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Yes it was very helpful, now I have a Ryzen 5 3600 64 GB ddr4 and a GTX 1660 6gb but I feel that Blender does not work for me so, it would be fine if I migrate to a new PC with this, i9 12900KF, 64GB ram ddr5 and an RTX 4070 ventus 3X 12GB for Blender? although with your video the answer would be yes!
I learned you are way to long winded. You wasted the first 3 minutes on useless gestures and doodoo! Not to mention the other 4.28 wasted ramblings. All you need to do was a list 1 minute tops. No one gives a crap about single thread or minimum, looking for recommended best CPU, BEST GRAPHICS card. People looking for advice on Blended already know what it is and does.
i did a project where a single rendered frame took about 30 minutes on an m1 pro mac book pro, and less than 45 seconds on my i7 12700k with 64gb ram and a nvidia 4070 master.. the working experience on booth systems is almost the same, but the render speed differences are enormous.
I'm currently in the market for a used laptop and this video helped me make an informed decision that doesn't break the bank and will also be okay for Blender: A ThinkPad P53 Workstation laptop with an Intel i7 9th-gen Hexa-Core @ 2.6GHz, 32 GB of RAM and an Nvidia Quadro T2000 with 4GB of GDDR5 VRAM
This is by far the best-explained video of System Specification I have seen on Productivity and creative work. Subscribed! A Hidden gem you are. Keep on Keeping on! 👏💯
to help future newbs: i have a 5600g, 16gb of ram, a gtx 1650 4gb of vram and if you're starting it would run everything you need up until you start to mess with 4k photo realistic high poly 3d models i mean, you could technically could but i wouldn 't recommend it if you value your time, but i'd say it's a good starting point
I’ve been doing shit on a Mac for the longest time I don’t give a rip they can take my money. I could’ve done 15 commissions in the time just trying to get it to work
So true. Any computer is a major investment for me. I use blender for 3d design mostly. I have no photorealistic or animation projects in the works. After studying the situation, I'm going with a mini that outperforms the old stuff I've been using. Hardware acceleration can wait til I actually need it.
All I know is I bought a friend's Windows 10 machine awhile back because it was better for streaming OBS than either of my laptops. But now that I'm back into Blender, trying to figure out peripherals that work, following tutorials, it's just one disaster after another. Non-Miracast support, no multiple HDMI outs, and I got all excited about doing pwnisher's CG challenge...opened up my first free particle effect (a big dust cloud) and the first time I stuck it in a .blend file, my PC froze for like ten hours. I need to upgrade.
I wish you would have educated the people on “running out of v ram” for the sake of really big complex scenes and the importance of accounting for your type of work.
A very well done video! Your explanations are very clear and engaging. Helped me decide the right CPU for my next PC. Thanks a lot! Just a quick thing that I would like to add. Some GPUs are very heavily optimised towards blender in comparison to other GPUs, so if you do more gaming than blender, it might be worth checking other benchmarks too. The other thing is, Nvidia 40 series isn't very worth it imho, since they tend to prioritise slightly higher performance with less vram... So also with investigating. I'll give an example for both. For me, the RX 6700 XT, Arc 770, RTX 4060 and RTX 3060 are about the same price, but I'll probably end up buying the 3060 because it has more vram than the 4060, and it's optimised much better for blender in comparison to the Intel and AMD cards... Hope that helps
@@viipeditz Hi Well, that really depends on where u live (because of prices), and what do you prioritise in a pc... If you mainly want a good pc for big heavy scenes, you might want to get more RAM and VRAM and cut wherever you can, but if you only want fast render times with smaller scenes, or if you do more gaming, it might be worth not going for too much vram/ram and getting a flat out faster card/cpu... If you haven't already, I would recommend checking your build out on PCpartspicker because it's really easy there to check for alternative parts, and see where can you spend a little less, or get a bit more.. And if you really care about blender, I would take a look at the blender open benchmarks (although you should take everything there with a big pinch of salt since benchmarks also change with other pc specs). If all of this doesn't help that much, feel free to send me a link to your pcpartspicker list and I'll write my opinion. Just note that I'm a 19yo person that likes blender and did a bit of research, so don't take my word too seriously. Hope this helps ^^
This has been really informative, as I'm getting a new laptop or desktop in the new year. I've had my Lenovo z710 laptop for like 9 years and it struggles on a NVIDIA GeForce GT745M 2GB graphics supporting DirectX 11, with an intel i7, so getting something new on a budget of 1200 will be a better difference hopefully
Hello, what about 7900 xtx with 24 gb vram? Is it good enough for blender, maybe it still slowly render than nvidia gpu, but it still good for blender right? My mainly is gaming but, i want learn blender (probably for 2d animation) . Or should i go for 4070 ti super? The price is almost same here, but the vram gap is 8 gb, hmm what do you think? For 2d animation i heard that the cpu is more matter than gpu, is it right?
Hard to pick a clear #1, but two options that are definitely on the higher end of specs would be: www.amazon.com/dp/B0BQNVT4S5?th=1 OR www.dell.com/en-us/shop/laptops/intel/spd/alienware-m18-r1-laptop/wnm18r1cto20
This is so useful, I'm going to start learning blender plus other creative stuff (also programming) and I'm also going to upgrade my setup, with a budget of $1229.69 approximately, so definitely not the best but yeah. Do you have any recommendations?
Nice video but the point about Macs not benefitting from GPU is not correct. Blender now has Metal API support so the GPUs in the M1 and M2 chips does make a huge improvement as opposed to rendering on the CPU alone. Ofcourse this is still nowhere near as fast as what the latest NVIDIA GPUs can do. Also, the high end M series chips can have up to 128gb of RAM shared between the CPU and GPU, so unlike a High end NVIDIA GPU that has typically has a maximum of 24GB VRAM, High-end macs can theoretically handle much larger files without hitting the memory bottleneck.
Thanks for sharing! Helpful stuff. I can see where we could have improved our word choice on this topic - we didn't mean to mislead anyone. The main point is that for those who are looking for speed, you still need to go with a PC with NVIDIA GPU even with all the Mac improvements.
My usage of blender is to create 3d embossed cylinders for 3d printing. Like you see for clay/pottery art. I am looking at this PC to purchase. Dell Optiplex 7010 Plus Small Form,Intel Core i9-13900 24-Core Processor,64GB DDR5,512GB SSD,DVD-RW,AMD Radeon RX 6300 2GB,Dual Monitor Capable,Windows 11 Pro. What is your opinion or recommendation on it? TIA!
I got an m2 beefed up Mac laptop and it is extremely fast. 8k images in 1-2 min or less. For larger files I use render farms. Laptop offers me mobility + speed and render farm offer unbelievably fast renders in the fly.
Good information! Do you have an affiliate link for Amazon for the best possible laptop to run Blender? Santa has promised to bring me whatever laptop is the best for Blender.
Please send this message to team@blenderacademy.com and an instructor will be happy to help you choose based on your location (and available computers in your region) and your budget.
I learned (through pain...) that the SPEED of RAM (measured in MHz) is as important as its size. It is a deal breaker if you buy a large, but slow, RAM.
What ever you're budget is spend half of it on GPU and spend 25%for cpu keep room for storage and ram upgrade What ever is the recommended power usage add 200-300w to for future upgrades And keep your case open with a portable fan blowing in it 😃
That computer will work really well for Blender! The one thing to note is that it won't run as fast with complex rendering and animations as it would if you had an NVIDIA-based PC, but it still should perform pretty well if you prefer the Mac workflow.
I am a beginner specialist and in a situation where I need to make a critically correct choice of a laptop, as I have struggled to save money and won't have the opportunity to buy a new one in the coming years. I definitely need a Windows laptop, but I am concerned about buying gaming laptops with dedicated graphics cards because they tend to overheat and may develop issues. Is it worth getting a Windows laptop with integrated graphics, or should I go for a gaming laptop?
In general a "gaming laptop" will have the best specs to get the most out of Blender. If you need more help in selecting your laptop, please send this message to team@blenderacademy.com and an instructor will help you further.
