Build for 3D and Blender
Final renders in Blender Cycles, Octane or Redshift, where render time is money.
Budget
Goal: Solid render speed
$1,867
- Renders about 1.4× as fast as a typical entry gaming PC (Ryzen 5 7600 + RTX 5060)
- 16 GB video memory: most production scenes fit
- About 320 W at full load
- Processor
- 6C/12T
- Graphics
- 16 GB card
- Memory
- 32 GB DDR5
- Storage
- 2 TB
- Peak power
- ~320 W
- ProcessorRyzen 5 9600X$304 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- MotherboardASRock A620M-HDV/M.2+$119 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- MemoryKingston Fury Beast 32GB (2×16) DDR5-6000$374 at Mwave (opens store in a new tab)
- Graphics cardZotac GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB Twin Edge$639 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- StorageKingston NV3 2TB$184 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- CPU coolerDeepCool AK400$44 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- Power supplyMSI MAG A650BN$79 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- CaseJonsbo D31 Mesh$124 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
Mid-range
Best valueGoal: Fast renders
$3,052
- Renders about 2.4× as fast as a typical entry gaming PC (Ryzen 5 7600 + RTX 5060)
- 16 GB video memory: most production scenes fit
- About 533 W at full load
- Processor
- 14C/20T
- Graphics
- 16 GB card
- Memory
- 64 GB DDR5
- Storage
- 2 TB
- Peak power
- ~533 W
- ProcessorCore i5-14600K$354 at PC Case Gear (opens store in a new tab)
- MotherboardMSI PRO B760M-A WiFi$219 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
- MemoryCorsair Vengeance 64GB (2×32) DDR5-6000$689 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- Graphics cardMSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB Ventus 3X OC$1,304 at Scorptec (opens store in a new tab)
- StorageKingston NV3 2TB$184 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- CPU coolerThermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE$54 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- Power supplyCorsair RM750e (2023)$124 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- CaseJonsbo D31 Mesh$124 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
High-end
Goal: Fastest single-card renders
$6,302
- Renders about 4.0× as fast as a typical entry gaming PC (Ryzen 5 7600 + RTX 5060)
- 32 GB video memory: very large scenes fit
- About 789 W at full load
- Processor
- 12C/24T
- Graphics
- 32 GB card
- Memory
- 64 GB DDR5
- Storage
- 2 TB
- Peak power
- ~789 W
- ProcessorRyzen 9 9900X$604 at PC Case Gear (opens store in a new tab)
- MotherboardASRock B650M Pro RS WiFi$199 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- MemoryCorsair Vengeance 64GB (2×32) DDR5-6000$689 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- Graphics cardZotac GeForce RTX 5090 32GB Solid$4,049 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- StorageWD Black SN850X 2TB$249 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
- CPU coolerDeepCool AK400$44 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- Power supplySeasonic Vertex GX-1200$344 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- CaseJonsbo D31 Mesh$124 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
Second-hand value pick
Used cardA second-hand RTX 3090 has 24 GB of video memory for much less than a new card with as much.
$3,154
- Renders about 1.7× as fast as a typical entry gaming PC (Ryzen 5 7600 + RTX 5060)
- 24 GB video memory: very large scenes fit
- About 583 W at full load
- Processor
- 14C/20T
- Graphics
- 24 GB card
- Memory
- 64 GB DDR5
- Storage
- 2 TB
- Peak power
- ~583 W
- ProcessorCore i5-14600K$354 at PC Case Gear (opens store in a new tab)
- MotherboardMSI PRO B760M-A WiFi$219 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
- MemoryCorsair Vengeance 64GB (2×32) DDR5-6000$689 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- Graphics cardASUS GeForce RTX 3090 24GB TUF Gaming OC$1,406 second-hand (opens store in a new tab)
- StorageKingston NV3 2TB$184 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- CPU coolerThermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE$54 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- Power supplyCorsair RM750e (2023)$124 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- CaseJonsbo D31 Mesh$124 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
Buying second-hand? Check the card works under load before paying, and use the used PC checker for whole PCs.
What matters
- The fastest NVIDIA card you can afford: render time drops almost in step with its speed.
- 16 GB of video memory or more, so scenes fit on the card.
- A strong power supply and good airflow: long renders keep the card at full power.
What to skip
- Expensive processors: they sit mostly idle during GPU renders.
Good to know
- Octane and Redshift are NVIDIA-only; Blender Cycles works on others, just slower.
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