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Can I Run Blender?

Blender is a free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline-modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, and video editing...

Developer Blender FoundationRelease 2015Genre Animation & Modeling, Design & Illustration, Video Production
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System requirements

Minimum requirements

CPU4 cores with SSE4.2 support
GPU2GB RAM, OpenGL 4.3
RAM8 GB
Storage1 GB HDD

Recommended requirements

CPU8 cores
GPU8GB RAM
RAM32 GB
OSWindows 10 or Windows 11

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Can you run Blender?

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Can run iton a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), system RAM is the tightest fit.

Blender targets a mainstream modern PC: 2GB RAM, OpenGL 4.3 and 8 GB of RAM for the minimum, stepping up to 8GB RAM for the recommended experience. No single part dominates the requirements, so a balanced mid-range build clears it.

Bottleneck: RAM

Borderline on RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. If you are buying today, plan a modest upgrade to system RAM to be comfortable, otherwise it is worth waiting for a better price or a stronger build.

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Frequently asked questions

Can my PC run Blender?

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What are the minimum system requirements for Blender?

The minimum requirements are CPU: 4 cores with SSE4.2 support; GPU: 2GB RAM, OpenGL 4.3; 8 GB RAM.

How much storage does Blender need?

Blender needs about 1 GB of HDD storage.

What is the bottleneck for Blender?

On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Blender is the RAM.