I have a pc from 2016 with core i5 6600k... 16 gb ram.. GTX970... However nowadays i am using blender as a hobby... And i feel rendering in cycles is pain in the ass with my computer 😢.. So planning to upgrade GPU to RTX 4070... I heared that it won't bottleneck with the CPU for Blender rendering.... Is this true? The bottle neck problem is only for gaming in PC? If so i can just upgrade the GPU, since changeing the whole pc will cost me more...😢 Can you advise me on this ?!
You're right that there's a bottleneck with that combo for gaming. With Blender, we have read that people are able to make the two work together successfully, but don't have firsthand experience. Here's a relevant discussion that might help: blenderartists.org/t/6700k-with-4070/1471816/14
Hi I have a question. I’ve heard that single core is better for gaming while multi core is better for rendering. What if I want to do both? Is there a solution?
The best solution is to choose a high-performance CPU that excels in both single-core and multi-core tasks, like an Intel i7/i9 or AMD Ryzen 7/9. This way, you can enjoy great gaming performance while still being able to handle rendering efficiently.
@@BlenderAcademyTutorials thanks. What about the threadripper CPUs? Are they Overkill? I Will probably use the gpu for rendering but I think I’ll be doing a lot of simulations which use cpu
Hello, I would like to get your opinion on a subject. I am looking for a laptop that I can do architectural drawing, 3D and rendering in the next 4-5 years. I am looking for laptops with amd processors. (In general, when I look at it, the cpu seems to give better performance in rendering). I don't know how to choose the ram. ddr5 4800 mhz laptops have been released for the last 2 years. Currently, 5600 mhz laptops are available. How does 4800-5600 mhz difference for ram make a difference in 3d max and corona rendering? I am undecided because there is a serious price difference between them. How effective is laptop ram speed?
At the start of the video you touched on the 4 things to focus on but at the end you left out a recommendation for the VRAM. do you have one? Great video though! Tons of info. Very helpful.
@@BlenderAcademyTutorialsappreciate the video. But if it's great for blender, please tell me why Blender crashes when I go to render. I have AMD Ryzen 7
I've been having such a hard time deciding between AMD's Ryzen 7800x3D, 7900x, or if there might be a better choice. Trying to find the right balance between gaming, 3d work, and render is hard. Is there a minimum number of cores/threads needed for rendering?
At the moment, you would want at least 8 cores with 16 cores probably being ideal (more than 16 cores and you start to get into a place where the speed of a single core is low enough that the tradeoff is no longer worth it) For the choice between the two AMD options, both will do great! If you can step up to the more expensive option, it will be faster - but if budget is a factor then you will be fine at the less expensive option.
I am going for a 4070 super 12gb vram and 32 gb ddr5 RAM, I am confused between AMD Ryzen 7 7700x or Intel i7 12700k...Should I consider intel for productivity or amd for performance & futureproof for Blender?
I have m1 max with 64gbram . But it seems still slow working for some project for me. I have budget to build pc with amd 7800x3d, rtx 4070ti, 32ram. Does this will makes change to work/render better or will it be the same with my previous m1max? Thanks
can you help me figure it out? i have a rtx 4070, it has 12gb vram of course. i am working on a big project on blender and the problem right now is that i am really low on vram, with my current budget i am looking to buy a rx 7900xtx with 24gb. i dont know if that is a good choice or not because i am worried that the 7900xtx is not worth the upgrade or will have many problems with 3d like some information i have found Many thanks ❤
In theory, the 7900 isn't tuned to perform nearly as fast as an NVIDIA GPU, so I'm afraid that even with more VRAM, it may not give you the boost you are hoping for. That being said, contact us at team@blenderacademy.com and an instructor will be happy to help you try to figure out an option that will work within your budget.
I've been a Mac user all my life and have never purchased or custom built any kind of PC in the past. Is there an 'off the shelf' pc that would be a good mid to low range computer for running blender. I'm imagining doing mostly low poly work. Thanks in advance.
One question,what type of motherboards would be good.I was thinking like getting an Asus proart series type of motherboard cause it supports multiple mvme slots.Or is that really unnessary ,like is it just a waste of money
hey, i'm wondering what CPU is the best for me to use since i use blender a lot. (i have a 9th GEN intel core i5 9400F 2.90ghz) I just bought a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8gb and i realized that i need a better memory card and CPU. im planning to get a 32gb (or if i can afford it) a 64gb card. i also use blender for simulations, commissions and a ton of modelling so i do ALOT in blender. What cpu do you recommend? and what works with my PC (acer nitro N50-600) (hope u answer)
I am working on a short film in blender that will require animation and simulations (cloth sim, rigid body collision’s etc.) Are these specs good for that? 12900k, rtx 4080, Asus Gaming E motherboard, 128gb of ram
It's usually enough. You would only need more RAM on more complex projects where Blender has to store much more information as it runs through different processes in the background.
I think going for the quadro/firepro equivalent of an Nvidia GTX or Radeon will be a good idea. Like a quadro m4000m for example. Or even better, RTX quadro or Ada series.
While Quadro or Radeon Pro cards offer high-end performance, they are not significantly faster for most Blender tasks (like rendering) than high-end consumer GPUs like the RTX 3060, 3070, or 3080. RTX 3000 and 4000 series GPUs (or even a high-end GTX) often provide much better performance per dollar for rendering and general 3D work compared to the more expensive professional-grade cards.
@@BlenderAcademyTutorials Hmmn. Really? That's interesting. But the quadro/firepro cards were made specifically for 3D rendering, sculpting, animation, simulation, video editing, etc. And have their drivers custom-made for such tasks. They also tend to remain updated for longer than their gaming-centered counterparts. And also with better performance on OpenGL I think. I have an old & very low-end Nvidia quadro k2100m. But in sure if I had the Nvidia/Radeon equivalent of this card, I won't be able to get as much done on software like Blender, ZBrush, or even Photoshop. But fair point.
If you have to choose between a faster CPU and more RAM, we would recommend you prioritize the CPU. So an i9 with 16GB of RAM would be a better choice over i7 with 32GB of RAM.
Great video! I have a question about prioritizing specs when it comes to Blender and similar programs. Due to my budget I have to make sacrifices with either the CPU, GPU or RAM. Could you help me decide which specs are better to sacrifice when it comes to a smooth workflow? These are the options: i7-12700H > i5 -13500HX NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 > NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 36RAM > 16RAM I know you recommend 32RAM, but it really ramps up the price so I guess I'd have to sacrifice both CPU and GPU for that. BTW, I am getting a Lenovo Legion 5i Pro. Thank you for your help, guys!
Hi I'm currently considering learning Blender to change a job within the company I'm currently working with but I'm using a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) with following specs ; Processor ; 2,5 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5 Memory ; 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 Graphics ; Intel HD Graphics 4000 1536 MB Works that I'll be doing requires NO animations, but rather heavily-detailed luxury product 3D modelling. What should I do? (PS this model is one of the last MacBook that some parts are still upgradeable) Greatly appreciated for any advices.
Ideally you would upgrade your computer, either to a PC with an NVIDA GPU or to one of the new Macs with the M3 chip. These will help you model in Blender and also create realistic images of your product designs. If you need more specific guidance or have follow-along questions, be sure to send them to team@blenderacademy.com and an instructor will try to help.
Hello, I’m planning to buy a 2019 16inch macbook pro for blender Core i9-9980HK, 2.4ghz, 8core, 16gb ram, AMD Radeon Pro 560X, for 570$ I have the choice between AMD Radeon Pro 560X or AMD Radeon Pro 5300M Should i go for it or you think it won’t be enough?
The 2019 Macbook Pro options you listed will run Blender, but will not be nearly as fast as a PC with an NVIDIA GPU. If you are open to getting a PC, I recommend you find one with an NVIDIA GPU (search "gaming PC" or "gaming laptop" to find good options for Blender). If you are set on getting a Mac, the version you mentioned will run Blender, but some things like rendering will be slow.
So it sounds like aim for a Ryzen 7 7700 (since it is 8 core, 64bit), 32Gb RAM and then max out the GPU (e.g. RTX4080S)? Or better to get 2x RTX4060Ti 16Gb cards?
