Quadro RTX 5000 for Blender
Turing GPU suited to serious Blender work, strong Cycles performance, and complex production scenes.
Last updated: October 19, 2026
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$621.79
Checked Oct 19, 2026
- Blender scoreBlender Cycles score
- 2,015
- 5.8× slower than
- VRAM
- 16 GB
- More headroom for complex scenes
- Released
- 2018
- Render support
- OptiX, CUDA
- Power draw (TDP)
- 230 W
- Suggested system PSU
- 550 W
Technical specifications
GPU
- ArchitectureTuring
- CUDA cores3,072
- Tensor cores384
- RT cores48
Memory
- TypeGDDR6
- Bandwidth448 GB/s
- Bus width256-bit
Clocks & manufacturing
- Boost clock1815 MHz
- Base clock1620 MHz
- Process size12 nm
- GPU chipTU104
Power & PSU sources
GPU power ratings
TDP: 230 W
Secondary source: RightNow GPU Database / TechPowerUp ↗ · Checked Sep 23, 2026 · Reference card
System power supply
Suggested PSU: 550 W
Secondary source: RightNow GPU Database / TechPowerUp ↗ · Checked Sep 23, 2026 · Reference system
Third-party source suggestion; not the manufacturer’s minimum system requirement.
GPU power ratings and whole-system PSU recommendations measure different things. Check the exact card and the source’s system assumptions.
Quadro RTX 5000 Blender benchmarks
Estimated time to render one benchmark frame · Lower is faster.
Blender 5.2.0 · OptiX · 11 runs
About these estimates
Times estimate one frame of each benchmark scene from the same runs, Blender version and backend as the displayed Cycles score. The calculation uses 240 samples for Junkshop, 256 for Monster and 300 for Classroom, plus a 19% estimation buffer. Actual project render times vary. Results from different Blender versions may not be directly comparable.
Is Quadro RTX 5000 good for Blender?
A concise editorial read on where this GPU looks strong, the tradeoffs to keep in mind, and who it suits best.
What stands out
- Turing architecture with dedicated RT and Tensor cores
- 16 GB GDDR6 memory for handling large projects
- Longer render waits; consider when rendering time is a lower priority.
Tradeoffs to know
- Older architecture compared to the latest RTX series
- Might not match the performance of newer consumer-grade GPUs like the RTX 4090
Who should choose it
- Turing GPU suited to serious Blender work, strong Cycles performance, and complex production scenes.
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