Best GPU for Blender 2026

Across every GPU tested, the RTX 5090 leads Blender rendering with 15,017 combined points — 29% faster than the previous-generation RTX 4090 at 11,688 — while the RTX 5060 delivers 3,687 points at just 145W and $299. NVIDIA dominates the upper rankings in raw Blender throughput, with all RTX 50-series cards using the CUDA backend. Among value picks, the RTX 5070 hits 6,164 points at $549 (11.2 pts/$), edging the similarly priced RX 9070 XT's 3,133 points at $599. The RX 7800 XT rounds out the lineup at 2,421 points. For pure rendering output, the RTX 5070 or 5070 Ti offer the best mix of speed, efficiency, and price for most creators stepping up from a mid-range card.