Geoprocessing Test with ArcGIS Pro – Prerelease 1.0

Question

For fun, to see if there would be a difference between 32-bit ArcGIS for Desktop and 64-bit ArcGIS Pro, I ran a simple geoprocessing task with both.

I have a modelbuilder model that:

- Creates a new mosaic dataset in a file geodatabase

- Adds rasters to the mosaic dataset

- Defines and builds overviews

- Defines mosaic dataset NoData

On the same computer, I ran this model in ArcGIS for Desktop Advanced and then I ran it in ArcGIS Pro.

Processing Time Results:

ArcGIS for Desktop = 7 minutes 15 seconds

ArcGIS Pro = 11 minutes 23 seconds

I’m surprised that the 64-bit ArcGIS Pro application took 57% longer to run the model and process the data.

SeanO_Brien · Answer

That's interesting. I did some testing with individual geoprocessing tools (mostly raster processes). These tools took at least 5 minutes to run, and I found no meaningful differences between Pro and Desktop (<5%).