Boosting Creative Efficiency with MEXT

In modern animation pipelines, memory is often one of the biggest hidden constraints on productivity. As scenes grow more complex, lighting becomes more sophisticated, and assets become heavier, studios are forced to rely on increasingly large and expensive memory configurations just to keep workflows moving.

That is exactly why this major movie studio’s testing results with MEXT are so compelling.

In their evaluation of MEXT Predictive Memory™, they saw near-identical performance vs baselines while using only HALF the DRAM plus MEXT software: a workstation with 256GB of DRAM plus 256GB of MEXT Memory™ performed almost the same as a 512GB DRAM-only control system. Users of the MEXT-enabled system did not notice a difference in their day-to-day workflows or rendering speeds compared with the larger DRAM-only setup.

The result? 40% reduction in memory-related costs, 29% reduction in total cost of ownership, and 1.4X higher performance per dollar. Installation also took less than five minutes, with no changes required to the underlying hardware or applications.

The takeaway is simple: studios may no longer need to choose between performance and cost. With MEXT, they can support demanding rendering workloads with a smaller DRAM footprint, reduce workstation costs, and improve the overall efficiency of production infrastructure. That means more headroom for artists, more flexibility for IT teams, and a more scalable path for high-end animation workflows.