Quadro RTX 8000 for Blender
High-end Turing GPU built for large Blender scenes, heavier assets, and very fast Cycles rendering.
Last updated: October 1, 2026
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$2,468.96
Checked Oct 2, 2026
- Blender Cycles score
- 2,681
- 4.3× slower than
- VRAM
- 48 GB
- More capacity for heavy scenes
- Released
- 2018
- Render support
- OptiX, CUDA
- Power draw (TDP)
- 260 W
- Suggested system PSU
- 600 W
Technical specifications
GPU
- ArchitectureTuring
- CUDA cores4,608
- Tensor cores576
- RT cores72
Memory
- TypeGDDR6
- Bandwidth672 GB/s
- Bus width384-bit
Clocks & manufacturing
- Boost clock1770 MHz
- Base clock1395 MHz
- Process size12 nm
- GPU chipTU102
Power & PSU sources
GPU power ratings
TDP: 260 W
Secondary source: RightNow GPU Database / TechPowerUp ↗ · Checked Sep 23, 2026 · Reference card
System power supply
Suggested PSU: 600 W
Secondary source: RightNow GPU Database / TechPowerUp ↗ · Checked Sep 23, 2026 · Reference system
Third-party source suggestion; not the manufacturer’s minimum system requirement.
GPU power ratings and whole-system PSU recommendations measure different things. Check the exact card and the source’s system assumptions.
Quadro RTX 8000 Blender benchmarks
Estimated time to render one benchmark frame · Lower is faster.
Blender 4.4.0 · OptiX · 5 runs
About these estimates
Times estimate one frame of each benchmark scene from the same runs, Blender version and backend as the displayed Cycles score. The calculation uses 240 samples for Junkshop, 256 for Monster and 300 for Classroom, plus a 19% estimation buffer. Actual project render times vary. Results from different Blender versions may not be directly comparable.
Is Quadro RTX 8000 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
- 48 GB of GDDR6 VRAM
- Turing architecture with 12 nm process size
- High memory bandwidth of 672 GB/s
Tradeoffs to know
- Older generation GPU
- Higher power consumption compared to newer models
Who should choose it
- High-end Turing GPU built for large Blender scenes, heavier assets, and very fast Cycles rendering.
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