RTX A2000 12 GB for Blender
Ampere GPU aimed at mid-sized Blender scenes, everyday rendering, and strong value without flagship pricing.
Last updated: October 19, 2026
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$665.97
Checked Oct 19, 2026
- Blender scoreBlender Cycles score
- 1,799
- 6.4× slower than
- VRAM
- 12 GB
- Meets Blender’s recommended VRAM
- Released
- 2021
- Render support
- OptiX, CUDA, OpenCL
- Power draw (TDP)
- 70 W
- Suggested system PSU
- 250 W
Technical specifications
GPU
- ArchitectureAmpere
- CUDA cores3,328
- Tensor cores104
- RT cores26
Memory
- TypeGDDR6
- Bandwidth288 GB/s
- Bus width192-bit
Clocks & manufacturing
- Boost clock1200 MHz
- Base clock562 MHz
- Process size8 nm
- GPU chipGA106
Power & PSU sources
GPU power ratings
TDP: 70 W
Secondary source: RightNow GPU Database / TechPowerUp ↗ · Checked Sep 23, 2026 · Reference card
System power supply
Suggested PSU: 250 W
Secondary source: RightNow GPU Database / TechPowerUp ↗ · Checked Sep 23, 2026 · Reference system
Third-party source suggestion; not the manufacturer’s minimum system requirement.
GPU power ratings and whole-system PSU recommendations measure different things. Check the exact card and the source’s system assumptions.
RTX A2000 12 GB Blender benchmarks
Estimated time to render one benchmark frame · Lower is faster.
Blender 4.5.0 · OptiX · 10 runs
About these estimates
Times estimate one frame of each benchmark scene from the same runs, Blender version and backend as the displayed Cycles score. The calculation uses 240 samples for Junkshop, 256 for Monster and 300 for Classroom, plus a 19% estimation buffer. Actual project render times vary. Results from different Blender versions may not be directly comparable. The benchmark data groups this model’s hardware variants together.
Is RTX A2000 12 GB 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
- 12 GB VRAM
- Ampere architecture
Tradeoffs to know
- The benchmark groups hardware variants together; it is not a separate measurement of this exact hardware version or the benefit of extra VRAM.
Who should choose it
- Ampere GPU aimed at mid-sized Blender scenes, everyday rendering, and strong value without flagship pricing.
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