You'll probably be best off just going with the one better performing single GPU. Two GPUs could theoretically run faster, but your CPU could become the bottleneck if it's not fast enough to handle them both.
@@thedude16664070 16 GB costs $800. Is 12 GB enough for a map scene with mountains, buildings, forests, etc? And do you think price of GPU will decrease after 5000 series lunch? I want to use unreal engine and blender. So I am curious to know what will be good for me considering my budget.
It can certainly run Blender, but if you want certain tasks to run faster - especially rendering out still images or animations - then you'll be best off with a PC that has an NVIDIA GPU.
While the i3 7th Gen is a decent starting point for learning, as as you progress to more advanced animation and VFX work, upgrading to a newer CPU (such as an i5, i7, or Ryzen 5/7 with more cores) will provide a much better experience.
Hi, im new to the blender community, i want to learn and do all works, and also creating video's in blender, I have i5 12400f, h610 ddr5, 16 gb ram, 512 gb ssd, which will better GPU in budget friendly, and PSU.?
If you can afford it, go with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB VRAM): This is a great balance of price and performance for Blender. It supports CUDA cores and OptiX, both of which significantly speed up rendering in Blender’s Cycles engine. The 12GB of VRAM will help with more complex scenes and high-resolution textures. If you need something less expensive, go with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super (6GB VRAM): It is a great entry-level card for Blender. It won’t support OptiX, but it has CUDA cores and can handle most beginner to intermediate tasks in Blender.
Could anyone knowledgeable on the topic touch on whether a pc optimized for 3d production would also run the occasional game alright? I'm having trouble finding a definitive answer about the blend between workstation and gaming pc.
A PC optimized for 3D production (with a strong GPU, multi-core CPU, and sufficient RAM) will also run games well. Just make sure you use a gaming-friendly GPU like the NVIDIA RTX series or AMD Radeon, and you’ll have a system that handles both demanding 3D production tasks and modern games efficiently.
Well I'm using Mac for Blender and other 3D softwares, with my experience using Mac for 3D workflows i can't say that i agree to the recommendations in this video. You can use a Mac with Intel + AMD GPU or M-series Macs, Linux or Windows, with the GPU that you prefer, it docent have to be Nvidia. The only difference is the performance in Cycles render engine, but with the latest offerings from AMD and Apple in the GPU department, the difference is not that big anymore. If you're like me using Eevee for 99% there is no difference and with Blender 4,2 you can use raytracing in your render pipeline with Eevee with very good results + being much faster (viewport and render) than Cycles. It doas not matter if you prefer using Windows, Linux or macOS, they all work good and are well optimised.
Hello can somebody help me with my question? I wanna get started with Blender, specifically character modelling. And I plan to do 3d animation after I become adept in modelling. I have a Ryzen 5 5600g + RTX 30506gb. Would it be enough? when it comes to animation I strive something like Dillongoo's recent works. Idk whether to start now or save up for a better equipment. An in 3d modelling, something like game character models is what I have in mind that I'll be working with. Thanks to the person who'll answer this
You can start now with your current setup. It's more than capable for learning and working on character models and beginner-level animations. However, as you progress to larger, more complex projects with higher-poly models and more detailed environments, you might want to consider upgrading the GPU to something like an RTX 3060 or 3070 for faster rendering times, especially if you’re aiming for high-quality animations like those from Dillongoo.
The MacBook Pro M3 Pro with an 11-core CPU and 18GB RAM will perform well for most Blender tasks, including modeling, texturing, and animation. The only two considerations to be aware of: 1) 18GB of RAM is sufficient for most Blender workflows, especially if you are working with mid-complexity models, moderate textures, and animation scenes. However, if you work on highly detailed models with a lot of textures or complex simulations, more RAM (32GB or more) would be ideal. 2) While Blender is optimized for Metal (Apple's graphics framework), rendering performance may not match that of systems with dedicated GPUs like NVIDIA’s RTX series, particularly for Cycles rendering, which benefits from CUDA or OptiX (NVIDIA technologies). For real-time rendering in EEVEE, the M3 Pro's GPU should perform adequately.
newbe here - what specs if am just doing 2d animation (human face rendering with expression). goal is to create some short stories but with realistic looking humans ..
You'd be best off searching for "gaming PC" on a computer retailer's website and then going with the best NVIDIA-based PC you find in the results that fits within your budget. Of course, if you find some options and aren't sure how to choose between them, you can always send a message to team@blenderacademy.com and an instructor will be happy to give you advice.
Can I use blender in Dell precision 5550 Processor: Intel core i7 10875H Ram: 32GB SSD: 256 +1TB GPU: NVIDIA Quadro T1000 with 4GB VRAM Display: 1920x1080 resolution Please help me to give information...
The NVIDIA Quadro may not be the best choice - but the best way for us to help you with the decision is if you send a message to team@blenderacademy.com and an instructor will be happy to help.
Okay so the computers I'm looking at are either a intel core i7 13700KF with a 4060 TI $ or a AMD i5 5600X with a 4070 $$ and finally a intel core i7 13700KF with a 4070 TI $$$ which of these is the best for the price level
When it comes to rendering still images in Blender, the three price points will correlate to the time it takes to render your scenes with the 4060 TI being a little slower than the AMD/4070 which will be a little slower than the 4070 TI. So you'll have to be the judge of how important that time-to-render tradeoff is vs. your budget. Each file or scene will differ in the percentage increase in time that one setup will take vs. another, but they will generally perform in the order of price. If you are producing animations, then the slower speeds compound since you're rendering hundreds or thousands of frames per animation - in that case you likely want to go for the maximum you can afford.
hello sir, im planning to upgrade my pc in the future. ill also be using blender for my works, does rendering with both cpu and gpu really is faster than using the gpu alone?
GPU alone is the fastest rendering option. When we talk about the CPU and GPU together, we are talking about how you are going to have tasks in Blender that reply on a strong CPU working in tandem with a strong GPU.
but if theres a time that when you are rendering and the errors comes out saying "system has not enough vram" then using both cpu and gpu has the same speed of rendering duration but cpu brings out help from the rams to use the ram capacities? is that the other way to work if ur scene is too heavy?
I asked this question to Chat gpt for selecting best pc for my perticular budget ( although price got high from my budget) his reply was :- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X** - Upgrading to the Ryzen 7 5800X gives you more cores and threads, providing better performance for rendering and multitasking in Blender. **GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060** - The RTX 3060 offers improved rendering performance and better support for GPU-accelerated tasks in Blender compared to the GTX 1660 Super. **RAM: 32GB DDR4** - Increasing your RAM to 32GB will provide more headroom for larger Blender projects and improve overall system performance. **Storage: 1TB NVMe SSD** - A larger NVMe SSD will give you more storage space for projects and faster data access times. **Motherboard: B550 or X570** - Stick with a B550 or upgrade to an X570 motherboard for better features and future compatibility. **Power Supply: 600W** - Increase the power supply wattage to accommodate the higher-end components. **Case: Mid-Tower Case** - Continue with a mid-tower case with good airflow and room for future upgrades. This upgraded configuration should provide a significant boost in performance for Blender tasks, especially with the improved CPU and GPU. Again, prices may vary, so check for the latest deals and consider future upgradability when making your purchase.
I got a 10x performance increase in the classroom test by putting a radeon 5700 xt in my 5,1 macpro and upgrading past os 10.14 so i could enable gpu render in the new blender release. So yeah gpu matters even in a mac. The 2019 intel mac pro could make use of the gpu in blender out of the box.
I am making a pc withe these things.......... 1. AMD Ryzen 5700X3D 3Ghz-4.1GHz 100MB Cache, 8 Cores, 16 Threads 2. Gigabyte A520 DDR4 AMD Motherboard 3. RAM 16GB DDR4 4. SSD 256GB 5. HDD 1TB 6. Peladn GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB DDR6 GPU Is this is a good medium level PC to use blender latest version to do model, texture, animate and all things in blender? It's price 750 USD in my country Bangladesh 🇧🇩 i have a small budget. But, my blender skill is good. I'm making this PC with money I have saved from many days.
