3D Render Time Calculator
3D Render Calculator
An animator creating a 30-second 3D animated short film, the 3d render calculator would assist them in estimating how long it might take to render the entire sequence, factoring in elements like the number of frames, polygon count, texture resolution, and available computing power.
3D Render Time Calculation Chart
| Scene | Frames | Resolution | Polygons (M) | Textures (GB) | Lights | CPU Cores | GPU | Render Time (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 720 | 1920×1080 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | RTX 3080 | 12 |
| B | 1440 | 2560×1440 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | RTX 3090 | 36 |
| C | 2160 | 3840×2160 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 32 | RTX 4090 | 72 |
| D | 3600 | 7680×4320 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 64 | 2x RTX 4090 | 144 |
| E | 4800 | 1920×1080 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 16 | RTX 3080 | 40 |
| F | 3000 | 2560×1440 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 32 | RTX 3090 | 80 |
| G | 5400 | 3840×2160 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 64 | RTX 4090 | 120 |
| H | 7200 | 7680×4320 | 30 | 12 | 25 | 128 | 2x RTX 4090 | 240 |
| I | 1500 | 1280×720 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 4 | GTX 1660 | 6 |
| J | 2400 | 2560×1440 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 8 | RTX 2060 | 18 |
| K | 3600 | 1920×1080 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | GTX 1070 | 15 |
| L | 4200 | 3840×2160 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 32 | RTX 3080 | 150 |
3D Render Time Calculation Formula
Estimated Render Time = (Frames Resolution Factor Complexity Factor) / (Hardware Performance Factor)Where:
- Frames is the total number of frames to render
- Resolution Factor accounts for the increase in render time as resolution increases
- Complexity Factor considers polygons, textures, lights, and other scene elements
- Hardware Performance Factor represents the processing power available
Estimate the render time for Scene B from our chart:
Frames = 1440
Resolution Factor = 1.5 (2560×1440 is about 1.5 times more pixels than 1920×1080)
Complexity Factor = 2 (considering increased polygons, textures, and lights)
Hardware Performance Factor = 1.5 (improved CPU and GPU compared to Scene A)
Estimated Render Time = (1440 1.5 2) / 1.5 = 2880 hoursThis simplified calculation estimates 2880 hours, but our chart indicates 36 hours.