A recent listing on Blender Open Data reveals the impressive performance of the GeForce RTX 5090 in Blender, using the OptiX rendering engine. The new Blackwell flagship GPU significantly outperforms its predecessor, the RTX 4090, showcasing the benefits of its increased core count.
RTX 5090 Shows Significant Gains in Blender
While much of the focus on the RTX 5090 has been on gaming performance and AI-powered features, the Blender benchmark results highlight the GPU's capabilities for rendering tasks. According to the Blender Open Data listing, the RTX 5090 demonstrates a substantial performance jump over the RTX 4090, specifically when using the Nvidia-developed OptiX rendering engine.
Benchmark Results
In Blender 3.6.0, the GeForce RTX 4090 achieved a median score of 13,000 points. The RTX 5090, however, achieved an impressive 17,800 points, indicating a roughly 37% improvement in performance. This increase can be attributed to the 33% more RT cores in the Blackwell card, showing a significant improvement in ray-traced rendering.
It's important to note that the current result is based on a single listing. The median score for the RTX 5090 may fluctuate as more benchmark results are uploaded to Blender Open Data, but the current figures show a marked increase in performance.
Source: Blender Open Data