Great vid very informative. I have a laptop with i712700H . 16 GB system RAM and Rtx3050 with 4 gb VRAM. Will it run properly on blender cycles? I mainly do architectural renderings. (Only medium projects) Thanks
It will be able to create renderings using the Cycles rendering engine. If you were looking to upgrade, it could definitely be faster, but that is ultimately a matter of budget.
According to my research GPU series 30 or 40 doesn't matters, 3060 is good for raw performance like rendering, modelling but 4050 ,4060 except gaming and AI is not even comparable to 3060. We have to go with 4070 for same performance as 3060
Hello. Great video. Can someone tell me is this a good for AutoCAD and 3dsMax : Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 / Intel Core i9 (13th Gen) 13905H / 14-core 24 MB cache, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 / Intel Iris Xe Graphics 8 GB GDDR6 SDRAM, 64 GB - I will use it for creating interior designing projects.
You can use this combination for sculpting and animation - like anything, if you can afford a faster CPU then you will get more performance, but the i5 will certainly work fine if that's more in line with your budget.
It's good enough to run Blender, however, you might find that upgrading to 32GB of RAM and perhaps a little more horsepower for your CPU will make a big difference as you get more advanced with your Blender usage.
i have i7 12th generation processor, with 16gb ram and gigabyte motherboard. should i go with rtx 3060 for 3d modelling and animation in maya and blender?
im a blender beginner.. i only have a i7 8700k with 32gb ram... no gpu... i can do alot with it but some stuff, like rendering just take for ever... i got me a 4060 and its alot better now lol
I'm about to build a pc but i don't know which processor is better. Right now I have settled on ntel core i7-14700f processor tray and amd ryzen 9 5900x, can anyone help?
Interesting topic. Thanks for the tutorial and going into important details. But the infinite number of this movement noise quickly became too much. Every text and every appearance of something new over and over again with the same unnecessary sounds, which are also very loud, distracts too much from the content. At least there is no background music that is the same volume as the spoken word, what many tutorials have. But unfortunately the noise makes up for it. I think less would be more.
I have a Mac book air from 2013 lol I can use an earlier version and blender works decent after a few fixes but it crashes and the animations are very slow. It’s good for know as I’m just learning the basics but I plan on upgrading. Thanks for sharing this 💯
NONONONONO!!!! DO NOT GO WITH THE RTX 3050 PLEASE!!!! 🙏 FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, AND IF YOU CAN AFFORD, TRY TO ATLEAST BUY A RTX 3060 OR 3070 WOULD SAVE THE DAY!!
I have a Mac with 8 cpu cores and an 8 gb ram and let me tell you something. Rendering is horrific. I tried rendering the 7 s donut tutorial animation. My laptop managed to do 12 frames in 14 hours :(
Hello everyone. Please advice me which is better for AutoCad + 3ds Max for rendering. A laptop with Intel Core i9-13980HX RTX A3000 8 GB / Intel Core i7-14650HX NVIDIA RTX 4070 8GB or PC (workstation) ?
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Yes it was very helpful, now I have a Ryzen 5 3600 64 GB ddr4 and a GTX 1660 6gb but I feel that Blender does not work for me so, it would be fine if I migrate to a new PC with this, i9 12900KF, 64GB ram ddr5 and an RTX 4070 ventus 3X 12GB for Blender? although with your video the answer would be yes!
I learned you are way to long winded. You wasted the first 3 minutes on useless gestures and doodoo! Not to mention the other 4.28 wasted ramblings. All you need to do was a list 1 minute tops. No one gives a crap about single thread or minimum, looking for recommended best CPU, BEST GRAPHICS card. People looking for advice on Blended already know what it is and does.
i did a project where a single rendered frame took about 30 minutes on an m1 pro mac book pro, and less than 45 seconds on my i7 12700k with 64gb ram and a nvidia 4070 master.. the working experience on booth systems is almost the same, but the render speed differences are enormous.
Yes, you are definitely better off using PC with an NVIDIA GPU for rendering when compared to a Mac.
Is i5 14600k and rtx 4060 good for rendering?
@@Am_I_RajSingh4060 has similar performance with 3060, except it is more efficient with energy.
@@AlFirous I'm buying rtx 4060 ti
@@BlenderAcademyTutorials Linux also performs better than PC in most cases due to less bloat.
I'm currently in the market for a used laptop and this video helped me make an informed decision that doesn't break the bank and will also be okay for Blender:
A ThinkPad P53 Workstation laptop with an Intel i7 9th-gen Hexa-Core @ 2.6GHz, 32 GB of RAM and an Nvidia Quadro T2000 with 4GB of GDDR5 VRAM
Happy to hear that the video was helpful for you!
Big help and info dump, Thanks!
You're welcome!
This is by far the best-explained video of System Specification I have seen on Productivity and creative work. Subscribed! A Hidden gem you are. Keep on Keeping on! 👏💯
Wow, thanks for the kind words!
to help future newbs: i have a 5600g, 16gb of ram, a gtx 1650 4gb of vram and if you're starting it would run everything you need up until you start to mess with 4k photo realistic high poly 3d models
i mean, you could technically could but i wouldn 't recommend it if you value your time, but i'd say it's a good starting point
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Is worth update the R5 5600g to 57 5700x for blender? I have rtx 4070 super and 32gig of RAM
@@danielespinola2280 more cores never hurt nobody 🤣
The best computer is the one you can afford.
Yes - great point!
Can't*
I’ve been doing shit on a Mac for the longest time I don’t give a rip they can take my money. I could’ve done 15 commissions in the time just trying to get it to work
So true. Any computer is a major investment for me. I use blender for 3d design mostly. I have no photorealistic or animation projects in the works. After studying the situation, I'm going with a mini that outperforms the old stuff I've been using. Hardware acceleration can wait til I actually need it.
Yeah i have a gtx 1050 2 gb laptop and a 7 gen HQ intel cpu it's not good not bad but I don't know what should i upgrade to
This was surprisingly helpful. I didn't realize blender's recommended specs were so high.
Glad you found the video to be helpful!
All I know is I bought a friend's Windows 10 machine awhile back because it was better for streaming OBS than either of my laptops. But now that I'm back into Blender, trying to figure out peripherals that work, following tutorials, it's just one disaster after another. Non-Miracast support, no multiple HDMI outs, and I got all excited about doing pwnisher's CG challenge...opened up my first free particle effect (a big dust cloud) and the first time I stuck it in a .blend file, my PC froze for like ten hours. I need to upgrade.
I found the most helpful tip on how to calculate the Core and speed of the CPU.
Thanks for sharing!
Perfect timing thanks, helpful info :)
Glad you found this to be helpful!
Am planing to buy AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (5.1GHz Turbo - 16 Threads - Cache 32 Mo)
32 Go DDR5
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 8GB GDDR6
Will this be enough?
of course!
More vram is always a good thing
Yes, that system will work great with Blender!
try to build a pc it will be a lot better for you
I wish you would have educated the people on “running out of v ram” for the sake of really big complex scenes and the importance of accounting for your type of work.
Thanks for sharing that feedback - we will definitely include that note for future updates to our lessons.
A very well done video!
Your explanations are very clear and engaging. Helped me decide the right CPU for my next PC.
Thanks a lot!
Just a quick thing that I would like to add. Some GPUs are very heavily optimised towards blender in comparison to other GPUs, so if you do more gaming than blender, it might be worth checking other benchmarks too. The other thing is, Nvidia 40 series isn't very worth it imho, since they tend to prioritise slightly higher performance with less vram... So also with investigating.
I'll give an example for both. For me, the RX 6700 XT, Arc 770, RTX 4060 and RTX 3060 are about the same price, but I'll probably end up buying the 3060 because it has more vram than the 4060, and it's optimised much better for blender in comparison to the Intel and AMD cards...
