GT 710 for Blender

Blender score 21
Entry-level speed
Light VRAM
GT 7 series

Fermi 2.0 GPU best suited to lighter Blender scenes, learning workflows, and budget-conscious rendering setups.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

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Blender benchmark score

21

Entry-level speed — fine for learning and lighter scenes.

VRAM

1 GB

Limited — best for simpler scenes and lighter workflows.

CUDA cores

48

Lower core count — adequate for lighter rendering workloads.

Architecture

Fermi 2.0

Older architecture — check benchmark scores for a practical performance picture.

Memory bandwidth

14.4 GB/s

Lower bandwidth may become a bottleneck in texture-heavy or complex scenes.

Boost clock

810 MHz

Lower clock speed — typical of older or workstation-class GPUs.

Render support

CUDA

CUDA provides the primary GPU rendering path in Blender Cycles.

TDP

29 W

Low power — easy to cool and efficient for smaller builds.

Release year

2016

More technical details

Core specs

  • Base clock: 810 MHz
  • Process size: 40 nm

Memory specs

  • Memory type: DDR3
  • Memory bus: 64-bit

Benchmark performance

This chart estimates how many seconds this GPU takes to render one frame of each standard Blender benchmark scene, so you can compare practical rendering speed at a glance.

Blender score 21
seconds
Estimated time to render one benchmark frame. Lower is faster.
CUDA
Junkshop
15179.73s
Monster
1350.89s
Classroom
3361.71s
0s17460s

These are single-frame estimates derived from Blender Open Data benchmark medians at the scene sample counts, not full-animation render times or guarantees for every real project.

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Is GT 710 good for Blender?

A concise editorial read on where this GPU looks strong, the tradeoffs to keep in mind, and who it suits best.

What stands out

  • Fermi 2.0 architecture
  • 40 nm process size
  • Basic rendering capabilities
  • Suitable for very simple Blender projects

Tradeoffs to know

  • Only 1 GB of VRAM
  • Limited performance for complex Blender tasks

Who should choose it

  • If you are on a tight budget and need a basic GPU for learning Blender.

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