Replacement nvidia gpu recommendations.

[Rashkh]

So, long story short, my PC has been hard crashing whenever I tried to use the denoise feature in lightroom and I'm now certain that it's due to my AMD GPU (6950XT). I've switched back to my 1070ti to test and it's been running the AI features without issue aside from the roughly one minute per photo it takes to denoise an image.

So, can someone please recommend a modern NVIDIA GPU. I'd like to get the denoise done in about five to ten seconds since that's what the 6950 achieved in the two or three times it actually managed to complete the denoise procedure. I'd like to keep it under ~$700 if possible and don't mind waiting a bit for black Friday sales.

Of course, if you have a solution to fix the AMD card then that would be preferred. I've also been looking at Macs but that's a whole other can of worms.

Thanks for reading!

 

[XiaoDeer]

So, long story short, my PC has been hard crashing whenever I tried to use the denoise feature in lightroom and I'm now certain that it's due to my AMD GPU (6950XT). I've switched back to my 1070ti to test and it's been running the AI features without issue aside from the roughly one minute per photo it takes to denoise an image.

So, can someone please recommend a modern NVIDIA GPU. I'd like to get the denoise done in about five to ten seconds since that's what the 6950 achieved in the two or three times it actually managed to complete the denoise procedure. I'd like to keep it under ~$700 if possible and don't mind waiting a bit for black Friday sales.

I currently run a 1070ti and am looking to upgrade this coming Black Friday.

I'm targeting a 4070ti or 4070ti super. They have more lanes than the 4070 for NVENC.

Some suggest waiting for the 5000 series expected early in the new year.

There is not much hope for aggressive Black Friday deals on the mid or high-end Nvidia cards. I plan on checking B&H for the best deal and then using my Payboo card to save on the sales tax (which is > 10% where I live).

 

[Carey Brown]

So, long story short, my PC has been hard crashing whenever I tried to use the denoise feature in lightroom and I'm now certain that it's due to my AMD GPU (6950XT). I've switched back to my 1070ti to test and it's been running the AI features without issue aside from the roughly one minute per photo it takes to denoise an image.

So, can someone please recommend a modern NVIDIA GPU. I'd like to get the denoise done in about five to ten seconds since that's what the 6950 achieved in the two or three times it actually managed to complete the denoise procedure. I'd like to keep it under ~$700 if possible and don't mind waiting a bit for black Friday sales.

Of course, if you have a solution to fix the AMD card then that would be preferred. I've also been looking at Macs but that's a whole other can of worms.

Thanks for reading!

What size is your power supply? That might limit your choices.

 

[BobKnDP]

So, long story short, my PC has been hard crashing whenever I tried to use the denoise feature in lightroom and I'm now certain that it's due to my AMD GPU (6950XT). I've switched back to my 1070ti to test and it's been running the AI features without issue aside from the roughly one minute per photo it takes to denoise an image.

So, can someone please recommend a modern NVIDIA GPU. I'd like to get the denoise done in about five to ten seconds since that's what the 6950 achieved in the two or three times it actually managed to complete the denoise procedure. I'd like to keep it under ~$700 if possible and don't mind waiting a bit for black Friday sales.

Of course, if you have a solution to fix the AMD card then that would be preferred. I've also been looking at Macs but that's a whole other can of worms.

Thanks for reading!

What size is your power supply? That might limit your choices.

The 6950 XT has a spec'd TDP of 335W.

The nominal specs for all RTX 40X0 cards below the 4090 would be OK with the PSU that supported the 6950 XT.

Compare Current and Previous GeForce Series of Graphics Cards | NVIDIA

(I suppose that some third-party 4080 Supers could be pushed above that.)

 

[Paulmorgan]

So, long story short, my PC has been hard crashing whenever I tried to use the denoise feature in lightroom and I'm now certain that it's due to my AMD GPU (6950XT). I've switched back to my 1070ti to test and it's been running the AI features without issue aside from the roughly one minute per photo it takes to denoise an image.

So, can someone please recommend a modern NVIDIA GPU. I'd like to get the denoise done in about five to ten seconds since that's what the 6950 achieved in the two or three times it actually managed to complete the denoise procedure. I'd like to keep it under ~$700 if possible and don't mind waiting a bit for black Friday sales.

