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cycles-nvidia-maxwell-benchmarks/602017/2 "2014-02-23T14:01:32Z")
Mike Pan BMW Benchmark Based on my own build, Revision 61305 Build with VS2008, Scons, Nvidia Cuda Toolkit 6.0 RC System: CPU: Intel I7-920@3,5ghz GPU1: Nvidia GTX 570 @732/950/1464 GPU2: Nvidia GTX 750ti @(1085)~1228/1375 OS: Windows 7 64bit | Blender 2.69.11 GTX570: Default settings: 83.14 s 128x128 tiles: 63.77 s 256x256 tiles: **48.84 s** 512x512 tiles: **49.92 s** GTX750ti: Default settings: **68.87 s** 128x128 tiles: **62.34 s** 256x256 tiles: 55.25 s 512x512 tiles: 64.19 s GTX570+GTX750ti Default settings: 39.27 s 128x128 tiles: 32.28 s 256x256 tiles: 27.29 s 512x512 tiles: 31.12 s ---
**Author:** ![Rolf](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/94ad74/32.png) [@Rolf](https://blenderartists.org/u/Rolf)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 11:05am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cycles-nvidia-maxwell-benchmarks/602017/3 "2014-02-24T11:05:18Z")
I can´t test the GTX750ti with official 2.68a build because the GTX750ti (Maxwell architecture) has cuda capability 5.0. which isn´t supported at the moment. My build is based on the official Blender Source R61305 I compile it with default settings, only change is i added support for cuda capability 5.0 and compile with the Cuda Toolkit v6.0RC(official builds based on v5.0 or v5.5, which is necessary to build the kernel\_sm\_50.cubin for the Maxwell architecture. Only Chance is, i compile the latest blender 2.68a source with cuda toolkit v6.0RC and test it sorry for my bad english… Quick test: Cycles cornell bench Default stettings GTX750ti: 2:09.67 ![](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/a/0/1/a010d2b497f69d6e0067eaa6fee1d42710c9509e.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![zajooo](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/zajooo/32/20936_2.png) [@zajooo](https://blenderartists.org/u/zajooo)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 12:47pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cycles-nvidia-maxwell-benchmarks/602017/4 "2014-02-24T12:47:58Z")
> [@Rolf](#): > > I can´t test the GTX750ti with official 2.68a build because the GTX750ti (Maxwell architecture) has cuda capability 5.0. which isn´t supported at the moment. My build is based on the official Blender Source R61305 I compile it with default settings, only change is i added support for cuda capability 5.0 and compile with the Cuda Toolkit v6.0RC(official builds based on v5.0 or v5.5, which is necessary to build the kernel\_sm\_50.cubin for the Maxwell architecture. Great, thanks for explanation, it will be helpful for other users. How about to upload your CUDA 6 RC build on [http://www.graphicall.org/](http://www.graphicall.org/) ?? ---
**Author:** ![Rolf](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/94ad74/32.png) [@Rolf](https://blenderartists.org/u/Rolf)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 11:34am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cycles-nvidia-maxwell-benchmarks/602017/5 "2014-02-25T11:34:03Z")
I haven’t a account yet. More Tests. Blender 2.69.11 Revision 61310 Hash eb4f2b4 Pabellon\_Barcelona\_v1.3 Scene GTX750ti Time: 2:36.47 ![](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/f/e/c/fecf4d37ab3cdb0bf41ca015855f78a148711521.jpg) GTX570 Time: 2:19.37 ![](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/d/2/e/d2e877ab23d4e6ba8c760ba131593d66219ca729.jpg) GTX570+GTX750ti 1:16.10 ![](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/4/3/a/43a927111e09b9b56a217ef663b9293a6a248734.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Bloodwork](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/bloodwork/32/24964_2.png) [@Bloodwork](https://blenderartists.org/u/Bloodwork)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cycles-nvidia-maxwell-benchmarks/602017/6 "2014-02-25T16:22:20Z")
So by Rolf`s tests it seems that high-end Maxvell cards could be really great for Cycles. 750Ti is decent already. ---
**Author:** ![Mender](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@Mender](https://blenderartists.org/u/Mender)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cycles-nvidia-maxwell-benchmarks/602017/7 "2014-02-25T19:05:30Z")
> [@Bloodwork](#): > > So by Rolf`s tests it seems that high-end Maxvell cards could be really great for Cycles. 750Ti is decent already. I just got a 750 ti OC card but not sure how to get a version of blender that supports it. I’d be happy to do some benchmarks. Help. ---
