Blender 4.3 GPU Workstation Benchmarks NVIDIA vs. AMD professional graphics with Blender 4.3. Benchmarks by Michael Larabel for a future article. NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada: Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core @ 6.22GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X870E Taichi (3.12.AS02 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14d8, Memory: 2 x 16GB DDR5-6000MT/s F5-6000J2836G16G, Disk: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 2000GB, Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation 16GB, Audio: NVIDIA AD107 HD Audio, Monitor: DELL U2723QE, Network: Realtek Device 8126 + MEDIATEK Device 0717 OS: Ubuntu 24.04, Kernel: 6.8.0-49-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 46.0, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.11, Display Driver: NVIDIA 565.57.01, OpenGL: 4.6.0, OpenCL: OpenCL 3.0 CUDA 12.7.33, Compiler: GCC 13.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada: Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core @ 6.22GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X870E Taichi (3.12.AS02 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14d8, Memory: 2 x 16GB DDR5-6000MT/s F5-6000J2836G16G, Disk: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 2000GB, Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation 48GB, Audio: NVIDIA AD102 HD Audio, Monitor: DELL U2723QE, Network: Realtek Device 8126 + MEDIATEK Device 0717 OS: Ubuntu 24.04, Kernel: 6.8.0-49-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 46.0, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.11, Display Driver: NVIDIA 565.57.01, OpenGL: 4.6.0, OpenCL: OpenCL 3.0 CUDA 12.7.33, Compiler: GCC 13.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada: Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core @ 6.22GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X870E Taichi (3.12.AS02 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14d8, Memory: 2 x 16GB DDR5-6000MT/s F5-6000J2836G16G, Disk: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 2000GB, Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation 20GB, Audio: NVIDIA AD104 HD Audio, Monitor: DELL U2723QE, Network: Realtek Device 8126 + MEDIATEK Device 0717 OS: Ubuntu 24.04, Kernel: 6.8.0-49-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 46.0, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.11, Display Driver: NVIDIA 565.57.01, OpenGL: 4.6.0, OpenCL: OpenCL 3.0 CUDA 12.7.33, Compiler: GCC 13.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon PRO W7700: Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core @ 6.22GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X870E Taichi (3.12.AS02 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14d8, Memory: 2 x 16GB DDR5-6000MT/s F5-6000J2836G16G, Disk: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon PRO W7700 15GB, Audio: AMD Navi 31 HDMI/DP, Monitor: DELL U2723QE, Network: Realtek Device 8126 + MEDIATEK Device 0717 OS: Ubuntu 24.04, Kernel: 6.8.0-49-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 46.0, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.11 + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 24.2.0-devel (LLVM 18.1.7 DRM 3.58), Compiler: GCC 13.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon PRO W7900: Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core @ 6.22GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X870E Taichi (3.12.AS02 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14d8, Memory: 2 x 16GB DDR5-6000MT/s F5-6000J2836G16G, Disk: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon PRO W7900 45GB, Audio: AMD Navi 31 HDMI/DP, Monitor: DELL U2723QE, Network: Realtek Device 8126 + MEDIATEK Device 0717 OS: Ubuntu 24.04, Kernel: 6.8.0-49-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 46.0, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.11 + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 24.2.0-devel (LLVM 18.1.7 DRM 3.58), Compiler: GCC 13.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon PRO W7600: Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core @ 6.22GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X870E Taichi (3.12.AS02 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14d8, Memory: 2 x 16GB DDR5-6000MT/s F5-6000J2836G16G, Disk: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon PRO W7600 8GB, Audio: AMD Navi 31 HDMI/DP, Monitor: DELL U2723QE, Network: Realtek Device 8126 + MEDIATEK Device 0717 OS: Ubuntu 24.04, Kernel: 6.8.0-49-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 46.0, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.11 + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 24.2.0-devel (LLVM 18.1.7 DRM 3.58), Compiler: GCC 13.