Of course, if you have a solution to fix the AMD card then that would be preferred. I've also been looking at Macs but that's a whole other can of worms.

Thanks for reading!

I recently picked up a 4060 OC for my new build, anything more is plain over kill and a waste of money for Lr, Ps and a bit of Resolove.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CVQLKYSK?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

But obviously your Motherboard, CPU and Ram matter as well.

 

[Rashkh]

So, long story short, my PC has been hard crashing whenever I tried to use the denoise feature in lightroom and I'm now certain that it's due to my AMD GPU (6950XT). I've switched back to my 1070ti to test and it's been running the AI features without issue aside from the roughly one minute per photo it takes to denoise an image.

So, can someone please recommend a modern NVIDIA GPU. I'd like to get the denoise done in about five to ten seconds since that's what the 6950 achieved in the two or three times it actually managed to complete the denoise procedure. I'd like to keep it under ~$700 if possible and don't mind waiting a bit for black Friday sales.

I currently run a 1070ti and am looking to upgrade this coming Black Friday.

I'm targeting a 4070ti or 4070ti super. They have more lanes than the 4070 for NVENC.

Some suggest waiting for the 5000 series expected early in the new year.

There is not much hope for aggressive Black Friday deals on the mid or high-end Nvidia cards. I plan on checking B&H for the best deal and then using my Payboo card to save on the sales tax (which is > 10% where I live).

Thanks for the help. The 4070ti super was the card I was looking at. I considered the 5000 series but if previous releases are anything to go by then they'll be impossible to find for a reasonable price.

 

[Rashkh]

So, long story short, my PC has been hard crashing whenever I tried to use the denoise feature in lightroom and I'm now certain that it's due to my AMD GPU (6950XT). I've switched back to my 1070ti to test and it's been running the AI features without issue aside from the roughly one minute per photo it takes to denoise an image.

So, can someone please recommend a modern NVIDIA GPU. I'd like to get the denoise done in about five to ten seconds since that's what the 6950 achieved in the two or three times it actually managed to complete the denoise procedure. I'd like to keep it under ~$700 if possible and don't mind waiting a bit for black Friday sales.

Of course, if you have a solution to fix the AMD card then that would be preferred. I've also been looking at Macs but that's a whole other can of worms.

Thanks for reading!

What size is your power supply? That might limit your choices.

The 6950 XT has a spec'd TDP of 335W.

The nominal specs for all RTX 40X0 cards below the 4090 would be OK with the PSU that supported the 6950 XT.

Compare Current and Previous GeForce Series of Graphics Cards | NVIDIA

(I suppose that some third-party 4080 Supers could be pushed above that.)

Yeah, I've got an 850W which should be enough overhead for any of the current cards.

--
www.LeonidAuerbakh.com

 

[Blackhat Jake]

I had to upgrade the GPU in my aging Dell T3500 last year after I bought DxO PhotoLab 7 during Black Friday and found out the newest denoise mode worked quicker with an NVIDIA RTX card. (I was running an older NVIDIA Quadro K4000 at the time.) The T3500 only had a 525W power supply, so I opted for an RTX 4060 OC card since it only needed 115W max.

While that shortened the image processing times in PL7, it wasn't really enough to suit me. Knowing that I had maxxed out my T3500 (Xeon W3690 & 24GB RAM), I decided to get a better PC. Since it was December and money was tight, I went with a refurb Lenovo P520 (Xeon W2145 & 128GB RAM) that had a 900W power supply, something that would provide ample power should I elect to upgrade the GPU again. I'm not a gamer, though, so the 4060 is plenty GPU for what I do with PL7.

 

[Ron Poelman]

How to check your graphics card’s GPU temperature

Knowing your graphics card's GPU temperature is vital when your PC keeps overheating, or when you try your hand at overclocking. Here's how to check your GPU temperature.

www.pcworld.com

If it's running hot, when was the last time you cleaned your PC ?
If it was recently, suggest you take out the card, clean it and re-apply paste to the cooler.