**Author:** ![the\_muslim](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/the_muslim/32/30153_2.png) [@the\_muslim](https://blenderartists.org/u/the_muslim)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cycles-nvidia-maxwell-benchmarks/602017/8 "2014-02-25T19:46:31Z")
Rolf, its really cool. But I still don’t know how to compiling for older CUDA Capability v1.0? Because I’ve GT8600 DDR3 which has CUDA Capability v1.0 and is it possible to make v1.0 cubin to use ‘Experimental GPU Compute’ settings? I apprecieted if you teach us for it and make test version for v1.0 cuda cards too. Big thanks. ---
**Author:** ![zajooo](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/zajooo/32/20936_2.png) [@zajooo](https://blenderartists.org/u/zajooo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cycles-nvidia-maxwell-benchmarks/602017/9 "2014-02-26T02:31:01Z")
ROLF, thanks for your posts, I appreciate them very much. ---
**Author:** ![zajooo](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/zajooo/32/20936_2.png) [@zajooo](https://blenderartists.org/u/zajooo)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 2:41am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cycles-nvidia-maxwell-benchmarks/602017/10 "2014-02-26T02:41:24Z")
> [@the muslim](#): > > Rolf, its really cool. But I still don’t know how to compiling for older CUDA Capability v1.0? Because I’ve GT8600 DDR3 which has CUDA Capability v1.0 and is it possible to make v1.0 cubin to use ‘Experimental GPU Compute’ settings? I apprecieted if you teach us for it and make test version for v1.0 cuda cards too. Big thanks. I dont think it is possible to run it on CUDA 1.0, as far as I know, it does not have some instructions/functions that cycles uses. Time for a little upgrade. ---
**Author:** ![batou-vin83](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@batou-vin83](https://blenderartists.org/u/batou-vin83)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 7:08am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cycles-nvidia-maxwell-benchmarks/602017/11 "2014-02-26T07:08:29Z")
750ti looks a great card. I purchased recently a used 570 2.5gb for 170 euro, I feel to have paid too much for a very old card with a 220 watt tdp… ---
**Author:** ![Dito](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@Dito](https://blenderartists.org/u/Dito)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 9:09am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cycles-nvidia-maxwell-benchmarks/602017/12 "2014-02-26T09:09:34Z")
The GTX 750 Ti looks really nice. Here are some Tec-Specs and Prices for GTX 750 and GTX 750 Ti. (In German) > **[Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 (Ti): Überblick der Partnerkarten](https://www.computerbase.de/2014-02/nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-ti-ueberblick-der-partnerkarten/)** > > Mittlerweile wurden diverse Partner-Modelle der GeForce GTX 750 (Ti) auf Basis der neuen „Maxwell“-Architektur vorgestellt. Nvidias Referenzkühler … Power Consumption: > **[Palit GTX 750 Ti StormX Dual 2 GB Review](https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Palit/GTX_750_Ti_StormX_Dual/23.html)** > > Palit's new GTX 750 Ti StormX Dual comes with the fantastic power consumption improvements of the Maxwell architecture, but also includes a large overclock out of the box. Additional overclocking potential is also excellent, making this the card you... Make CUDA aware of COMPUTE\_50 (sm\_50, Maxwell) [http://www.miikahweb.com/en/blender/git-logs/commit/2d26d1dbbd0e91c2fd7b6dd147ab54dbd7f73111](http://www.miikahweb.com/en/blender/git-logs/commit/2d26d1dbbd0e91c2fd7b6dd147ab54dbd7f73111) ---
**Author:** ![Mender](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@Mender](https://blenderartists.org/u/Mender)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cycles-nvidia-maxwell-benchmarks/602017/13 "2014-02-26T19:37:08Z")
Rolf is the best. Thank you thank you thank you. I downloaded your build and it works great with my GTX 750 ti! I’m in California. If I’m ever in Germany I gotta bring you a prize. ---
