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Can My PC Run Blender?

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Free and open-source 3D creation suite covering modelling, animation and rendering.

Blender System Requirements

Version 4.x

Minimum Requirements

CPU
64-bit quad core CPU with SSE4.2 supportIntel Core i5-8400 specs →AMD Ryzen 5 2600 specs →
GPU
Graphics card with 2 GB VRAM, OpenGL 4.3NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 specs →
VRAM
2 GB
RAM
8 GB
Storage
5 GB
OS
Windows 10 64-bit or later
DirectX
Not stated
Network
Not stated

Recommended Requirements

CPU
8-core CPUIntel Core i7-13700K specs →AMD Ryzen 7 5700X specs →
GPU
Graphics card with 8 GB VRAMNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB specs →AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT specs →
VRAM
8 GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
10 GB · SSD required
OS
Windows 10 64-bit or later
DirectX
Not stated
Network
Not stated
Transcribed from the publisher — not yet re-checkedSource: Blender system requirements

Application details

Vendor
Blender Foundation
Version
4.x
Licence
Open source
Last verified
Not yet verified

About Blender

Blender covers modelling, sculpting, animation, simulation, compositing and video editing. Its Cycles renderer is GPU-accelerated and benefits enormously from VRAM — a scene that does not fit in graphics memory falls back to far slower CPU rendering. The Eevee real-time renderer is much lighter.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Blender need an NVIDIA graphics card?
No. Cycles supports NVIDIA (CUDA and OptiX), AMD (HIP) and Intel (oneAPI) GPUs, as well as CPU rendering. OptiX on NVIDIA RTX cards is currently the fastest path for ray-traced rendering, but it is not a requirement for using Blender.

What PC do I need for Blender?

For a comfortable experience, the publisher's recommended specification asks for the following. This is their figure, not our estimate.

Graphics card
Graphics card with 8 GB VRAM
Processor
8-core CPU
Memory
32 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB
Operating system
Windows 10 64-bit or later

Not sure how your parts compare? Run the check above or read what these tiers mean.

Can my laptop run Blender?

The same check applies — enter the parts your laptop actually contains. Be aware that a laptop graphics chip is usually slower than the desktop card it shares a name with, because the manufacturer sets a lower power limit. A laptop advertising the Graphics card with 8 GB VRAM named here may therefore fall somewhat short of it in practice, and sustained performance drops further as the machine heats up. Treat a borderline laptop result as optimistic rather than assured.

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