VII 16 GB for Blender
GCN 5.1 GPU suited to solid Blender production work with a strong balance of speed and memory capacity.
Last updated: October 1, 2026
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- Blender Cycles score
- 1,319
- 8.8× slower than
- VRAM
- 16 GB
- More headroom for complex scenes
- Released
- 2019
- Render support
- OpenCL
- Power draw (TDP)
- 295 W
- System PSU
- 750 W
Technical specifications
GPU
- ArchitectureGCN 5.1
- Stream processors3840
- Compute units60
- Boost frequency1750 MHz
Memory
- Bandwidth1,024 GB/s
- Bus width4096-bit
- Memory typeHBM2
Clocks & manufacturing
- Boost clock1750 MHz
- Base clock1400 MHz
- Process size7 nm
- GPU chipVega 20
Power & PSU sources
GPU power ratings
Typical Board Power (Desktop): 300 W · Typical board power
Manufacturer: AMD reference specifications ↗ · Checked Sep 23, 2026 · Reference card
TDP: 295 W
Secondary source: RightNow GPU Database / TechPowerUp ↗ · Checked Sep 23, 2026 · Reference card
System power supply
Minimum PSU Recommendation: 750 W
Manufacturer: AMD reference specifications ↗ · Checked Sep 23, 2026 · Reference system
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.
VII 16 GB Blender benchmarks
Estimated time to render one benchmark frame · Lower is faster.
Blender 4.2.0 · HIP · 17 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 VII 16 GB good for Blender?
A concise editorial read on where this GPU looks strong, the tradeoffs to keep in mind, and who it suits best.
Who should choose it
- GCN 5.1 GPU suited to solid Blender production work with a strong balance of speed and memory capacity.
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