Hope that helps
Thank you for the kind words and for the helpful feedback!
have you purchaged?
i'm also going with 3060 but the budget is 1000$
so can you suggest other components with future proof
@@viipeditz Hi
Well, that really depends on where u live (because of prices), and what do you prioritise in a pc... If you mainly want a good pc for big heavy scenes, you might want to get more RAM and VRAM and cut wherever you can, but if you only want fast render times with smaller scenes, or if you do more gaming, it might be worth not going for too much vram/ram and getting a flat out faster card/cpu...
If you haven't already, I would recommend checking your build out on PCpartspicker because it's really easy there to check for alternative parts, and see where can you spend a little less, or get a bit more.. And if you really care about blender, I would take a look at the blender open benchmarks (although you should take everything there with a big pinch of salt since benchmarks also change with other pc specs).
If all of this doesn't help that much, feel free to send me a link to your pcpartspicker list and I'll write my opinion. Just note that I'm a 19yo person that likes blender and did a bit of research, so don't take my word too seriously.
Hope this helps ^^
thank you so much i was wondering about building a dual xeon e5 2697 v4 workstation but you got me realized that the gpu matters more
You're welcome!
Thank you ❤
You're welcome 😊
This has been really informative, as I'm getting a new laptop or desktop in the new year. I've had my Lenovo z710 laptop for like 9 years and it struggles on a NVIDIA GeForce GT745M 2GB graphics supporting DirectX 11, with an intel i7, so getting something new on a budget of 1200 will be a better difference hopefully
You should be able to get a desktop PC for around $1200 USD that would be able to do a good job of running Blender.
Hello, what about 7900 xtx with 24 gb vram? Is it good enough for blender, maybe it still slowly render than nvidia gpu, but it still good for blender right? My mainly is gaming but, i want learn blender (probably for 2d animation) . Or should i go for 4070 ti super? The price is almost same here, but the vram gap is 8 gb, hmm what do you think? For 2d animation i heard that the cpu is more matter than gpu, is it right?
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@@BlenderAcademyTutorials lol cringe
do you think the recent model of amd graphic card can be a good alternative to the expensive nvidia option ? 😢
NVIDIA is a far better option when it comes to the types of things your computer needs to do when using Blender.
Really enjoyed the video, considering the factors shown in the video which would be the #1 laptop right now, without budget limitations.
Hard to pick a clear #1, but two options that are definitely on the higher end of specs would be:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0BQNVT4S5?th=1
OR
www.dell.com/en-us/shop/laptops/intel/spd/alienware-m18-r1-laptop/wnm18r1cto20
This is so useful, I'm going to start learning blender plus other creative stuff (also programming) and I'm also going to upgrade my setup, with a budget of $1229.69 approximately, so definitely not the best but yeah.
Do you have any recommendations?
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Thank you for this tutorial, quick and easy explanation of all the hardware specs!
You're welcome!
Nice video but the point about Macs not benefitting from GPU is not correct. Blender now has Metal API support so the GPUs in the M1 and M2 chips does make a huge improvement as opposed to rendering on the CPU alone. Ofcourse this is still nowhere near as fast as what the latest NVIDIA GPUs can do. Also, the high end M series chips can have up to 128gb of RAM shared between the CPU and GPU, so unlike a High end NVIDIA GPU that has typically has a maximum of 24GB VRAM, High-end macs can theoretically handle much larger files without hitting the memory bottleneck.
I have ran out of memory a lot on my M1 laptop, still needs improvement :(
Thanks for sharing! Helpful stuff. I can see where we could have improved our word choice on this topic - we didn't mean to mislead anyone. The main point is that for those who are looking for speed, you still need to go with a PC with NVIDIA GPU even with all the Mac improvements.
metal api is horrible
I LIKE YOUR ENGERY IN YOUR VIDEOS
We're glad to hear you like our videos!
My usage of blender is to create 3d embossed cylinders for 3d printing. Like you see for clay/pottery art. I am looking at this PC to purchase. Dell Optiplex 7010 Plus Small Form,Intel Core i9-13900 24-Core Processor,64GB DDR5,512GB SSD,DVD-RW,AMD Radeon RX 6300 2GB,Dual Monitor Capable,Windows 11 Pro. What is your opinion or recommendation on it? TIA!
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As a 3D artist for the last twenty years. I only use PC's with RTX GPU'S. So does every 3D design studio I have ever worked in. Just saying.
Yep - that's the best setup for getting the fastest performance out of Blender!
What laptop would you buy for blender? I really need some insight.
@@benicio1967Do you need mobility? If not get PC with RTX GPU
RTX didn't exist 20 years ago... The first RTX card from nvidia was released 6 years ago.
@@gamechannel1271 and before RTX it would be still NVIDIA mainly ( like when they introduced CUDA for example)
Is this setup good enough for blender rendering?
Processor Ii7 13700K
Motherboard MSI Pro Z790-P WI-FI DDR5
RAM Corsair Vengeance 32GB (16x2) 5200MHz DDR5
Graphics Card RTX 4070 12GB
CPU Cooler Cooler Master MasterLiquid 360L
SSD Crucial P3 500GB M.2 NVMe
SSD 2 Crucial P3 500GB M.2 NVMe
SMPS Cooler Master MWE 750 80+ Gold
Case LIAN LI Lancool 216 ARGB E-ATX TG
Yes, you can create Blender renderings with that set-up.
I got an m2 beefed up Mac laptop and it is extremely fast. 8k images in 1-2 min or less. For larger files I use render farms. Laptop offers me mobility + speed and render farm offer unbelievably fast renders in the fly.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
M2 Max@@ghostrun101
Well, compared to a similar prized PC, this isn't considered fast...
So which lap top should I get for blender🤔
How many GB RAM?
Good information! Do you have an affiliate link for Amazon for the best possible laptop to run Blender? Santa has promised to bring me whatever laptop is the best for Blender.
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wow amazing video! Everything was so insightful and clear cut!
Really happy to hear that you liked the video!
I learned (through pain...) that the SPEED of RAM (measured in MHz) is as important as its size. It is a deal breaker if you buy a large, but slow, RAM.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Id argue that size is more important. I dont think its possible to do any professional work with 8gb of ram.
What ever you're budget is spend half of it on GPU and spend 25%for cpu keep room for storage and ram upgrade
What ever is the recommended power usage add 200-300w to for future upgrades
And keep your case open with a portable fan blowing in it 😃
Thanks for sharing your insight!
I am aiming for 3d animation, 3d rendering and also motion graphics. Does 16Vram enough for me? or should I aim for 24Vram gpu?
The more VRAM you can afford, the better!
Linus has tested 3 minis this week, the 7840 ryzen failed badly in blender, I found it strange, does this look right to you?
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I‘m thinking of getting a m4pro mac mini with 48ram, but not sure yet if it makes sense with blender, i just love the workflow with mac‘s.
That computer will work really well for Blender! The one thing to note is that it won't run as fast with complex rendering and animations as it would if you had an NVIDIA-based PC, but it still should perform pretty well if you prefer the Mac workflow.
I am a beginner specialist and in a situation where I need to make a critically correct choice of a laptop, as I have struggled to save money and won't have the opportunity to buy a new one in the coming years.
I definitely need a Windows laptop, but I am concerned about buying gaming laptops with dedicated graphics cards because they tend to overheat and may develop issues.
Is it worth getting a Windows laptop with integrated graphics, or should I go for a gaming laptop?
In general a "gaming laptop" will have the best specs to get the most out of Blender. If you need more help in selecting your laptop, please send this message to team@blenderacademy.com and an instructor will help you further.
I have a pc from 2016 with core i5 6600k... 16 gb ram.. GTX970... However nowadays i am using blender as a hobby... And i feel rendering in cycles is pain in the ass with my computer 😢.. So planning to upgrade GPU to RTX 4070... I heared that it won't bottleneck with the CPU for Blender rendering.... Is this true? The bottle neck problem is only for gaming in PC? If so i can just upgrade the GPU, since changeing the whole pc will cost me more...😢 Can you advise me on this ?!
You're right that there's a bottleneck with that combo for gaming. With Blender, we have read that people are able to make the two work together successfully, but don't have firsthand experience. Here's a relevant discussion that might help: blenderartists.org/t/6700k-with-4070/1471816/14
Hi I have a question. I’ve heard that single core is better for gaming while multi core is better for rendering. What if I want to do both? Is there a solution?
