{"id":2339,"date":"2022-08-01T08:33:11","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T15:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.pugetsystems.com\/?post_type=recommended_system&#038;p=2339"},"modified":"2025-07-30T11:38:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T18:38:29","slug":"hardware-recommendations","status":"publish","type":"recommended_system","link":"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/solutions\/video-editing-workstations\/foundry-nuke\/hardware-recommendations\/","title":{"rendered":"Hardware Recommendations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover full-width-no-gap\" style=\"min-height:361px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"800\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-18561\" alt=\"Foundry Nuke Website Banner\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-cdn.pugetsystems.com\/2023\/10\/Foundry-Nuke.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-2 px-4\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left puget-header-shadow text-left\" id=\"h-hardware-recommendations-for-foundry-nuke\">Hardware Recommendations for Foundry Nuke<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left puget-header-shadow\"><strong>Our consultants have gathered information about Foundry Nuke hardware performance from across the internet which we have summarized here to help guide you to the right workstation for your workflow.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fdcfc74e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"\/solutions\/video-editing-workstations\/foundry-nuke\/\"><strong>Browse Our Recommended Systems<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"workflow-menu-container\" class=\"menu-recommended-systems-foundry-nuke-container\"><ul id=\"workflow-menu\" class=\"nav nav-pills nav-fill flex-column flex-lg-row workflow-menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-17710\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-recommended_system menu-item-17710 nav-item depth-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/solutions\/video-editing-workstations\/foundry-nuke\/hardware-recommendations\/\" class=\"nav-link\">Hardware Recommendations<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-17711\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-recommended_system menu-item-17711 nav-item depth-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/solutions\/video-editing-workstations\/foundry-nuke\/\" class=\"nav-link\">Suggested Systems<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-17709\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-recommended_system menu-item-17709 nav-item depth-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/solutions\/video-editing-workstations\/foundry-nuke\/buy-356\/\" class=\"nav-link\">Nuke Workstation<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-17708\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-recommended_system menu-item-17708 nav-item depth-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/solutions\/video-editing-workstations\/foundry-nuke\/buy-357\/\" class=\"nav-link\">High RAM Workstation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Foundry Nuke System Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center border rounded p-2 has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f2f2\"><strong>Quickly Jump To: <a href=\"#cpu\">Processor (CPU)<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"#gpu\">Video Card (GPU)<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"#ram\">Memory (RAM)<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"#storage\">Storage (Drives)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like most software developers, Foundry maintains a list of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundry.com\/products\/nuke-family\/requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">system requirements<\/a>&nbsp;for Nuke that can be used to help ensure the hardware in your system will work with their software. However, this &#8220;system specs&#8221; list only covers the very basics of what is needed to run the software, not what will actually give the best performance. We&#8217;ve done research to find out what sort of hardware will offer artists the smoothest experience in Nuke, which we sum up below. Some of the sources we used include Foundry&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/support.foundry.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/211554285-Q100153-Hardware-recommendations-for-all-our-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">articles<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/community.foundry.com\/discuss\/forum\/189\/nuke-users\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">forums<\/a>, which may provide even more insight for those who want to dig deeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-hardware-do-i-need-for-the-best-performance-in-nuke\">What hardware do I need for the best performance in Nuke?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The core workflow in Nuke is single-threaded, so a processor with high clock speed and instructions-per-clock is ideal. However, memory (RAM) capacity is also critical &#8211; especially for larger projects &#8211; and these two factors are often at odds. Consumer CPUs tend to have the higher clock speeds, but are also the most limited on memory capacity, while workstation-grade CPUs tend to have more cores, lower clock speeds, and support higher amounts of RAM. Because of this split, we offer configurations favoring both aspects of performance: a&nbsp;<a href=\"\/solutions\/video-editing-workstations\/foundry-nuke\/buy_356\/\">Standard workstation<\/a>&nbsp;for those with small to medium workloads who want the best processing speeds, and a&nbsp;<a href=\"\/solutions\/video-editing-workstations\/foundry-nuke\/buy_357\/\">High RAM workstation<\/a>&nbsp;for users with big jobs who will get better results by having access to more memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-do-puget-systems-workstations-support-thunderbolt\">Do Puget Systems workstations support Thunderbolt?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes! Our Standard Workstation for Nuke, shown above, natively supports Thunderbolt 4 &amp; 5 &#8211; which are currently the latest and fastest versions of Thunderbolt. Our High RAM workstation has USB 4.0, which is backward-compatible with some Thunderbolt devices. If this is important to you, make sure that you discuss your needs with your consultant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"cpu\">Processor (CPU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the best type of CPU for Foundry Nuke?