As others have said, it would also be helpful to know the details of your PC and don't forget the case and fans.

 

[Robert Zanatta]

So, long story short, my PC has been hard crashing whenever I tried to use the denoise feature in lightroom and I'm now certain that it's due to my AMD GPU (6950XT). I've switched back to my 1070ti to test and it's been running the AI features without issue aside from the roughly one minute per photo it takes to denoise an image.

So, can someone please recommend a modern NVIDIA GPU. I'd like to get the denoise done in about five to ten seconds since that's what the 6950 achieved in the two or three times it actually managed to complete the denoise procedure. I'd like to keep it under ~$700 if possible and don't mind waiting a bit for black Friday sales.

I currently run a 1070ti and am looking to upgrade this coming Black Friday.

I'm targeting a 4070ti or 4070ti super. They have more lanes than the 4070 for NVENC.

Some suggest waiting for the 5000 series expected early in the new year.

There is not much hope for aggressive Black Friday deals on the mid or high-end Nvidia cards. I plan on checking B&H for the best deal and then using my Payboo card to save on the sales tax (which is > 10% where I live).

Thanks for the help. The 4070ti super was the card I was looking at. I considered the 5000 series but if previous releases are anything to go by then they'll be impossible to find for a reasonable price.

--
www.LeonidAuerbakh.com

I went from a 1070 to a 3070 to a 4070 Super. Each upgrade yielded a very nice improvement in various GPU related processing times. I wanted to get the 4070 Ti Super but it wasn't available; the extra 4GB of VRAM and wider memory bus will be useful now and likely moreso down the road. I'd suggest anything from a 4070 Super on up if you plan to keep the card for a while.

 

[Rashkh]

https://www.pcworld.com/article/397489/how-to-check-your-graphics-card-gpu-temperature.html
If it's running hot, when was the last time you cleaned your PC ?
If it was recently, suggest you take out the card, clean it and re-apply paste to the cooler.

As others have said, it would also be helpful to know the details of your PC and don't forget the case and fans.

This has actually been a problem for some time now and I’ve gone through most possible causes. I’m using a i9 9900k, 6950xt, all air cooled with that massive noctua cooler and five additional fans in a fractal meshify case. Temps are normal under continuous full load and the setup can handle furmark and prime95 running simultaneously for fifteen minutes without issue. Games like Cyberpunk are also not an issue.

I’ve completely cleaned the PC and all components when this started happening and it’s been no help. I’ve also tried unplugging everything that wasn’t needed to run the denoise (speakers, etc.) which didn’t help.

The PC is fully functional in every way aside from the denoise causing a crash and reboot. Switching out the gpu completely resolves it.
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www.LeonidAuerbakh.com

 

[XiaoDeer]

This has actually been a problem for some time now and I’ve gone through most possible causes. I’m using a i9 9900k, 6950xt, all air cooled with that massive noctua cooler and five additional fans in a fractal meshify case. Temps are normal under continuous full load and the setup can handle furmark and prime95 running simultaneously for fifteen minutes without issue. Games like Cyberpunk are also not an issue.

I’ve completely cleaned the PC and all components when this started happening and it’s been no help. I’ve also tried unplugging everything that wasn’t needed to run the denoise (speakers, etc.) which didn’t help.

The PC is fully functional in every way aside from the denoise causing a crash and reboot. Switching out the gpu completely resolves it.

Chances are the problem lies in the AMD video driver. Have you tried a newer (or older) version?

 

[BobKnDP]

You've put in quite a bit of effort.

Have you tried a clean installation of Windows? It's something of an act of desperation, but it could be a fix.

I suggest the following:

Image your current Windows installation. (I do it onto an internal HDD, in about 10 minutes using Macrium Reflect 8.)

Do the Windows clean install, put on the necessary drivers, and install Lightroom (only). See whether Lightroom crashes like it does now.

Whether the crashes persist or not, you could then restore your OS from the image.

The main thing you'd lose by doing this (aside from some time) is consuming some of the writing life of the SSD, if you're using one for the OS.

(I did the above to check a problem with some USB ports on my most recent build. It verified that it was a motherboard failure. I was able to exchange the board for an identical one, which has been fine since.)