The best solution is to choose a high-performance CPU that excels in both single-core and multi-core tasks, like an Intel i7/i9 or AMD Ryzen 7/9. This way, you can enjoy great gaming performance while still being able to handle rendering efficiently.
@@BlenderAcademyTutorials thanks. What about the threadripper CPUs? Are they Overkill? I Will probably use the gpu for rendering but I think I’ll be doing a lot of simulations which use cpu
Also if you don’t mind, which is better 2 4080 supers or 1 4090?
Hello, I would like to get your opinion on a subject. I am looking for a laptop that I can do architectural drawing, 3D and rendering in the next 4-5 years. I am looking for laptops with amd processors. (In general, when I look at it, the cpu seems to give better performance in rendering). I don't know how to choose the ram. ddr5 4800 mhz laptops have been released for the last 2 years. Currently, 5600 mhz laptops are available. How does 4800-5600 mhz difference for ram make a difference in 3d max and corona rendering? I am undecided because there is a serious price difference between them. How effective is laptop ram speed?
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At the start of the video you touched on the 4 things to focus on but at the end you left out a recommendation for the VRAM. do you have one? Great video though! Tons of info. Very helpful.
Please email team@blenderacademy.com and an instructor will try to help with your particular situation in terms of which options you're looking at.
How about AMD Ryzen? Does it work well with Blender?
Yes, it's good and fast
Yes, it's a great CPU for running Blender
@@BlenderAcademyTutorialsappreciate the video. But if it's great for blender, please tell me why Blender crashes when I go to render. I have AMD Ryzen 7
Depends which CPU or CPU GPU combination.
Check out the "blender benchmarks"
I've been having such a hard time deciding between AMD's Ryzen 7800x3D, 7900x, or if there might be a better choice. Trying to find the right balance between gaming, 3d work, and render is hard. Is there a minimum number of cores/threads needed for rendering?
At the moment, you would want at least 8 cores with 16 cores probably being ideal (more than 16 cores and you start to get into a place where the speed of a single core is low enough that the tradeoff is no longer worth it)
For the choice between the two AMD options, both will do great! If you can step up to the more expensive option, it will be faster - but if budget is a factor then you will be fine at the less expensive option.
Fantastic presentation 🤗
Happy to hear you liked the video!
I am going for a 4070 super 12gb vram and 32 gb ddr5 RAM, I am confused between AMD Ryzen 7 7700x or Intel i7 12700k...Should I consider intel for productivity or amd for performance & futureproof for Blender?
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Hi, any recommendations for a laptop around 1000-1500 $ (good enough for interior designing and game environment)
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I have m1 max with 64gbram . But it seems still slow working for some project for me. I have budget to build pc with amd 7800x3d, rtx 4070ti, 32ram. Does this will makes change to work/render better or will it be the same with my previous m1max? Thanks
The PC build should perform better due to the fact that you have an NVIDIA GPU which is tuned to run Blender faster than Mac hardware.
can you help me figure it out? i have a rtx 4070, it has 12gb vram of course. i am working on a big project on blender and the problem right now is that i am really low on vram, with my current budget i am looking to buy a rx 7900xtx with 24gb. i dont know if that is a good choice or not because i am worried that the 7900xtx is not worth the upgrade or will have many problems with 3d like some information i have found
Many thanks ❤
In theory, the 7900 isn't tuned to perform nearly as fast as an NVIDIA GPU, so I'm afraid that even with more VRAM, it may not give you the boost you are hoping for.
That being said, contact us at team@blenderacademy.com and an instructor will be happy to help you try to figure out an option that will work within your budget.
I've been a Mac user all my life and have never purchased or custom built any kind of PC in the past. Is there an 'off the shelf' pc that would be a good mid to low range computer for running blender. I'm imagining doing mostly low poly work. Thanks in advance.
how much do u wanna spend
I guess I'd like to keep it around $1,000 +/- if that's even possible. @@gcontre_
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One question,what type of motherboards would be good.I was thinking like getting an Asus proart series type of motherboard cause it supports multiple mvme slots.Or is that really unnessary ,like is it just a waste of money
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hey, i'm wondering what CPU is the best for me to use since i use blender a lot. (i have a 9th GEN intel core i5 9400F 2.90ghz) I just bought a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8gb and i realized that i need a better memory card and CPU. im planning to get a 32gb (or if i can afford it) a 64gb card. i also use blender for simulations, commissions and a ton of modelling so i do ALOT in blender. What cpu do you recommend? and what works with my PC (acer nitro N50-600) (hope u answer)
For CPU, the Ryzen 5 5600 or i5 126000K CPUs should both pair well.
@@BlenderAcademyTutorials does ryzen work with intel core cpu?
I am working on a short film in blender that will require animation and simulations (cloth sim, rigid body collision’s etc.) Are these specs good for that? 12900k, rtx 4080, Asus Gaming E motherboard, 128gb of ram
That sounds like a good computer for what you need to do
I have 32GB RAM is it enough? I don't understand when we need ram 64GB ?
It's usually enough. You would only need more RAM on more complex projects where Blender has to store much more information as it runs through different processes in the background.
I think going for the quadro/firepro equivalent of an Nvidia GTX or Radeon will be a good idea. Like a quadro m4000m for example. Or even better, RTX quadro or Ada series.
While Quadro or Radeon Pro cards offer high-end performance, they are not significantly faster for most Blender tasks (like rendering) than high-end consumer GPUs like the RTX 3060, 3070, or 3080. RTX 3000 and 4000 series GPUs (or even a high-end GTX) often provide much better performance per dollar for rendering and general 3D work compared to the more expensive professional-grade cards.
@@BlenderAcademyTutorials Hmmn. Really? That's interesting. But the quadro/firepro cards were made specifically for 3D rendering, sculpting, animation, simulation, video editing, etc. And have their drivers custom-made for such tasks. They also tend to remain updated for longer than their gaming-centered counterparts. And also with better performance on OpenGL I think. I have an old & very low-end Nvidia quadro k2100m. But in sure if I had the Nvidia/Radeon equivalent of this card, I won't be able to get as much done on software like Blender, ZBrush, or even Photoshop. But fair point.
Hey, should I get a RTX 3060 12GB VRAM or an RTX 4060 8GB VRAM (on budget)
Either would work fine - go with the less expensive of the two since you're on a budget.
I have HP G3 840 core I5 6th generation. 16gb RAM, 256 SSD and 320 HDD what do you suggest how much is my system favorable with blender specs.
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Do I need 32 gb ram? Would 16 gb make things frustrating for me. I am confused between a i9 + 16 gb ram vs i7+32 gb ram. I want to do 3d animation.
If you have to choose between a faster CPU and more RAM, we would recommend you prioritize the CPU. So an i9 with 16GB of RAM would be a better choice over i7 with 32GB of RAM.
Great video!
I have a question about prioritizing specs when it comes to Blender and similar programs.
Due to my budget I have to make sacrifices with either the CPU, GPU or RAM.
Could you help me decide which specs are better to sacrifice when it comes to a smooth workflow?
These are the options:
i7-12700H > i5 -13500HX
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 > NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
36RAM > 16RAM
I know you recommend 32RAM, but it really ramps up the price so I guess I'd have to sacrifice both CPU and GPU for that.
BTW, I am getting a Lenovo Legion 5i Pro.
Thank you for your help, guys!
Of the things you listed, I would prioritize the CPU and RAM and go with the 3060 GPU.
Hi I'm currently considering learning Blender to change a job within the company I'm currently working with but I'm using a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) with following specs ;
Processor ; 2,5 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5
Memory ; 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics ; Intel HD Graphics 4000 1536 MB
Works that I'll be doing requires NO animations, but rather heavily-detailed luxury product 3D modelling.
What should I do?
(PS this model is one of the last MacBook that some parts are still upgradeable)
Greatly appreciated for any advices.