**Author:** ![Weltnabel](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Weltnabel](https://blenderartists.org/u/Weltnabel)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 1:18am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cycles-nvidia-maxwell-benchmarks/602017/14 "2014-02-27T01:18:52Z")
Wow the GTX 750ti with 2 GB seems really great - Nearly as fast as a GTX 580 (~200watt) but only uses 60watt. And costs 140 Euros. So you can nearly buy 2 GTX 750ti for the price of one used GTX 580 with 3GB and still you consume half the power at even greater rendering speeds. Of course it is only 2GB. Looking forward to the higher Maxwell graphics crads. Maybe off topic, 2 questions came to my mind: 1-Will cycles (or is any other GPU Renderer already able) be able to make use of the regular memory? Or is this impossible? 2-And why is V-Ram so much more expensive as regular ram? ---
**Author:** ![Oskar2](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/3da27b/32.png) [@Oskar2](https://blenderartists.org/u/Oskar2)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 6:09am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cycles-nvidia-maxwell-benchmarks/602017/15 "2014-02-27T06:09:30Z")
Rolf, thanks for all info. - Got to know that GTX 750Ti is not SLi-ready. How two cards work together then? Or SLI not necessary for this? _(Sorry, till now I have not much knowledge about hardware.)_ ---
**Author:** ![Rolf](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/94ad74/32.png) [@Rolf](https://blenderartists.org/u/Rolf)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2014, 9:50am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cycles-nvidia-maxwell-benchmarks/602017/16 "2014-02-27T09:50:56Z")
> [@Mender](#): > > Rolf is the best. Thank you thank you thank you. I downloaded your build and it works great with my GTX 750 ti! I’m in California. If I’m ever in Germany I gotta bring you a prize. Thx 😃 Can you post some benchmark results of your pc? > [@Oskar2](#): > > Rolf, thanks for all info. - Got to know that GTX 750Ti is not SLi-ready. How two cards work together then? Or SLI not necessary for this? _(Sorry, till now I have not much knowledge about hardware.)_ i forgot to mention, the GTX750ti is not SLI ready. But SLI is not necessary to render with two cards , and unlike SLI, in cycles two cards of different series can work together. ---
**Author:** ![Humbleroller](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@Humbleroller](https://blenderartists.org/u/Humbleroller)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 1:36am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cycles-nvidia-maxwell-benchmarks/602017/17 "2014-02-28T01:36:46Z")
Hey I got questions for yas !! 😃 sorry im terrible with spreadsheets (from the other thread), can you please tell me how much faster the 750ti is over a 580 ? Ive read that the 750ti cant be SLI’d, but does that mean it wouldnt be possible to use 2 at once ? My motherboard supports sli/crossfire. Im also new to nvidia cards. Which brand is good ? Ive been really happy with MSI but that is with ATI. ---
**Author:** ![SterlingRoth](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/sterlingroth/32/3107_2.png) [@SterlingRoth](https://blenderartists.org/u/SterlingRoth)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2014, 10:20am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cycles-nvidia-maxwell-benchmarks/602017/18 "2014-02-28T10:20:34Z")
> [@Humbleroller](#): > > Ive read that the 750ti cant be SLI’d, but does that mean it wouldnt be possible to use 2 at once ? My motherboard supports sli/crossfire. > [@Rolf](#): > > i forgot to mention, the GTX750ti is not SLI ready. > But SLI is not necessary to render with two cards , **and unlike SLI, in cycles two cards of different series can work together**. here you go ---
**Author:** ![Bloodwork](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/bloodwork/32/24964_2.png) [@Bloodwork](https://blenderartists.org/u/Bloodwork)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2014, 11:52am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cycles-nvidia-maxwell-benchmarks/602017/19 "2014-03-01T11:52:49Z")
SLI actually slows down Cycles, you don`t need SLI for rendering. ---
**Author:** ![Tigrrr](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/tigrrr/32/797699_2.png) [@Tigrrr](https://blenderartists.org/u/Tigrrr)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2014, 1:15am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/cycles-nvidia-maxwell-benchmarks/602017/20 "2014-03-02T01:15:29Z")
Hi guys. Blender noob here and this is my first post since joining in September of last year. Here is a short video demonstrating the CUDA compute capability of Nvidia’s Maxwell chip on my new video card, as it renders Mike Pan’s popular BMW scene using the Blender build uploaded by Rolf. Enjoy. 🙂 [Next page](https://blenderartists.org/t/cycles-nvidia-maxwell-benchmarks/602017.md?page=2)