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Can I Run Blender?

Blender Foundation · 2015

Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. Free to use for everyone, for any purpose.

Can You Run Blender?

Pick your CPU, GPU, RAM and OS — we check each one against Blender’s official minimum and recommended requirements.

Your PC

Yes — you can run Blender

You meet the minimum requirements. See below how you stack up against recommended.

ComponentYour PCMinimumRecommended
GPUGeForce RTX 40602GB RAM, OpenGL 4.38GB RAM
CPUCore i5-134004 cores with SSE4.2 support8 cores
RAM16 GB8 GB32 GB
OSWindows 11Windows 10 or Windows 11

Verdict compares your components against the game’s published requirements using our GPU/CPU benchmark database. Estimates — real performance varies with drivers, settings and cooling.

Estimated FPS at 1080p

Deterministic estimates based on Blender’s rendering demand. For your exact CPU + GPU, use the finder below.

Budget GPU

GTX 1650 / RX 6500 XT

50 FPS

Low Performance

Mid-range GPU

RTX 4060 / RX 7600

110 FPS

Great

High-end GPU

RTX 4080 / RX 7900 XTX

210 FPS

Excellent

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Blender System Requirements

Minimum

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 8.1 Processor: 4 cores with SSE4.2 support Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: 2GB RAM, OpenGL 4.3 Storage: 1 GB available space

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 or Windows 11 Processor: 8 cores Memory: 32 GB RAM Graphics: 8GB RAM

Requirements sourced from the official Steam store listing.

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FPS values displayed on GamerSpecs are estimates. Actual game performance may vary depending on hardware configuration, drivers, cooling, power limits, background applications, and game updates.