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Most tasks in Nuke are single-threaded, so you want to prioritize high clock speeds. Intel&#8217;s top-end Core\u2122 Ultra processors are frequently the best option in that regard, with AMD&#8217;s Ryzen\u2122 chips close behind. Specifically, we recommend\u00a0<strong>Intel&#8217;s Core\u2122 Ultra 7 265K and Ultra 9 285K<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are, however, a wide variety of uses and plugins for Nuke that can change that. For example, if you work with particles effects a lot that can benefit from a higher core count CPU. Some workflows also need particularly high amounts of RAM, potentially beyond the 192GB maximum that consumer processors often have. AMD&#8217;s Threadripper\u2122 chips both support higher memory totals and offer more cores, making them a great solution for working with larger projects and multithreaded plugins \/ effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\n<div class=\"new-interrupt-banner wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row puget-icon-section\" style=\"background: var(--puget-gray); margin: 15px 0; padding: 10px 0;\">\n\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-evenly;\">\n\t\t<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>  \n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-resized text-center\">\t\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/solutions\/video-editing-workstations\/foundry-nuke\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wp-cdn.pugetsystems.com\/2022\/12\/computer-icon.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Tower Computer Icon in Puget Systems Colors\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"wp-image-12659\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"interrupt-banner-text has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-looking-for-a-content-creation-workstation\">Looking for a Nuke Workstation?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-center same-height\" >We build computers tailor-made for your workflow.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-button text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"interrupt-banner-link btn btn-primary\" href=\"\/solutions\/video-editing-workstations\/foundry-nuke\">CONFIGURE A WORKSTATION<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\" style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: space-evenly;\">\n\t\t<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail is-resized text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/contact-expert\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/wp-cdn.pugetsystems.com\/2022\/08\/talking-icon.png\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Talking Head Icon in Puget Systems Colors\" class=\"wp-image-12657\" title=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wp-cdn.pugetsystems.com\/2022\/08\/talking-icon.png 150w, \n\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/talking-icon-300x300.png 300w, \n\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/talking-icon-75x75.png 75w, \n\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/talking-icon-24x24.png 24w, \n\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/talking-icon-48x48.png 48w, \n\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/talking-icon-96x96.png 96w, \n\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/talking-icon.png 500w\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-don-t-know-where-to-start-we-can-help\">Don&#8217;t know where to start?<br>We can help!<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-center same-height\">Get in touch with our technical consultants today.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-button text-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/contact-expert\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Talk to an Expert<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"gpu\">Video Card (GPU)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the best video card (GPU) for Foundry Nuke?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Nuke is very similar to Cinema 4D in that the viewport is all powered by the GPU. Options like NVIDIA&#8217;s GeForce RTX\u2122 5070 and 5080 are great for the price, and even a card like the RTX\u2122 5090 32GB could be worthwhile if you are dealing with very complex environments that require more VRAM. Both extreme polygon counts (in the tens of millions) and complex animations are a couple of things that could cause a 3D environment to need more VRAM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing to note is that Foundry (who makes Nuke) often recommends AMD cards; they appear to have some sort of partnership. However, they also have recommended solutions with old NVIDIA Quadro (now RTX PRO\u2122) cards at different times &#8211; so both NVIDIA and AMD cards should work just fine. We still recommend NVIDIA GPUs here at Puget based on our in-house experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"ram\">Memory (RAM)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much system memory (RAM) does Foundry Nuke need?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar to how After Effects behaved in the past, Nuke can use a crazy amount of RAM when rendering a project. Many users consistently fill 128GB of RAM! While Intel Core Ultra and AMD Ryzen tend to offer higher single-core performance, they also max-out at 192GB of system memory &#8211; so users with longer or higher resolution projects will likely be better served with an AMD Threadripper configuration that supports up to 512GB of RAM instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"storage\">Storage (Drives)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What sort of drive configuration is best for Foundry Nuke?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of large project and cache files, we recommend at least a two-drive configuration. The primary drive doesn&#8217;t need to be massive, as it will mostly house Windows and applications (including Nuke): a 1TB SSD should suffice for most users. Then, a second drive for your Active Projects and Media Cache is ideal: a 1 to 2TB M.2 SSD being the best choice there, for most folks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have extra room in your budget, or keep a lot of assets and effects around for use on various projects, then having a third drive (either SSD or HHD) for storing those is a nice option. Clinton Jones, who we have partnered with, calls that drive his \u201cAction drive\u201d. And of course, if you want additional mass storage and archival, an internal or external hard drive works well for that and is less expensive than a high-capacity SSD. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugetsystems.com\/workstations\/storage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Network-attached storage systems<\/a>&nbsp;are a great option for that, as they can be shared between multiple workstations and usually offer features to provide some level of data redundancy (protection against losing files if one of the drives dies).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-should-i-use-a-solid-state-drive-ssd-for-nuke\">Should I use a solid-state drive (SSD) for Nuke?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes! SSDs are much faster than traditional hard drives and in many cases can give a noticeable decrease in the time it takes to open applications and save files. Moreover, if Nuke runs out of system memory and overflows to virtual memory then the speed of the drive will have a big impact on performance. 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