Having two GPUs in a PC can be beneficial for certain types of production work, depending on the nature of the tasks you're performing. Here are several reasons why running a dual GPU setup for production work can be benefical:
Increased Rendering Performance: If you're working with tasks that involve rendering, such as video editing, 3D rendering, or animation, having multiple GPUs can significantly speed up the rendering process. Tasks can be distributed across the GPUs, reducing the overall rendering time.
Parallel Processing: Many production tasks, such as machine learning, scientific simulations, or complex computational tasks, can benefit from parallel processing. Having multiple GPUs allows you to distribute the workload across them, leading to faster computations and overall improved performance.
GPU Compute and Graphics Separation: Some users prefer to separate tasks related to graphics rendering (such as gaming or graphical design) from GPU compute tasks (such as machine learning or scientific simulations). By dedicating one GPU to graphics and the other to compute tasks, you can prevent conflicts and ensure smoother performance for both types of workloads.
Redundancy and Failover: In certain critical production environments where downtime is not acceptable, having redundant GPUs can provide failover capabilities. If one GPU fails, the system can automatically switch to the other GPU, minimizing disruptions and ensuring continuous operation.
Specialized Workloads: Certain production tasks may require specialized GPUs optimized for specific applications, such as NVIDIA Quadro or AMD Radeon Pro GPUs for professional graphics work. Having two different types of GPUs can allow you to leverage the strengths of each for different aspects of your work.
Multi-Monitor Setups: For users who require multiple monitors for their work, having multiple GPUs can provide additional video outputs, allowing for larger multi-monitor setups without sacrificing performance. This can be benefical for people who are running CCTV systems, allowing you to effectively keep watch on all cameras at the same time.
Here is a system we did recently that was designed to provide mutliple outputs for a CCTV system for GeoPura. GeoPura provide renewable energy solutions, specifically with using Hydrogen to provide this alternative solution. They came to us needing a system setup for their remote CCTV monitoring.