Ideally you would upgrade your computer, either to a PC with an NVIDA GPU or to one of the new Macs with the M3 chip. These will help you model in Blender and also create realistic images of your product designs. If you need more specific guidance or have follow-along questions, be sure to send them to team@blenderacademy.com and an instructor will try to help.
Hello, I’m planning to buy a 2019 16inch macbook pro for blender
Core i9-9980HK, 2.4ghz, 8core, 16gb ram, AMD Radeon Pro 560X, for 570$
I have the choice between AMD Radeon Pro 560X or AMD Radeon Pro 5300M
Should i go for it or you think it won’t be enough?
The 2019 Macbook Pro options you listed will run Blender, but will not be nearly as fast as a PC with an NVIDIA GPU. If you are open to getting a PC, I recommend you find one with an NVIDIA GPU (search "gaming PC" or "gaming laptop" to find good options for Blender).
If you are set on getting a Mac, the version you mentioned will run Blender, but some things like rendering will be slow.
So it sounds like aim for a Ryzen 7 7700 (since it is 8 core, 64bit), 32Gb RAM and then max out the GPU (e.g. RTX4080S)? Or better to get 2x RTX4060Ti 16Gb cards?
You'll probably be best off just going with the one better performing single GPU. Two GPUs could theoretically run faster, but your CPU could become the bottleneck if it's not fast enough to handle them both.
All you need is one RTX 3060 12gb OR A 4070 16GB. I still use an even older machine with a RTX2080 TI and It's fine for professional 3d renderings.
@@thedude16664070 16 GB costs $800.
Is 12 GB enough for a map scene with mountains, buildings, forests, etc? And do you think price of GPU will decrease after 5000 series lunch?
I want to use unreal engine and blender. So I am curious to know what will be good for me considering my budget.
A very helpful and informative video, very well presented.
Glad to hear you liked the video!
What do you think about the M3 MacBook Pro for blender?
It can certainly run Blender, but if you want certain tasks to run faster - especially rendering out still images or animations - then you'll be best off with a PC that has an NVIDIA GPU.
Hi i have a i3 7th gen processor is that processor enough to learn animation and vfx
While the i3 7th Gen is a decent starting point for learning, as as you progress to more advanced animation and VFX work, upgrading to a newer CPU (such as an i5, i7, or Ryzen 5/7 with more cores) will provide a much better experience.
Hello, can you please tell me if I can make renderings with an RTX 3050 Ti video card? Together with i7-12700H and 16gb DDR5 Ram. Thanks
Yes, you can create renderings with the hardware you mentioned.
Could I have some limitations on something with this setup?
Hi, im new to the blender community, i want to learn and do all works, and also creating video's in blender,
I have i5 12400f, h610 ddr5, 16 gb ram, 512 gb ssd, which will better GPU in budget friendly, and PSU.?
If you can afford it, go with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12GB VRAM): This is a great balance of price and performance for Blender. It supports CUDA cores and OptiX, both of which significantly speed up rendering in Blender’s Cycles engine. The 12GB of VRAM will help with more complex scenes and high-resolution textures.
If you need something less expensive, go with an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super (6GB VRAM): It is a great entry-level card for Blender. It won’t support OptiX, but it has CUDA cores and can handle most beginner to intermediate tasks in Blender.
Hi, how is the 4060ti 16 gb GPU, will the price get down after the new 5000 series release?.
Which 4060ti brand is best?
Could anyone knowledgeable on the topic touch on whether a pc optimized for 3d production would also run the occasional game alright? I'm having trouble finding a definitive answer about the blend between workstation and gaming pc.
A PC optimized for 3D production (with a strong GPU, multi-core CPU, and sufficient RAM) will also run games well. Just make sure you use a gaming-friendly GPU like the NVIDIA RTX series or AMD Radeon, and you’ll have a system that handles both demanding 3D production tasks and modern games efficiently.
Well I'm using Mac for Blender and other 3D softwares, with my experience using Mac for 3D workflows i can't say that i agree to the recommendations in this video. You can use a Mac with Intel + AMD GPU or M-series Macs, Linux or Windows, with the GPU that you prefer, it docent have to be Nvidia. The only difference is the performance in Cycles render engine, but with the latest offerings from AMD and Apple in the GPU department, the difference is not that big anymore. If you're like me using Eevee for 99% there is no difference and with Blender 4,2 you can use raytracing in your render pipeline with Eevee with very good results + being much faster (viewport and render) than Cycles. It doas not matter if you prefer using Windows, Linux or macOS, they all work good and are well optimised.
Thanks for sharing your experience!
Im building a new pc with i5 12400f with rtx 3060 12gb is it good ...if not can you plz recommend with is best for my budget
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Hello can somebody help me with my question? I wanna get started with Blender, specifically character modelling. And I plan to do 3d animation after I become adept in modelling. I have a Ryzen 5 5600g + RTX 30506gb. Would it be enough? when it comes to animation I strive something like Dillongoo's recent works. Idk whether to start now or save up for a better equipment. An in 3d modelling, something like game character models is what I have in mind that I'll be working with. Thanks to the person who'll answer this
You can start now with your current setup. It's more than capable for learning and working on character models and beginner-level animations. However, as you progress to larger, more complex projects with higher-poly models and more detailed environments, you might want to consider upgrading the GPU to something like an RTX 3060 or 3070 for faster rendering times, especially if you’re aiming for high-quality animations like those from Dillongoo.
do you think Mabook pro M3 pro can handle blender
11core cpu
18gb ram????
The MacBook Pro M3 Pro with an 11-core CPU and 18GB RAM will perform well for most Blender tasks, including modeling, texturing, and animation.
The only two considerations to be aware of:
1) 18GB of RAM is sufficient for most Blender workflows, especially if you are working with mid-complexity models, moderate textures, and animation scenes. However, if you work on highly detailed models with a lot of textures or complex simulations, more RAM (32GB or more) would be ideal.
2) While Blender is optimized for Metal (Apple's graphics framework), rendering performance may not match that of systems with dedicated GPUs like NVIDIA’s RTX series, particularly for Cycles rendering, which benefits from CUDA or OptiX (NVIDIA technologies). For real-time rendering in EEVEE, the M3 Pro's GPU should perform adequately.
newbe here - what specs if am just doing 2d animation (human face rendering with expression). goal is to create some short stories but with realistic looking humans ..
You'd be best off searching for "gaming PC" on a computer retailer's website and then going with the best NVIDIA-based PC you find in the results that fits within your budget. Of course, if you find some options and aren't sure how to choose between them, you can always send a message to team@blenderacademy.com and an instructor will be happy to give you advice.
Can we blender cgi animation rendering on i9 13900H (14 cores) 32GB ram , intel 96 EU iris xe
Yes, you can definitely create rendered animations using the computer you mentioned.
No cause iris xe isn't enough. Try with an rtx 4060/70 or more if you can
Can I use blender in Dell precision 5550
Processor: Intel core i7 10875H
Ram: 32GB
SSD: 256 +1TB
GPU: NVIDIA Quadro T1000 with 4GB VRAM
Display: 1920x1080 resolution
Please help me to give information...
The NVIDIA Quadro may not be the best choice - but the best way for us to help you with the decision is if you send a message to team@blenderacademy.com and an instructor will be happy to help.
Okay so the computers I'm looking at are either a intel core i7 13700KF with a 4060 TI $ or a AMD i5 5600X with a 4070 $$ and finally a intel core i7 13700KF with a 4070 TI $$$ which of these is the best for the price level
When it comes to rendering still images in Blender, the three price points will correlate to the time it takes to render your scenes with the 4060 TI being a little slower than the AMD/4070 which will be a little slower than the 4070 TI. So you'll have to be the judge of how important that time-to-render tradeoff is vs. your budget. Each file or scene will differ in the percentage increase in time that one setup will take vs. another, but they will generally perform in the order of price.
If you are producing animations, then the slower speeds compound since you're rendering hundreds or thousands of frames per animation - in that case you likely want to go for the maximum you can afford.
How good is intel arc for Blender.
It can work for basic tasks, but if you begin to work more seriously in Blender you would be best off going with a computer that has an NVIDIA GPU.
