How much of an improvement are current MBP's in rendering & analysis compared to 2014 Haswell MBP's?

[mossme89]

I have a 2.2Ghz i7 mid-2014 MBP. I do a lot of video rendering , usually 1080p 60fps or 4k 30fps. Rendering takes a very long time. But what really is an issue is that it takes FOREVER in Final Cut to analyze the clip, or do the optical flow analysis when changing the speed. So I am considering upgrading.

How much of a performance improvement should I expect in rendering & analysis in Final Cut with the new Kaby Lake MBP's? I'm not sure if it would be like 20-25% (not worth it IMO), or multitudes faster.

 

[Naimfan]

In FCPX it will indeed be multitudes faster, as FCPX is optimized for AMD GPUs.

CPU wise, the 2017 is indeed faster, but not to the same degree a 555 or 560 would eclipse the Iris Pro integrated graphics in your 2014 (I'm assuming based on your having the 2.2 GHz model).

 

[mossme89]

In FCPX it will indeed be multitudes faster, as FCPX is optimized for AMD GPUs.

CPU wise, the 2017 is indeed faster, but not to the same degree a 555 or 560 would eclipse the Iris Pro integrated graphics in your 2014 (I'm assuming based on your having the 2.2 GHz model).

So optical flow analysis is a GPU process? Because if so, I could upgrade the GPU on my windows desktop and save some money. The "analysis" portion of the video processing is what I'm looking to improve the most.