Hi everybody, I am thinking about buying latest Apple iMac Pro to work with Sketchup 2017 + Vray 3.6. I don’t have to much experience with hardware and it is also hard to find some benchmark on the internet for this configuration so can anyone please tell me something about it? I am currently using SU + Vray on windows 7 with this spec: i7 4770K GTX 760 2GB 32GB RAM DDRAM3 I bought this computer 3 years ago and from this time I do more high res renders and this is not enough for me anymore. Sometimes I must wait for around 40 hours to make a scene. Also I don’t like Windows operating system and love to go on for macOS. I know that iMac pro is expensive but interior design is my full time job and I can afford it.

Macally 104 key Ultra Slim USB Wired Keyboard for Mac and PC, Aluminum (SLIMKEYPROA).

Can someone tell me what are the most important hardware components for my job? Does SU + Vray use singel core or multicore technology? Maybe the GPU is more important than CPU? Maybe someone can tell me theoretically how much faster is iMac Pro between my current desktop PC? Thank you, Simon.

Well if you use a MAC you will not be able to take full advantage of the GPU CUDA render option in Vray so still stuck in the slow lane unfortunately. You can still use Open GL via AMD but it’s not as quick, at least in my experience. Even if you look at the iMac Pro website and they have the list of software and benchmarks, they don’t list a single 3D app, just video, audio and design software.

Maybe go on a site like Ars Technica and look at the benchmark performance of the GPU in iMac Pro compared to something else in the same price range?