# Best GPU

**URL:** <https://community.pix4d.com/t/best-gpu/28995>\
**Category:** PIX4Dmapper Questions/Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [January 18, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/best-gpu/28995 "2024-01-18T15:44:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![terrass358](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@terrass358](https://community.pix4d.com/u/terrass358)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/best-gpu/28995/1 "2024-01-18T15:44:11Z")

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Will an RTX A5500 or RTX 4090 process faster?

Have a A5500 but thinking of buying a 4090 and selling the A5500 but not sure if there will be a significant gain in processing speed.

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**Author:** ![Andrew\_Milanes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@Andrew\_Milanes](https://community.pix4d.com/u/Andrew_Milanes)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 1:28am UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/best-gpu/28995/2 "2024-01-19T01:28:19Z")

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GPU doesn’t do much in Pix4DMapper. Save your money for CPU, memory, and fast storage.

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**Author:** ![terrass358](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@terrass358](https://community.pix4d.com/u/terrass358)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 4:54am UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/best-gpu/28995/3 "2024-01-19T04:54:05Z")

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Thanks.

Bought a new system with i9 14900K, 96GB DDR5 and 8TB NVME M.2 so guess I’ll keep the A5500.

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**Author:** ![Daniele\_Lecci](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/pix4d/user_avatar/community.pix4d.com/daniele_lecci/32/9493_2.png) [@Daniele\_Lecci](https://community.pix4d.com/u/Daniele_Lecci)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 11:06am UTC](https://community.pix4d.com/t/best-gpu/28995/4 "2024-01-19T11:06:12Z")

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Hi @terrass358,

Thank you for your message.

Please note that we can’t suggest a specific piece of hardware that we didn’t test internally.

Generic speaking, a good GPU is important for steps 1 and 2, but is not the only component used. Therefore, make sure you also have a good CPU, RAM and fast storage.

You can see how different components are used during different processing steps here:

> **[Hardware components usage during processing - PIX4Dmapper](https://support.pix4d.com/hc/en-us/articles/202559519)**
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> This article explains how PIX4Dmapper utilizes each hardware component at each processing step.
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> Information:
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> For more information about the use of the GPU: Use of the GPU in PIX4Dmapper.
> For re...

here you can find other information about how PIX4Dmapper uses different components:

> **[Hardware Recommendations for Pix4D](https://www.pugetsystems.com/solutions/photogrammetry-workstations/pix4d/hardware-recommendations/)**
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> Our Workstations for Pix4D are tested and optimized to give you the best performance and reliability. View our hardware recommendations.