 

[Rashkh]

This has actually been a problem for some time now and I’ve gone through most possible causes. I’m using a i9 9900k, 6950xt, all air cooled with that massive noctua cooler and five additional fans in a fractal meshify case. Temps are normal under continuous full load and the setup can handle furmark and prime95 running simultaneously for fifteen minutes without issue. Games like Cyberpunk are also not an issue.

I’ve completely cleaned the PC and all components when this started happening and it’s been no help. I’ve also tried unplugging everything that wasn’t needed to run the denoise (speakers, etc.) which didn’t help.

The PC is fully functional in every way aside from the denoise causing a crash and reboot. Switching out the gpu completely resolves it.

Chances are the problem lies in the AMD video driver. Have you tried a newer (or older) version?

I’ve tried the newest driver but didn’t try a previous version I’ll try that when I get home. Thanks.

 

[Rashkh]

You've put in quite a bit of effort.

Have you tried a clean installation of Windows? It's something of an act of desperation, but it could be a fix.

I suggest the following:

Image your current Windows installation. (I do it onto an internal HDD, in about 10 minutes using Macrium Reflect 8.)

Do the Windows clean install, put on the necessary drivers, and install Lightroom (only). See whether Lightroom crashes like it does now.

Whether the crashes persist or not, you could then restore your OS from the image.

The main thing you'd lose by doing this (aside from some time) is consuming some of the writing life of the SSD, if you're using one for the OS.

(I did the above to check a problem with some USB ports on my most recent build. It verified that it was a motherboard failure. I was able to exchange the board for an identical one, which has been fine since.)

I was considering a fresh install but decided against it after trying the nvidia card. It’s not worth the hassle when everything else is normal and the card swap fixes the only issue.

 

[BobKnDP]

You've put in quite a bit of effort.

Have you tried a clean installation of Windows? It's something of an act of desperation, but it could be a fix.

I suggest the following:

Image your current Windows installation. (I do it onto an internal HDD, in about 10 minutes using Macrium Reflect 8.)

Do the Windows clean install, put on the necessary drivers, and install Lightroom (only). See whether Lightroom crashes like it does now.

Whether the crashes persist or not, you could then restore your OS from the image.

The main thing you'd lose by doing this (aside from some time) is consuming some of the writing life of the SSD, if you're using one for the OS.

(I did the above to check a problem with some USB ports on my most recent build. It verified that it was a motherboard failure. I was able to exchange the board for an identical one, which has been fine since.)

I was considering a fresh install but decided against it after trying the nvidia card. It’s not worth the hassle when everything else is normal and the card swap fixes the only issue.

I suggested a clean install as a test. Wouldn't be much of a hassle if you can image you OS drive. (Which is a capability I recommend for everyone, regardless.)

Your 6950 XT is an excellent card. If I had one, I'm not sure what it would take to cause me to give up on it.

(Full disclosure: my two desktop systems use nVidia GPUs. I used a 6900 XT for a while, but switched away to support software that required nVidia's Cuda instructions. I was quite impressed by how much the AMD control panel had improved over what I'd seen a few years ago. Superior to nVidia's, I thought.)

 

[Ron Poelman]

This has actually been a problem for some time now and I’ve gone through most possible causes. I’m using a i9 9900k, 6950xt, all air cooled with that massive noctua cooler and five additional fans in a fractal meshify case. Temps are normal under continuous full load and the setup can handle furmark and prime95 running simultaneously for fifteen minutes without issue. Games like Cyberpunk are also not an issue.

The PC is fully functional in every way aside from the denoise causing a crash and reboot. Switching out the gpu completely resolves it.
--

So, it crashes without showing any undue temps in the GPU ?
It really sounds like software, if other stuff behaves.
Do you run any additional monitoring O/C'ing software on the GPU ?
Do you run any "boost" option in the BIOS ?
Are you hooked up to external drives/locations ?

Apropos of nothing, I'd pull the RAM and give it a contact cleaner spray.

Edit. Not familiar with current LR, is there a switch in there to enable/control GPU acceleration ?

