5 Best GPU render farms

GPU rendering has come a long way since the advent of GPU, GPU render engines have been used by more and more artists all over the world. Why is that? It is because of the advantage of GPU rendering over the mainstream CPU rendering. GPU is super fast, flexible, and scalable.

To tackle the heavy renders, or to deliver realistic imagery on the deadline, artists will need GPU rendering solutions, in other words, GPU render farms. Find out the best GPU render farms below with Vfxrendering. This top render farm is for GPU rendering only, we focus more on the support for multi-GPU render engines such as Redshift, Octane, Blender, Arnold GPU, V-Ray RT, and much more.

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What is GPU render farm?

We have mentioned this question once in the article “CPU vs GPU render farm”. Simply explain, a GPU render farm is a render farm that supports GPU rendering. Then what is a render farm? A render farm is a cluster of computers (nodes) individually or linked together to process or render Computer Generated Imagery (CGI), typically for Animated Films, CG Commercials, VFX Shots, or Rendered Still Images.

There are usually 2 models of GPU render farms:

The 1st model

Render farm consists of many nodes, each node has 1 GPU.

This type is quite similar to the CPU render farm. Usually, for a CPU render farm, each node is equipped with 1 CPU. Because most computers support only one CPU. Some workstations and many servers have duel socket motherboards that support 2 CPUs of the same kind.

This model of GPU/CPU render farm consists of many render nodes and one render manager (farm manager). The farm manager will divide the jobs into smaller tasks and distribute them among all render nodes. Render nodes, which have all necessary software (3D DCCs, renderers, and plugins) will listen to orders from the render manager and render/process the tasks received.

But there is an issue in this model. The job will be loaded on every single nodes, which means the loading time will be multiplied by the number of nodes, taking much more time than just loading on one node. As a result, this kind of render farm has to take the quantity to cover the quality. Their render farms can have thousands of nodes, corresponding to thousands of CPUs & GPUs.

The 2nd model

Render farm consists of many nodes, each node has many GPUs.

For GPU rendering, you can easily add more and more GPUs to your computer to boost performance. As GPUs execute the rendering tasks in parallel, they do scale linearly with more cores. One node equipped with multiple GPUs has the same power of many nodes with 1 GPU. Back to the issue of 1st model, the job needs to be loaded all over again in every node before it can be rendered. However, for the 2nd model of GPU render farm, just a few nodes with multiple GPUs are more than enough to render a project. So the time to load a scene on each node is not much; also, many powerful GPUs will render project very fast. That means you are getting maximum GPU performance.

Another advantage of this model is that render farms are able to apply technology such as NVLink to their nodes.

Best GPU render farms [2025 Updates]

iRender Farm

iRender is a render farm from Vietnam, established in 2019. After 6 years of operation and development, they have made significant progress to become one of the world’s leading 3D rendering farms. iRender’s platform is IaaS & PaaS, with some pre-installed software such as Blender, Cinema 4D & Redshift, and Stable Diffusion. You can completely control and use their remote server as your personal computer via Remote Desktop. In addition, you can also install any GPU renderer with any DCC application you need.

Hardware: 1/2/4/6/8x RTX 4090
Price: $8.2/hour/node – $52/hour/node

Note:

Supports all GPU-based rendering engines.
Single, dual, and multi-GPU configurations for suitable rendering engines.
High-end hardware.
Software setup is required on first use, except for pre-installed software.

Rebusfarm

RebusFarm is a German-based company and has a long history with a high reputation among many studios. They provide a SaaS platform with a plugin integrated into your host application called RebusDrop. RebusDrop prepares your scene and uploads it, including all your assets and render settings, to the cloud. You can keep track of the render process in their web interface.

Hardware: NVIDIA RTX 4080
Pricing: 1.39 cents/GHzh and 0.52 cents/OBh

Note:

Support many GPU-based render engines.
Can’t check the detailed configuration of render nodes.

Fox Renderfarm

Fox Renderfarm is from China, established in 2009. It’s a well-known render farm that is the choice of many 3D artists and is the service for many hits and blockbusters. Their approach is SaaS, you will proceed with the render on their website or through a Desktop Client.

