At Newegg Sudios we do all our content production on PCs. These have been our
video and photo editing stations over the past few years, which have been
powered by Nvidia 1080 & 1080 Tis, and AMD Radeon WX 7100 GPUs. In our normal
workflow we use programs and utilities like Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects,
and Lightroom, and deal with 2K and 4K video footage that we shoot on
Blackmagic URSA Mini Pros and SONY Alpha cameras. For a typical video we might
shoot anywhere from 150 to 400 GBs of raw footage. Our most complicated
videos, like our PC builds, require multiple cameras filming over a period
of hours. Our production systems have served us well over the past few years
but the GPUs inside them aren't the top-of-the-line cards that they once
were, and when you're working with video your graphics card is a critical
component. Editing video in Adobe Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve requires
a strong GPU, especially when working with high resolution footage and more
complicated visual effects like sharpening and up sampling - and exporting
your videos benefits from a fast dedicated hardware encoder. If you want
to speed up your workflow and use AI features to do things like removing an
object from a shot or adding a super slow motion effect, you need special
hardware that will support it. Setting Newegg Studios up for 2020 and beyond it
was time for an upgrade, and that's something Nvidia and EVGA were able to
provide. As of this month we're upgrading all of our production systems to use
EVGA RTX 2080 Super Hybrid XC cards. These RTX 2080 Super cards are
capable of real-time ray tracing features in games like all of Nvidia's
20 series cards, but when you're talking about production-focused machines, other
aspects of performance are more important. These cards have 8 GBs
of GDDR6 memory, a boost clock of 1830 MHz, and 3072 Cuda Cores. The boost clock and core count are
useful measurements of the raw power of the GPU, while the 8
GBs of VRAM becomes important as your video files get larger and larger.
If you're working with 4K, then at least 6 GB of VRAM is recommended for
better encoding and playback, while having 8 Gigs could allow you to
work with 6K footage if you ever needed to. 2080 Super cards are also equipped
with the impressive Turing encoder, which is 15% more efficient than
previous generation GPUs when encoding H. 264, and 25% more efficient in
HEVC. This encoder is critical for video editors as it drastically reduces
encoding times, especially if you're working with high res video. And if your
workflow involves any 3D rendering, you'll absolutely want a powerful card
like this. With an RTX 2080 Super GPU it's easier than ever to build and
interact with your renders in real time. If you aren't a PC builder yourself and
haven't upgraded to a new graphics card before, you might be surprised at how
easy it is considering it's one of the most important components in your system.
As long as your motherboard, case, and power supply are equipped to handle your
new GPU, you could be up and running with a new card within 20 minutes. Your
systems performance is going to depend on the number of parts - including your
CPU and RAM, so you shouldn't expect that putting a brand new graphics card in an
old system is going to fix all of your issues, but if the other parts of your PC
are in good shape then upgrading to a card as powerful as an RTX 2080 Super
can make a huge difference when it comes to game graphics and video production.
Whether you're going to use your system for gaming, creative production, or both,
having one of Nvidia's best cards at the heart of your build will make things
faster, better, and easier, saving you valuable time. So what kind of
improvement can you expect when you put a new 2080 Super card in your editing
system? Well of course it's going to depend on the rest of your hardware. If
you're upgrading from the still impressive 1080 Ti, the performance leap
won't be as huge as it will be if you're coming from a more modest card, but when
you're working to meet deadlines and keep a professional content production
studio moving, every bit of increased efficiency matters. Color grading, video
editing, and playback speeds will be improved with the upgraded hardware -
especially when you're dealing with higher
resolutions or a lot of GPU-accelerated visual effects, such as warp stabilizer
and with these cards you can expect to maintain high levels of performance for
years to come. In addition to our existing production systems we worked
with Nvidia, EVGA, and a Newegg system building team at ABS to put together a
performance focused pre-built rig with all the hardware needed for production
under the hood. This is the ABS creator station. It's packing an EVGA GeForce
RTX 2080 Super XC Hybrid GPU, an Intel i7 9700K CPU, and an ASUS ROG Strix Z390-E
motherboard. Something you'll see a lot with creative professionals is that
when it comes to their tech they often want something that just works rather
than something they've built from scratch. If that describes you then the
ABS creator station allows you to take advantage of all the benefits of an
Nvidia powered desktop workstation without the need to assemble it yourself.
