3D modelling, animation and rendering · Blender Foundation
Workstations for Blender
Modelling on a fast core and rendering on the graphics card, where the scene has to fit in video memory.
Task by task
What Blender actually needs
Modelling, rigging and animation
Needs: One fast core
Editing, modifiers and animation playback run largely on one thread, so a high clock keeps heavy scenes interactive.
Cycles rendering
Needs: The graphics card
Cycles renders on NVIDIA cards with OptiX many times faster than on the processor.
The same advice applies to Cycles, EEVEE, OTOY Octane and Maxon Redshift.
Hardware at a glance
What to buy for Blender
Our picks
Machines we recommend for Blender
| Specification | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Our take | For modelling, animation and rendering scenes that fit in 16GB. The best starting point for freelancers. | The fastest Cycles machine we build on one card, with 32GB for heavy scenes and fast modelling. | For scenes too large for 32GB. Its 48GB card is slower than the Studio 300's but holds far more. |
| Processor | AMD 12 Core Processor | AMD 16 Core Processor | AMD 32 Core Processor |
| Graphics | Palit 16 GB Vram graphics card | Palit 32 GB Vram graphics card | PNY 48 GB Vram graphics card |
| Memory | 32GB High speed memory | 64GB High speed memory | 256GB High speed memory |
| Storage | 2TB total | 4TB total | 3TB total |
| Form | Tower, desk-side | Tower, desk-side | Tower, desk-side |
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Questions
Blender hardware questions
What is the best graphics card for Blender?
A recent NVIDIA RTX card, because Cycles uses OptiX. Pick by video memory first, since a scene that does not fit will not render on the card at all.
CPU or GPU for Blender rendering?
GPU, in almost every case. CPU rendering is mainly a fallback for scenes too large for the card.
How much RAM do I need for Blender?
32GB is comfortable for most projects. Fluid and cloth simulations and very large scenes use 64GB or more.
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