Overall: OPEN CL Hardware Acceleration doesn't help C1 "Preview" generation, but it helps a lot when using process recipes to export images. Certainly it should fall somewhere in the 50 to 80 images/min range, similar to the 13" with eGPU (and the iMac). I didn't include that result since I didn't run it myself using the same setup, but it kind of matches expectations. In one forum, a user with that exact machine reported 45 images/min when exporting slightly larger (50mp) files. Surprisingly perhaps, the old 2012 15" i7 actually suffered a bit with hardware acceleration, churning out an anemic 8.8 images per minute with it enabled (and 10.6 without).Ībout the 2018 15"MacBook Pro i9: If I'd gotten my hands on one, I would expect it to land around 66 or 75 images/min with hardware acceleration, but that's just a guess. And this makes sense since export processing leverages the GPU and both machines have similar 8GB Radeon 580 class GPUs. The iMac saw a 4x improvement in export performance with hardware acceleration and the 13" Macbook Pro 2018 with eGPU wasn't far behind. PhaseOne indicates that GPU helps export performance and it rings true with one exception. A quick Google search shows they perform about identically. The Blackmagic's USB ports didn't appeal to me as much as the Displayports in the Helios as well. I actually wanted to test the Dual Link DVI so I could dust off my old 30" Cinema Display in the basement just for grins. The Helios has the Radeobn ' RX 580' version with one HDMI, three Display port and a single Dual-Link DVI. I should clarify: the two options do not utilize the exact same card, the Blackmagic has the Radeon ' Pro 580' with two Thunderbolt 3 ports, four USB 3 ports, one HDMI 2.0 port. and it is upgrade-able, meaning you can swap the card in the future for a more powerful one, using the same chassis. The (OWC) Helios FX eGPU can come as a kit with a similar card (the Radeon Rx 580) costs $150 less. Why the Mercury Helios? Ok, so the Apple Blackmagic eGPU with Radeon Pro 580 card costs $699 and is NOT upgrade-able: you can't swap out the graphics card for a more powerful one later on. Obviously, you can break the bank and purchase $1,000 - $1,500+ GPUs, but that's not happening in this case, I'm not a gamer and I don't render a lot of video my goal is to get solid (not world record breaking) performance. The eGPU should theoretically take care of that nicely. The idea being that on the road I don't need the GPU performance so much while using the small screen, but back in the studio when processing a large batch of images and using a large monitor or two, I'd like "desktop performance". With that in mind, I quickly zeroed in on two options that are roughly within the same price range:Īgain, a primary interest is to see how a 13" MacBook performs docked with an eGPU. This also creates and interesting option as I can now add an eGPU to a smaller MacBook and get desktop like performance.
Capture one pro 12 hardware acceration mac#
This is a bit new in the Mac world and I want to test that out. Because of changes in technology (e.g., Thunderbolt 3), when docked I now have the option of plugging in an external GPU (eGPU) box to get the graphics performance of the best desktops. My goal is to stick with the MacBook and dock it to a high-end monitor (or two) for of editing. I use C1p Sessions when I shoot a project then once complete, I move that session to my iMac (with external RAID and all that) and import it into my 'master catalog' for future reference. I also sometimes execute large batch export jobs with hundreds of images, so I need efficient process recipe (batch) performance. Given that I use Capture One Pro to catalog my images, shoot tethered, and edit images, my goal is to find the best fit for my use cases and if possible stay at 13". I personally prefer the smaller form factor of the 13" MacBooks 90% of the time, but the 15" models offer discreet GPU 'oomph', more cores and, duh, a bigger screen. The goal here is a bit more limited and attainable: to test a few machines and see what we get. Of course there are a lot of variables (disk/SSD speed, RAM, processor, GPU, cores, size of raw files, etc) and one could get mired in the permutations.
In shopping for a new MacBook Pro, it is somewhat unclear "what is really important" for Capture One Pro (C1p) performance.
I'm currently running 2012 Macbook Pro 15" and am looking to replace it. To Utilize GPU or not Utilize GPU. that is the question!
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