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Radeon PRO W7500: Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core @ 6.22GHz (8 Cores / 16 Threads), Motherboard: ASRock X870E Taichi (3.12.AS02 BIOS), Chipset: AMD Device 14d8, Memory: 2 x 16GB DDR5-6000MT/s F5-6000J2836G16G, Disk: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X 2000GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon PRO W7500 8GB, Audio: AMD Navi 31 HDMI/DP, Monitor: DELL U2723QE, Network: Realtek Device 8126 + MEDIATEK Device 0717 OS: Ubuntu 24.04, Kernel: 6.8.0-49-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 46.0, Display Server: X Server 1.21.1.11 + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 24.2.0-devel (LLVM 18.1.7 DRM 3.58), Compiler: GCC 13.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Blender 4.3 Blend File: BMW27 Seconds < Lower Is Better NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada - Optix . 10.48 |========= NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada - Optix . 3.61 |=== NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada - Optix . 7.18 |====== NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada ......... 22.89 |===================== NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada ......... 5.74 |===== NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada ......... 13.52 |============ Radeon PRO W7700 ............ 22.74 |===================== Radeon PRO W7900 ............ 13.59 |============ Radeon PRO W7600 ............ 34.38 |=============================== Radeon PRO W7500 ............ 46.57 |========================================== Blender 4.3 GPU Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada - Optix . MIN: 8 AVG: 49 MAX: 68 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada - Optix . MIN: 17 AVG: 149 MAX: 300 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada - Optix . MIN: 14 AVG: 72 MAX: 109 NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada ......... MIN: 8 AVG: 52 MAX: 64 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada ......... MIN: 12 AVG: 164 MAX: 300 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada ......... MIN: 12 AVG: 79 MAX: 107 Radeon PRO W7700 ............ MIN: 8 AVG: 109 MAX: 142 Radeon PRO W7900 ............ MIN: 7 AVG: 171 MAX: 241 Radeon PRO W7600 ............ MIN: 1 AVG: 86 MAX: 100 Radeon PRO W7500 ............ MIN: 1 AVG: 49 MAX: 54 Blender 4.3 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada - Optix . MIN: 61.0 AVG: 70.3 MAX: 75.0 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada - Optix . MIN: 56.0 AVG: 64.1 MAX: 73.0 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada - Optix . MIN: 52.0 AVG: 59.6 MAX: 65.0 NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada ......... MIN: 59.0 AVG: 71.9 MAX: 77.0 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada ......... MIN: 37.0 AVG: 52.5 MAX: 67.0 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada ......... MIN: 38.0 AVG: 54.6 MAX: 65.0 Radeon PRO W7700 ............ MIN: 30.0 AVG: 52.0 MAX: 65.0 Radeon PRO W7900 ............ MIN: 29.0 AVG: 49.4 MAX: 66.0 Radeon PRO W7600 ............ MIN: 29.0 AVG: 60.1 MAX: 78.0 Radeon PRO W7500 ............ MIN: 30.0 AVG: 53.2 MAX: 64.0 Blender 4.3 Blend File: Classroom Seconds < Lower Is Better NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada - OptiX . 28.85 |============= NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada - OptiX . 7.96 |==== NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada - OptiX . 17.85 |======== NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada ......... 45.99 |===================== NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada ......... 10.45 |===== NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada ......... 26.55 |============ Radeon PRO W7700 ............ 40.35 |=================== Radeon PRO W7900 ............ 22.19 |========== Radeon PRO W7600 ............ 63.47 |============================== Radeon PRO W7500 ............ 90.10 |========================================== Blender 4.3 GPU Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 8 AVG: 61 MAX: 70 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 41 AVG: 208 MAX: 300 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 15 AVG: 95 MAX: 119 NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada ......... MIN: 8 AVG: 61 MAX: 67 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada ......... MIN: 22 AVG: 221 MAX: 300 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada ......... MIN: 14 AVG: 98 MAX: 115 Radeon PRO W7700 ............ MIN: 9 AVG: 134 MAX: 150 Radeon PRO W7900 ............ MIN: 10 AVG: 201 MAX: 242 Radeon PRO W7600 ............ MIN: 1 AVG: 92 MAX: 100 Radeon PRO W7500 ............ MIN: 1 AVG: 51 MAX: 54 Blender 4.3 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 63 AVG: 76 MAX: 81 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 72 AVG: 80 MAX: 86 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 56 AVG: 67 MAX: 73 NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada ......... MIN: 60 AVG: 77 MAX: 82 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada ......... MIN: 63 AVG: 77 MAX: 85 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada ......... MIN: 53 AVG: 68 MAX: 74 Radeon PRO W7700 ............ MIN: 52 AVG: 71 MAX: 79 Radeon PRO W7900 ............ MIN: 53 AVG: 68 MAX: 77 Radeon PRO W7600 ............ MIN: 65 AVG: 80 MAX: 84 Radeon PRO W7500 ............ MIN: 54 AVG: 71 MAX: 79 Blender 4.3 Blend File: Fishy Cat Seconds < Lower Is Better NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada - OptiX . 23.25 |============ NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada - OptiX . 5.60 |=== NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada - OptiX . 13.17 |======= NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada ......... 47.58 |======================== NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada ......... 11.05 |====== NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada ......... 26.42 |============= Radeon PRO W7700 ............ 40.11 |==================== Radeon PRO W7900 ............ 21.76 |=========== Radeon PRO W7600 ............ 58.82 |============================== Radeon PRO W7500 ............ 82.25 |========================================== Blender 4.3 GPU Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 8 AVG: 54 MAX: 67 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 42 AVG: 175 MAX: 300 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 14 AVG: 84 MAX: 113 NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada ......... MIN: 8 AVG: 51 MAX: 63 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada ......... MIN: 44 AVG: 191 MAX: 300 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada ......... MIN: 15 AVG: 83 MAX: 106 Radeon PRO W7700 ............ MIN: 9 AVG: 126 MAX: 149 Radeon PRO W7900 ............ MIN: 16 AVG: 182 MAX: 241 Radeon PRO W7600 ............ MIN: 1 AVG: 88 MAX: 100 Radeon PRO W7500 ............ MIN: 1 AVG: 50 MAX: 54 Blender 4.3 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 61 AVG: 74 MAX: 79 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 73 AVG: 80 MAX: 86 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 55 AVG: 66 MAX: 72 NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada ......... MIN: 63 AVG: 75 MAX: 79 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada ......... MIN: 74 AVG: 81 MAX: 87 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada ......... MIN: 56 AVG: 67 MAX: 72 Radeon PRO W7700 ............ MIN: 61 AVG: 74 MAX: 79 Radeon PRO W7900 ............ MIN: 61 AVG: 73 MAX: 81 Radeon PRO W7600 ............ MIN: 69 AVG: 79 MAX: 82 Radeon PRO W7500 ............ MIN: 67 AVG: 75 MAX: 78 Blender 4.3 Blend File: Pabellon Barcelona Seconds < Lower Is Better NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada - OptiX . 31.21 |======= NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada - OptiX . 8.93 |== NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada - OptiX . 19.37 |==== NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada ......... 109.18 |======================= NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada ......... 23.62 |===== NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada ......... 59.30 |============ Radeon PRO W7700 ............ 92.24 |=================== Radeon PRO W7900 ............ 48.27 |========== Radeon PRO W7600 ............ 136.14 |============================ Radeon PRO W7500 ............ 196.54 |========================================= Blender 4.3 GPU Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 8 AVG: 60 MAX: 69 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 43 AVG: 209 MAX: 299 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 15 AVG: 97 MAX: 121 NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada ......... MIN: 8 AVG: 60 MAX: 64 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada ......... MIN: 41 AVG: 240 MAX: 300 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada ......... MIN: 14 AVG: 101 MAX: 113 Radeon PRO W7700 ............ MIN: 9 AVG: 139 MAX: 150 Radeon PRO W7900 ............ MIN: 13 AVG: 219 MAX: 243 Radeon PRO W7600 ............ MIN: 1 AVG: 96 MAX: 100 Radeon PRO W7500 ............ MIN: 1 AVG: 52 MAX: 54 Blender 4.3 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 62 AVG: 76 MAX: 80 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 74 AVG: 82 MAX: 87 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 57 AVG: 68 MAX: 73 NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada ......... MIN: 61 AVG: 78 MAX: 81 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada ......... MIN: 72 AVG: 86 MAX: 90 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada ......... MIN: 54 AVG: 72 MAX: 76 Radeon PRO W7700 ............ MIN: 62 AVG: 79 MAX: 82 Radeon PRO W7900 ............ MIN: 64 AVG: 83 MAX: 88 Radeon PRO W7600 ............ MIN: 68 AVG: 83 MAX: 85 Radeon PRO W7500 ............ MIN: 67 AVG: 80 MAX: 84 Blender 4.3 Blend File: Barbershop Seconds < Lower Is Better NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada - OptiX . 119.15 |============= NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada - OptiX . 35.93 |==== NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada - OptiX . 75.37 |======== NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada ......... 194.82 |===================== NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada ......... 52.35 |====== NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada ......... 111.71 |============ Radeon PRO W7700 ............ 169.79 |================== Radeon PRO W7900 ............ 95.96 |========== Radeon PRO W7600 ............ 265.28 |============================ Radeon PRO W7500 ............ 384.95 |========================================= Blender 4.3 GPU Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 8 AVG: 63 MAX: 68 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 44 AVG: 232 MAX: 300 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 15 AVG: 101 MAX: 114 NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada ......... MIN: 8 AVG: 63 MAX: 67 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada ......... MIN: 44 AVG: 229 MAX: 300 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada ......... MIN: 15 AVG: 104 MAX: 116 Radeon PRO W7700 ............ MIN: 9 AVG: 140 MAX: 150 Radeon PRO W7900 ............ MIN: 15 AVG: 215 MAX: 245 Radeon PRO W7600 ............ MIN: 1 AVG: 95 MAX: 100 Radeon PRO W7500 ............ MIN: 1 AVG: 52 MAX: 54 Blender 4.3 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 63 AVG: 79 MAX: 82 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 74 AVG: 85 MAX: 89 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 58 AVG: 72 MAX: 76 NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada ......... MIN: 62 AVG: 79 MAX: 82 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada ......... MIN: 75 AVG: 85 MAX: 88 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada ......... MIN: 56 AVG: 73 MAX: 77 Radeon PRO W7700 ............ MIN: 59 AVG: 80 MAX: 83 Radeon PRO W7900 ............ MIN: 67 AVG: 84 MAX: 89 Radeon PRO W7600 ............ MIN: 67 AVG: 84 MAX: 87 Radeon PRO W7500 ............ MIN: 69 AVG: 81 MAX: 84 Blender 4.3 Blend File: Junkshop Seconds < Lower Is Better NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada - OptiX . 22.29 |============== NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada - OptiX . 7.42 |===== NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada - OptiX . 14.76 |========= NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada ......... 38.35 |======================== NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada ......... 11.32 |======= NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada ......... 23.19 |=============== Radeon PRO W7700 ............ 31.26 |==================== Radeon PRO W7900 ............ 19.14 |============ Radeon PRO W7600 ............ 48.26 |============================== Radeon PRO W7500 ............ 67.15 |========================================== Blender 4.3 GPU Power Consumption Monitor Watts < Lower Is Better NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 8 AVG: 50 MAX: 63 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 43 AVG: 169 MAX: 300 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 15 AVG: 76 MAX: 105 NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada ......... MIN: 8 AVG: 50 MAX: 60 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada ......... MIN: 45 AVG: 176 MAX: 300 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada ......... MIN: 15 AVG: 78 MAX: 102 Radeon PRO W7700 ............ MIN: 9 AVG: 117 MAX: 150 Radeon PRO W7900 ............ MIN: 13 AVG: 165 MAX: 242 Radeon PRO W7600 ............ MIN: 1 AVG: 84 MAX: 100 Radeon PRO W7500 ............ MIN: 1 AVG: 48 MAX: 54 Blender 4.3 GPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 62 AVG: 71 MAX: 75 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 74 AVG: 79 MAX: 84 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada - OptiX . MIN: 56 AVG: 63 MAX: 68 NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada ......... MIN: 64 AVG: 73 MAX: 76 NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada ......... MIN: 75 AVG: 80 MAX: 85 NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada ......... MIN: 59 AVG: 65 MAX: 69 Radeon PRO W7700 ............ MIN: 63 AVG: 74 MAX: 80 Radeon PRO W7900 ............ MIN: 69 AVG: 76 MAX: 82 Radeon PRO W7600 ............ MIN: 70 AVG: 80 MAX: 83 Radeon PRO W7500 ............ MIN: 71 AVG: 77 MAX: 79