RTX 5080 for Blender
Blackwell 2.0 GPU suited to serious Blender work, strong Cycles performance, and complex production scenes.
Last updated: May 26, 2026
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9,126
Very fast — handles complex scenes and production renders with ease.
16 GB
Comfortable for most production work and complex asset sets.
10,752
High core count for strong parallel rendering throughput.
Blackwell 2.0
Latest-generation design with cutting-edge efficiency and rendering throughput.
960 GB/s
Strong bandwidth for most Blender rendering scenarios.
2617 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.
360 W
Moderate power needs — standard workstation PSU and cooling should be fine.
2025
More technical details
Core specs
- Tensor cores: 336
- RT cores: 84
- Base clock: 2295 MHz
- Process size: 5 nm
Memory specs
- Memory type: GDDR7
- 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.
View Blender Open Data sourceIs RTX 5080 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
- Blackwell 2.0 architecture
- 5 nm process node
- 16 GB GDDR7 memory
- High CUDA core count for accelerated rendering
- Advanced RT cores for real-time ray tracing
- Impressive memory bandwidth of 960 GB/s
Tradeoffs to know
- Potential initial supply constraints
- Requires compatible hardware for full performance
Who should choose it
- Meets professional VRAM requirements
- Utilizes latest GPU architecture
- Provides significant performance improvements
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