Hardware Recommendations
AI Image & Video Generation System Requirements In general, the CPU will not play a large role in running Generative AI models unless the CPU is being used instead of the GPU – which is not recommended! However, when your workflow involves more than just running Generative models, the CPU could have a large impact.
R132-4U
This rackmount workstation features AMD’s Ryzen™ 9000 processor platform with up to 16 cores on a standard ATX motherboard, but in a server-style chassis.
T131-4U
This rackmount workstation features AMD’s Threadripper™ 9000 processors, with up to 64 cores, on a CEB-size motherboard and in a server-style chassis.
Topaz Video AI 5.1 – Consumer GPU Performance Analysis
For Topaz Video AI, your choice of GPU can make a major impact on performance. But just what consumer GPU is best? NVIDIA GeForce, AMD Radeon, or Intel Arc?
DaVinci Resolve Studio 18.6 – Consumer GPU Performance Analysis
With the recent overhaul of our DaVinci Resolve benchmark, we thought it was a good time to do an in-depth analysis of the current consumer GPUs on the market to see how they compare and handle multi-GPU scaling in DaVinci Resolve Studio.
Effects of CPU speed on GPU inference in llama.cpp
What effect, if any, does a system’s CPU speed have on GPU inference with CUDA in llama.cpp?
AMD X870E vs X870 vs X670E vs X670 vs B650E vs B650
AMD has announced their latest generation of motherboard chipsets. How do the X870 and X870E compare to the X670 and B650 chipsets?
Mac vs PC for Content Creation (2024)
Following our recent M3 Max MacBook testing, we used our benchmark database to get performance data for Mac vs. PC for content creation.
The Puget Systems Podcast is Back!
Gotta Get Back In Time Okay, so it has actually been back for several months now – after an almost two-year hiatus. Houston is still at the helm, but in a new format as sort of a podcast with video… a vodcast? It’s similar to the webinars we’ve done periodically, in that it is a
Stable Diffusion Linux vs. Windows
How does the choice of Operating System affect image generation performance in Stable Diffusion?