3DSMAX 2014 Viewport performance with Nvidia Video Cards

OccultMonk

I have tested 3DSMax 2014 with a Nvidia GTX 560ti, and it performed a lot better than previous versions in Directx 11 (Shaded + highlights). 5-20 Million polygon scenes. For lower polygon counts 3DSMAX 2011 with a Nvidia GTX 9800 still seems faster in shaded + highlight mode.

Can someone test the 3DSMax viewport performance with a newer video card like the 660, 670 or 680 GTX? And how does that compare with a 560ti? Is it worth upgrading?

Brygelsmack

Is Max 2014 already released...? I got a 680 and I guess I could try the student version even though I primarily use Maya.

spacefrog

Max 2014 has not been released. You probably got the links from somewhere in the wide wide internet , and they are not really legal to download from as they were not officially made public ...

lansay

I could have sworn I saw an autodesk announcement that 3ds max 2014 was released about a week ago. It was on my facebook feed. It's gone now though so... odd.

akirasan88

that is correct, 2014 is not out yet, shame shame occu :P

spacefrog

lansay wrote: »

I could have sworn I saw an autodesk announcement that 3ds max 2014 was released about a week ago. It was on my facebook feed. It's gone now though so... odd.

An announcement doesnt mean a release. Autodesk stated in their release info something about "Trial will be available in 49 days" or something similar, but i bet it will be earlier. Somewhere i read that they might target 18/19 April for official availability. But i don't know really ...
But there were leaked links to the downloads somewhere which spread like crazy, but of course this is not official "availability"

Ace-Angel

Yep yep: http://www.autodesk.com/products/autodesk-3ds-max/buy