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hello sir, im planning to upgrade my pc in the future. ill also be using blender for my works, does rendering with both cpu and gpu really is faster than using the gpu alone?
GPU alone is the fastest rendering option. When we talk about the CPU and GPU together, we are talking about how you are going to have tasks in Blender that reply on a strong CPU working in tandem with a strong GPU.
but if theres a time that when you are rendering and the errors comes out saying "system has not enough vram" then using both cpu and gpu has the same speed of rendering duration but cpu brings out help from the rams to use the ram capacities? is that the other way to work if ur scene is too heavy?
I'm hesitating on getting a 7900x with rtx 4060 or a 5600 with rtx 4070.ram will be 64gb ddr4 vs ddr5.it's about the same budget.
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Ok
Then I am going for
12400f
32gb ddr5
Rtx 4060ti
❤(One question) do i go for 32gb ddr5 or 64gb ddr4😅
Sounds good! And if you can afford more RAM, go for it!
I asked this question to Chat gpt for selecting best pc for my perticular budget ( although price got high from my budget) his reply was :-
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X**
- Upgrading to the Ryzen 7 5800X gives you more cores and threads, providing better performance for rendering and multitasking in Blender.
**GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060**
- The RTX 3060 offers improved rendering performance and better support for GPU-accelerated tasks in Blender compared to the GTX 1660 Super.
**RAM: 32GB DDR4**
- Increasing your RAM to 32GB will provide more headroom for larger Blender projects and improve overall system performance.
**Storage: 1TB NVMe SSD**
- A larger NVMe SSD will give you more storage space for projects and faster data access times.
**Motherboard: B550 or X570**
- Stick with a B550 or upgrade to an X570 motherboard for better features and future compatibility.
**Power Supply: 600W**
- Increase the power supply wattage to accommodate the higher-end components.
**Case: Mid-Tower Case**
- Continue with a mid-tower case with good airflow and room for future upgrades.
This upgraded configuration should provide a significant boost in performance for Blender tasks, especially with the improved CPU and GPU. Again, prices may vary, so check for the latest deals and consider future upgradability when making your purchase.
I got a new pc but the frames start at 60 then drops but my trash pc was able to run blender im confused
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I got a 10x performance increase in the classroom test by putting a radeon 5700 xt in my 5,1 macpro and upgrading past os 10.14 so i could enable gpu render in the new blender release. So yeah gpu matters even in a mac. The 2019 intel mac pro could make use of the gpu in blender out of the box.
Glad to hear you were able to increase your performance!
I am making a pc withe these things..........
1. AMD Ryzen 5700X3D 3Ghz-4.1GHz 100MB Cache, 8 Cores, 16 Threads
2. Gigabyte A520 DDR4 AMD Motherboard
3. RAM 16GB DDR4
4. SSD 256GB
5. HDD 1TB
6. Peladn GeForce GTX 1660 Ti 6GB DDR6 GPU
Is this is a good medium level PC to use blender latest version to do model, texture, animate and all things in blender?
It's price 750 USD in my country Bangladesh 🇧🇩 i have a small budget. But, my blender skill is good. I'm making this PC with money I have saved from many days.
You can definitely use Blender with this PC, so if that's what you can afford then it should work well for you.
Does anyone know if the 7900 gre is good enough for 3d modeling? I can't seem to find any proper benchmarks.
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Great vid very informative.
I have a laptop with i712700H . 16 GB system RAM and Rtx3050 with 4 gb VRAM.
Will it run properly on blender cycles? I mainly do architectural renderings. (Only medium projects)
Thanks
It will be able to create renderings using the Cycles rendering engine. If you were looking to upgrade, it could definitely be faster, but that is ultimately a matter of budget.
According to my research GPU series 30 or 40 doesn't matters, 3060 is good for raw performance like rendering, modelling but 4050 ,4060 except gaming and AI is not even comparable to 3060. We have to go with 4070 for same performance as 3060
Thanks for sharing!
why should i choose nvidia over amd gpu for 3d modeling, animation and game dev? anyone please help me
NVIDIA is tuned to be faster when it comes to 3D rendering and animation.
Hello. Great video. Can someone tell me is this a good for AutoCAD and 3dsMax : Lenovo Yoga Pro 9 / Intel Core i9 (13th Gen) 13905H / 14-core 24 MB cache, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 / Intel Iris Xe Graphics 8 GB GDDR6 SDRAM, 64 GB - I will use it for creating interior designing projects.
That computer setup should work fine for your interior design projects.
Does i5 12400f pair with rtx 4070 good for sculpting and animation guys ? Pls help me
You can use this combination for sculpting and animation - like anything, if you can afford a faster CPU then you will get more performance, but the i5 will certainly work fine if that's more in line with your budget.
Is rtx 3060 and 16gb ram with ryzen 7 5800h good enough?
It's good enough to run Blender, however, you might find that upgrading to 32GB of RAM and perhaps a little more horsepower for your CPU will make a big difference as you get more advanced with your Blender usage.
How does having more than 1 NVIDIA graphics cards help?
If you have a powerful enough CPU, then some Blender processes such as rendering can be split between two GPUs which will make them run even faster.
I use an AMD 7950X3D with two RTX 4090 and 64GB RAM - runs quite smooth but i use C4d and Maya mainly
That sounds like a pretty nice setup!
i have i7 12th generation processor, with 16gb ram and gigabyte motherboard. should i go with rtx 3060 for 3d modelling and animation in maya and blender?
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Thanks for you help!
You're welcome!
im a blender beginner.. i only have a i7 8700k with 32gb ram... no gpu... i can do alot with it but some stuff, like rendering just take for ever... i got me a 4060 and its alot better now lol
Glad to hear the NVIDIA 4060 made a big difference!
I'm about to build a pc but i don't know which processor is better. Right now I have settled on ntel core i7-14700f processor tray and amd ryzen 9 5900x, can anyone help?
Check out Blender's Open Data project where they share hardware scores so you can compare options to see which perform the best: opendata.blender.org/
Interesting topic. Thanks for the tutorial and going into important details.
But the infinite number of this movement noise quickly became too much. Every text and every appearance of something new over and over again with the same unnecessary sounds, which are also very loud, distracts too much from the content. At least there is no background music that is the same volume as the spoken word, what many tutorials have. But unfortunately the noise makes up for it. I think less would be more.
Thank you for the feedback - we will try to improve in future videos!
I have a Mac book air from 2013 lol I can use an earlier version and blender works decent after a few fixes but it crashes and the animations are very slow. It’s good for know as I’m just learning the basics but I plan on upgrading. Thanks for sharing this 💯
Yes, if you upgrade you should consider searching for a "gaming PC". Even the lower priced options will be a big improvement from the 2013 Macbook Air
I am hoping to buy a 16GB DDR5 RAM with rtx 3050 6gb HP victus15 . I am still a beginner.. am I good to go??
NONONONONO!!!! DO NOT GO WITH THE RTX 3050 PLEASE!!!! 🙏
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, AND IF YOU CAN AFFORD, TRY TO ATLEAST BUY A RTX 3060 OR 3070 WOULD SAVE THE DAY!!
oh wait.. you’re goinh for a laptop or a pc?
@@alexiz_bshey. Will you recommend me good GPUs which are good to use for unreal and blender?
I mean those that won't cost too much and I can get the job done.
well, if you watched the full video he actually shows a link that which cpus are recommended for blender
I have a Mac with 8 cpu cores and an 8 gb ram and let me tell you something. Rendering is horrific. I tried rendering the 7 s donut tutorial animation. My laptop managed to do 12 frames in 14 hours :(
Yeah, the hardware you mentioned is going to be slow when it comes to more intensive processes like rendering.
Hello everyone. Please advice me which is better for AutoCad + 3ds Max for rendering. A laptop with Intel Core i9-13980HX RTX A3000 8 GB / Intel Core i7-14650HX NVIDIA RTX 4070 8GB or PC (workstation) ?
Typically, you'll be able to get the fastest hardware for the least investment if you go with a PC Workstation (over a laptop).