Nvidia still leads the pack, while Intel Arc edges into AI
Nvidia’s flagship GPU delivers dominance while other models barely move forward
Intel Arc GPUs show promise in AI, hindered by shaky editing support
AMD positions itself between Nvidia tiers with inconsistent results across software
Content creation workflows have increasingly become dependent on GPUs, with demands stretching from real-time video editing to offline rendering and AI-assisted tools.
A recent series of benchmarks from Pugetsystem comparing the latest consumer-class cards from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel has shown a complex landscape.
In this sector, raw performance, application support, and cost efficiency each tell different stories.Performance trends in rendering engines
Benchmarks run across Blender, V-Ray, Redshift, and Octane highlight Nvidia’s continued strength.
While Blender now supports Intel and AMD hardware, most rendering engines remain tied to CUDA and RTX, leaving non-Nvidia GPUs at a disadvantage.
The GeForce RTX 5090 consistently scored highest, with margins of over 20% against the RTX 4090 in certain tests.
However, the rest of Nvidia’s 50 Series often performed on par with their 40 Series predecessors.
AMD entered the charts with the Radeon RX 7900 XTX, which positioned itself between mid-tier Nvidia cards.
