RTX 4080 SUPER for Blender
Ada Lovelace GPU suited to serious Blender work, strong Cycles performance, and complex production scenes.
Last updated: May 26, 2026
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8,426
Strong performer for most Blender workloads and mid-to-heavy scenes.
16 GB
Comfortable for most production work and complex asset sets.
10,240
High core count for strong parallel rendering throughput.
Ada Lovelace
Current-generation design with efficient ray tracing and strong Cycles throughput.
736.3 GB/s
Strong bandwidth for most Blender rendering scenarios.
2550 MHz
High clock speed — helps with viewport responsiveness and per-core performance.
OptiX, CUDA
OptiX is typically the fastest option; CUDA provides a reliable fallback.
320 W
Moderate power needs — standard workstation PSU and cooling should be fine.
2024
More technical details
Core specs
- Tensor cores: 320
- RT cores: 80
- Base clock: 2295 MHz
- Process size: 5 nm
Memory specs
- Memory type: GDDR6X
- Memory bus: 256-bit
Benchmark performance
This chart estimates how many seconds this GPU takes to render one frame of each standard Blender benchmark scene, so you can compare practical rendering speed at a glance.
These are single-frame estimates derived from Blender Open Data benchmark medians at the scene sample counts, not full-animation render times or guarantees for every real project.
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A concise editorial read on where this GPU looks strong, the tradeoffs to keep in mind, and who it suits best.
What stands out
- Ada Lovelace architecture
- 5 nm process size
- High memory bandwidth of 736.3 GB/s
- Equipped with 10240 CUDA cores for accelerated rendering
- Boost clock speed of 2550 MHz for enhanced performance
- 80 RT cores for superior ray tracing capabilities
Tradeoffs to know
- Potentially high power consumption
- May be overkill for less demanding projects
Who should choose it
- Future-proofing with advanced architecture
- Excellent performance for complex Blender projects
- Reliable for professional 3D rendering tasks
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