Which spec upgrade is better for HEVC export times in FCPX (no After Burner)? 12 to 16 cores or 1x to 2x Radeon Pro W5700X module? Both would cost 1250 €. I remember Max in one of his Mac Pro videos stating that the macOS future of video editing will be more and more GPU based. I wonder why it isn't yet tho.

Hi - In this MPV article one of our video gurus suggests "spend money on the GPU over CPU, if you have to choose on a tight budget".. https://www.macprovideo.com/article/final-cut/final-cut-pro-x-basic-hardware-guide?afid=E470KLQ7r9 As an audio guy myself I can't really advise, but after a quick look I was left with two main takeaways: - general wisdom seems to concur with the above, especially re the W5700X, which seems highly recommended re HEVC export - the ultimate answer will depend on many factors, including the specific computer model, CPU, video card/GPU, resolution of the video file[s], most critical activity [in this case HVEC export?], and even the version of FCPX I've added a link [above] to one of our video courses on Finishing/Exporting from FCPX -- I don't know if there's any discussion of hardware/performance [it's more procedure-oriented], but maybe there'd be something useful in there, or maybe one of our FCPX/video gurus will chime in with a recommendation.. I've also moved this thread from the General forum to the FCPX subforum in the Video forum..