RTX 4000 Ada Generation for Blender
Ada Lovelace GPU suited to serious Blender work, strong Cycles performance, and complex production scenes.
Last updated: May 26, 2026
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4,493
Solid mid-range speed for everyday rendering and moderate scenes.
20 GB
Comfortable for most production work and complex asset sets.
6,144
Solid core count for most Blender rendering tasks.
Ada Lovelace
Current-generation design with efficient ray tracing and strong Cycles throughput.
360 GB/s
Lower bandwidth may become a bottleneck in texture-heavy or complex scenes.
2175 MHz
Standard clock speed for modern GPUs.
OptiX, CUDA
OptiX is typically the fastest option; CUDA provides a reliable fallback.
130 W
Low power — easy to cool and efficient for smaller builds.
2023
More technical details
Core specs
- Tensor cores: 192Tensor coresIn Blender, tensor cores primarily accelerate the OptiX AI denoiser, which can clean up noisy renders much faster than traditional denoising. They also help with AI-powered features like DLSS in the viewport.
- RT cores: 48Ray tracingHardware ray tracing support can speed up tasks that rely on realistic light transport, reflections, shadows, and path tracing.
- Base clock: 1500 MHzBase clockIt is useful as a baseline specification, but real Blender performance depends on the full GPU design, not just the base clock number.
- Process size: 5 nmProcess nodeSmaller process nodes can improve efficiency and density, but they are not a direct performance score. They are best read as part of the overall architecture story.
Memory specs
- Memory type: GDDR6Memory typeYou will often see names like GDDR6 or GDDR6X. In practice, memory type matters less on its own than overall memory bandwidth and total VRAM.
- Memory bus: 160-bitMemory busA wider bus can move more data at once, but real performance also depends on memory speed and architecture. Bus width alone does not tell the full story.
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 4000 Ada Generation 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
- Ada Lovelace Architecture
- 20 GB GDDR6 VRAM
- 5 nm Process Node
- Enhanced rendering speeds with 6144 CUDA cores
- Improved AI-driven tasks with 192 Tensor cores
- Advanced ray tracing capabilities with 48 RT cores
Tradeoffs to know
- Workstation-specific, may not be ideal for gaming
- Higher cost compared to consumer-grade GPUs
Who should choose it
- Future-proof your workstation with the latest NVIDIA technology
- Achieve faster render times with optimized CUDA and OPTIX support
- Benefit from the efficient 5 nm manufacturing process
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