Does GPU make CPU faster for audio apps?

• Could it?
  • Yes. Some folks have played with the idea already.
  • http://www-sop.inria.fr/reves/projects/GPUAudio/
  • http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct09/articles/pcnotes_1009.htm
  • http://www.inf.ufrgs.br/~oliveira/s...o_Trebien_Undergraduate_thesis_UFRGS_2006.pdf
  
  
• Would it?
  • If you had the software that could then it would.

 

What specs/core speeds are in your current 5,1? Dual or single CPU configuration? Do you have an SSD for main OS drive? Using anything special for a scratch disk?

Probably better chance to get a speed/performance bump from those options than from a GPU for audio work, if you're looking at cost/benefit.

 

Yes, SSD and, possibly, CPU upgrade would be far more likely to be beneficial. If, for example, your 5,1 is a quad-core, you could drop in a hex 3.33 for $600 and see a significant boost in processing power. SSDs are also great for OS, samples and scratch drives. Don't forget RAM, too.