Hardware: 1080Ti / 2080Ti /3060 / 3090
Pricing: From $0.0306 – $0.051/core/hour & from $0.9 – $1.8/node/hour

Note:

Support many GPU-based render engines.
Many types of GPU models.
Can’t check the detailed configuration of render nodes.

GarageFarm

GarageFarm is a UK-based cloud render farm that has been around since 2010. It is known for its fast customer support and easy-to-use render management system. Founded by a small team of CG artists, the service focuses on simplicity and reliability, making it a reliable choice for freelancers and studios of all sizes. You can submit renders via the web dashboard or the dedicated renderBeamer desktop application.

Hardware: 1/2x Nvidia RTX A5000 24GB vRAM; 1x Nvidia L40s 48GB vRAM; 1x Nvidia RTX 6000 Pro Blackwell 96GB vRAM; 1x Nvidia RTX 4000 Ada 20GB vRAM
Price: From $0.024 – $0.072/GHz/hour | $0.004 – $0.012 per OB hour depending on priority

Note:

Supports multiple 3D rendering software and tools.
Clear, user-friendly rendering submission process via renderBeamer.
Prices vary depending on priority and queue load, so cost estimates may require test renders.

Ranch Computing

Ranch Computing is a long-standing render farm from France, founded in 2007. It is widely used by studios and freelancers who need fast turnaround times and predictable prices. Ranch focuses on automation and stability, with a dedicated desktop application, RANCHecker, that validates scenes before uploading to minimize rendering errors.

Hardware: 1-4x RTX 3090/ 4090/ 5090
Price: From €0.011 – €0.016/GHz & €0.005 – €0.01/OBh

Note:

Supports popular 3D software and many production render engines.
Provides pre-render validation via RANCHecker to minimize error-prone tasks.
Clear cost estimates before starting a job.
Hardware levels vary, so performance depends on the package and queue selected.

Final thoughts

From the two models of GPU render farm above, in Vfxrendering’s opinion, we think the most optimal GPU render farm model is that each node has as many GPUs as possible. Not only the number of graphics cards, but also the model should be taken into consideration. We chose the 5 best GPU render farms, which are Fox Renderfarm, iRender, Rebusfarm, GarageFarm, and Ranch Computing.

Fox Renderfarm and Rebusfarm are recommended by many 3d artists and studios. However, their approach is SaaS, so we could not really check the actual configuration of render nodes that are processing our projects. For Fox Renderfarm, their price is based on 2 card nodes. It seems that they also have a single card node and a quadruple card node. But it is not clear. Besides, users can choose among four GPU models when submitting the job: GTX 1080Ti, RTX 2080Ti, RTX 3060, RTX 3090. Interestingly, the price is the same for any GPU model.

Rebusfarm does not reveal the GPU model, only stating that they have the latest GPUs. It seems that they recently offered the NVIDIA RTX 4080 GPU. Previously, they used NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000. Similar to Fox Renderfarm, Rebus’s node configuration is still unclear.

For IaaS & PaaS options, we have iRender. One feature of an IaaS render farm is full control. Users will access the instance and work directly on it. In addition, the server also has some software pre-installed (Blender, Cinema 4D & Redshift, Stable Diffusion) so you can completely render as soon as you connect to the server without setup. So we can clearly see the actual configuration of the node, such as the number of GPUs, GPU models, etc. For iRender, all their servers are equipped with RTX 4090. RTX 4090 is one of the latest GPUs in the NVIDIA RTX series (RTX 5090 is the latest card series released in January 2025). This high-end graphics card, with an OctaneBench score of 1316, is the best for editing and rendering. Moreover, its 24 vRAM is overkill. iRender has 1x, 2x, 4x, 6x, and 8x card servers for single, dual, and multi-GPU rendering engines.

GarageFarm and Ranch Computing offer a mix of high-end GPUs (RTX A5000, L40s, RTX 3090/4090/5090) and more moderate setups, with clear submission processes and pre-render validation in Ranch’s case. While powerful enough for most projects, some configurations may not match the raw rendering power of iRender’s RTX 4090 servers.

To sum up, we can rank the best GPU render farms as iRender, RebusFarm, Fox Renderfarm, GarageFarm, and Ranch Computing, respectively.

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