--
Ron.
Volunteer, what could possibly go wrong ?

 

[Paulmorgan]

You've put in quite a bit of effort.

Have you tried a clean installation of Windows? It's something of an act of desperation, but it could be a fix.

I suggest the following:

Image your current Windows installation. (I do it onto an internal HDD, in about 10 minutes using Macrium Reflect 8.)

Do the Windows clean install, put on the necessary drivers, and install Lightroom (only). See whether Lightroom crashes like it does now.

Whether the crashes persist or not, you could then restore your OS from the image.

The main thing you'd lose by doing this (aside from some time) is consuming some of the writing life of the SSD, if you're using one for the OS.

(I did the above to check a problem with some USB ports on my most recent build. It verified that it was a motherboard failure. I was able to exchange the board for an identical one, which has been fine since.)

I was considering a fresh install but decided against it after trying the nvidia card. It’s not worth the hassle when everything else is normal and the card swap fixes the only issue.

When was the last time you freshly installed windows, GPU display drivers are well known for leaving odds and ends in the registry causing problems. I would not bother using cleaners etc not worth te effort.

Some times it can be the PSU causing a problem.

Have you rolled back your driver ?

--
Hoka Hey

 

[Rashkh]

This has actually been a problem for some time now and I’ve gone through most possible causes. I’m using a i9 9900k, 6950xt, all air cooled with that massive noctua cooler and five additional fans in a fractal meshify case. Temps are normal under continuous full load and the setup can handle furmark and prime95 running simultaneously for fifteen minutes without issue. Games like Cyberpunk are also not an issue.

The PC is fully functional in every way aside from the denoise causing a crash and reboot. Switching out the gpu completely resolves it.
--

So, it crashes without showing any undue temps in the GPU ?
It really sounds like software, if other stuff behaves.
Do you run any additional monitoring O/C'ing software on the GPU ?
Do you run any "boost" option in the BIOS ?
Are you hooked up to external drives/locations ?

Apropos of nothing, I'd pull the RAM and give it a contact cleaner spray.

Edit. Not familiar with current LR, is there a switch in there to enable/control GPU acceleration ?

It crashes basically instantly from idle. I decided to record a video showing how suddenly it happens:

The card is running stock and I've basically taken apart and reassembled my PC at this point. The issue definitely has something to do with the card since denoise will consistently crash with my 6950xt but will consistently work with the 1070ti. I guess the PSU may also be a possibility but it's an 850W and more than enough to run both the CPU and GPU at full load continuously so I doubt it.

I've tried turning GPU acceleration off. It didn't help. Even if it did, I would assume that running denoise without the GPU would take a significant amount of time so I'd end up switching it out regardless.

 

[Rashkh]

You've put in quite a bit of effort.

Have you tried a clean installation of Windows? It's something of an act of desperation, but it could be a fix.

I suggest the following:

Image your current Windows installation. (I do it onto an internal HDD, in about 10 minutes using Macrium Reflect 8.)

Do the Windows clean install, put on the necessary drivers, and install Lightroom (only). See whether Lightroom crashes like it does now.

Whether the crashes persist or not, you could then restore your OS from the image.

The main thing you'd lose by doing this (aside from some time) is consuming some of the writing life of the SSD, if you're using one for the OS.

(I did the above to check a problem with some USB ports on my most recent build. It verified that it was a motherboard failure. I was able to exchange the board for an identical one, which has been fine since.)

I was considering a fresh install but decided against it after trying the nvidia card. It’s not worth the hassle when everything else is normal and the card swap fixes the only issue.

When was the last time you freshly installed windows, GPU display drivers are well known for leaving odds and ends in the registry causing problems. I would not bother using cleaners etc not worth te effort.

Some times it can be the PSU causing a problem.

Have you rolled back your driver ?

Fresh install was about two years ago but this is the only issue. Not LRC but the denoise function specifically. The computer runs flawlessly aside from that.

I've just tried three previous drivers from the past several months. The issue remains.

I thought PSU as well but it had no issue with a simultaneous cpu/gpu stress test so I ruled it out. I can't see how the PSU would cause an issue only during the denoise process.