Blender Benchmark: RTX 3090 & 5950x Compared to a Decade Old PC (GTX770 & i7)

We all know the RTX 3090 and 5950x are fast. But how much faster are they compared to computer hardware dating back nearly a decade? I decided to run some Blender benchmarks, comparing the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 graphics card to the Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 and the AMD Ryzen 9 5950x processor to the Intel Core i7 4790k. I ran viewport and render tests in Blender 2.93 Cycles, Blender 3.0 CyclesX and the EEVEE render engine.

For nearly the past 10 years I've been using a GTX 770, an i7 4790k and 16GB of ram for programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Vegas Pro. And for the past year I've been learning Blender 3D. After a year of constant crashes and slow performance, I decided to build a new PC to significantly speed up Blender viewport performance and render times. Below is a list of all the old and current PC components that I use.

BLENDER GPU BENCHMARK (Cycles and CyclesX)
00:00 - BMW Viewport Benchmark 1
00:36 - BMW Viewport Benchmark 2
00:58 - Junkshop Viewport Benchmark 1
01:25 - Junkshop Viewport Benchmark 2

BLENDER CPU BENCHMARK (Cycles and CyclesX)
01:45 - Classroom Viewport Benchmark 1
02:09 - Classroom Viewport Benchmark 2

BLENDER GPU BENCHMARK (EEVEE)
02:30 - Mr Elephant Benchmark 1
02:52 - Mr Elephant Benchmark 2
03:09 - Splash Fox Benchmark 1
03:44 - Splash Fox Benchmark 2

BLENDER RENDER TEST (GPU and CPU)
04:04 - BMW Render Test
04:13 - Classroom Render Test
04:23 - Fishy Cat Render Test
04:32 - Pavilion Barcelona Render Test
04:51 - Victor Render Test

NEW PC
AMD Ryzen 9 5950x
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition
MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk
G.Skill Ripjaws V F4-3600C16D (2x32GB)
Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black
Corsair RM1000x (2021)
Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB (x2)

OLD PC
Intel Core i7-4790k
MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB Gaming
Gigabyte GA-Z97-D3H
Crucial Ballistix Tactical (2x8GB)
Thermalright True Spirit 140 Power
Cooler Master V550 Semi-Modular
Crucial MX100 256GB
Seagate 2TB

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