Check out the ABS creator station via the link below this video for full specs
and more information. If you're a PC gamer you've absolutely heard of GeForce
Game Ready Drivers which are designed to improve the performance of your GeForce
cards and PC games. What you might not know though is that Nvidia also has a
separate set of drivers designed specifically for content creation. These
Nvidia Studio Drivers support Nvidia GPUs from the 10 series up including
models like the 1080 Ti, 1660, and all the new RTX cards. These drivers are
designed for artists, creators, and 3D developers, and are specifically tuned to
provide better performance and reliability for creative programs like
Adobe Creative Suite, DaVinci Resolve, and Autodesk. In contrast to GeForce
Gaming Drivers - Studio Drivers are designed with multitasking creator
workflows in mind. If you have a system where you do more content creation than
gaming and you have a supported Nvidia card you'll want to check out what these
drivers can do for you. You can find them on the Nvidia Studio page on Newegg or
via the link in the description below. In Newegg Studios we have a desktop
powered setup, but a lot of content creators need to be mobile for their
work. Far too many content professionals out there spend $1,000 or more on their
portable systems only to be stuck with integrated graphics rather than getting
a dedicated GPU in their laptops. That's just not the best choice for most people.
If you care about efficiency and getting the most bang for your buck, fortunately
you're still able to take advantage of the power of an Nvidia GPU and the added
bonus of Nvidia Studio Drivers when you pick up an RTX powered laptop like the
Gigabyte Aero 17 seen here. This model features an RTX 2080 Super GPU and a
4K UHD IPS screen which makes it well suited for creators. There's also an
emerging category of Nvidia RTX Studio laptops to consider, which are systems
that meet specific hardware standards set by Nvidia, so you can be sure they're
going to be able to handle the rigors of content creation workflows. One example
of what you'll get in an RTX Studio laptop is the P65 model in MSI's creator
line of portable systems. This stylish laptop packs in RTX 2070 GPU and an
i9-9880H CPU so you know it's ready to make your content creation dreams
come true, and it comes with a 4K screen so you can actually see your work as
it's meant to be seen. As an added bonus - for a limited time new RTX Studio
laptops come with three months of Adobe Creative Cloud when you purchase at
participating retailers, including Newegg. Now there is one name we haven't said so
far in this video about content creation and that's Apple. Some people in the
industry swear by their MacBook Pros and while those systems are undoubtedly
popular they can't beat the best Nvidia laptops when it comes to a combination
of price and performance. Thanks to what you get from a dedicated RTX 2080
Super Max-Q GPU, for example, you can expect to see ten times faster RT
rendering in Autodesk Maya compared to a Macbook Pro, 2.5 times faster AI photo
enhancement in Adobe Lightroom, and 2.6 times faster 4K video editing. When
you're a creative professional every minute counts. Getting your work done faster
means greater productivity and more money in your pocket, and that's the edge
you'll get with an RTX Studio laptop. Check out the link to the Nvidia
page on Newegg in the video description below for more high performance creator
laptops. Now if you're a graphics or production professional you're probably
aware that Nvidia has a line of products specifically aimed for high-end design
and development work in the form of their Quadro cards and workstations.
While these products are absolute beasts when it comes to power and come with
advanced ISV certifications and extended support, they're also priced to match. If
you are a professional freelancer or influencer and are interested in the
advanced support, professional level features, or the extended GPU memory on
some of the Quadro RTX cards, you can check out the link in the description
below for more information. As far as Newegg Studios goes we're very
satisfied with the results we're getting on our new RTX cards. If you're
interested in PC powered content creation and production work you can
find everything we've talked about today on the Nvidia Studio page on Newegg.
Check out the link in the description below to head on over for more
information and to shop RTX GPUs, Nvidia powered laptops, and the pre-built
RTX 2080 Super ABS system. Make that upgrade and get ready to supercharge
your creative process.