Professional V-Ray / 3ds Max Workstation – Ryzen 9 9950X / RTX 5080

Professional V-Ray 3ds Max Workstation – Built in the UK

The Professional V-Ray / 3ds Max Workstation is a high-performance Ryzen 9 and RTX 5080 PC for V-Ray rendering and Autodesk 3ds Max visualisation work.

This professional V-Ray 3ds Max workstation is designed for architects, visualisation studios and professional 3D artists who need fast, dependable rendering in a production environment. It pairs the 16-core AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB, so one machine covers CPU rendering, GPU rendering and interactive viewport work. It is built to order in the UK, and you can change parts in the configurator to suit your scenes. It uses the mainstream AM5 platform, which avoids the complexity of a high-end desktop (HEDT) system.

The Professional V-Ray / 3ds Max Workstation is built on an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X with 16 cores and 32 threads, an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7 graphics card, 96GB of DDR5 5600MHz memory and two 2TB WD Black SN7100 NVMe SSDs. It is cooled by a Be Quiet! Silent Loop 3 360mm all-in-one liquid cooler and powered by an FSP Vita 1000W 80 Plus Gold PSU. It ships with genuine, pre-installed Microsoft Windows 11 Professional and a 3-year parts and labour warranty.

Ryzen 9 9950X processor for CPU rendering

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X has 16 cores and 32 threads, with a 4.3GHz base clock, a 5.7GHz maximum turbo and 64MB of L3 cache. V-Ray CPU rendering spreads across every thread, so frames finish sooner than on a lower core count. The high boost clock helps with the lighter, less parallel work around it, such as modelling, scene setup and viewport navigation in 3ds Max. It sits in an AM5 socket on an AMD X870E board.

RTX 5080 graphics for V-Ray GPU and viewport work

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 has 10,752 cores and 16GB of GDDR7 memory. It provides CUDA and OptiX acceleration for V-Ray GPU workflows, with fast preview renders, efficient denoising and a responsive 3ds Max viewport. This suits artists who mix CPU and GPU rendering depending on the scene or the deadline. The 16GB of video memory is the budget for GPU-rendered scenes, so very large scenes are better judged against that figure. The card has 3 x DisplayPort 2.1b and 1 x HDMI 2.1b outputs and supports up to four monitors, which is handy for a modelling window, a render window and reference material side by side.

96GB of DDR5 and dual NVMe storage

The system has 96GB of DDR5 5600MHz memory in a dual-channel 2 x 48GB kit. The board has four DIMM slots, two of them used, and supports up to 256GB, so there is room to grow if your scenes get heavier. Storage is two 2TB WD Black SN7100 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs, rated at up to 7,250MB/s read and 6,900MB/s write. The first drive holds Windows and your applications. The second can hold projects, textures and caches, which keeps heavy scene loading from competing with the operating system. Four M.2 slots are fitted in total, so two are free for more fast storage.

Fractal Design Epoch XL case and 360mm liquid cooling

The Fractal Design Epoch XL Black is a full tower with a tempered glass left panel and a steel right panel. It measures 503mm deep, 240mm wide and 509mm high, and comes with three Momentum 14 fans fitted at the front. The CPU is cooled by a Be Quiet! Silent Loop 3 with a 360mm radiator, chosen to hold temperatures steady through long render sessions while keeping noise down in a studio. The FSP Vita 1000W 80 Plus Gold fully modular ATX 3.1 power supply leaves headroom for the 360W graphics card and for later upgrades.

Connectivity and Windows 11 Professional

The rear panel has 2 x USB4 Type-C, 2 x Type-A at 10Gbps, 4 x Type-A at 5Gbps and 4 x USB 2.0 ports. The front panel adds a USB Type-C 20Gbps port, 2 x USB Type-A 5Gbps ports and an audio and microphone combo jack. Networking is 2.5GbE wired plus built-in Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4, and audio is 7.1 High Definition. Windows 11 Professional is supplied genuine and pre-installed, and brings BitLocker, Remote Desktop and domain join for studios that work on managed networks. No keyboard or mouse is included.

Ideal for

• V-Ray CPU and GPU rendering
• Architectural and interior visualisation
• Product and industrial rendering
• Professional 3ds Max workflows
• Freelancers and studios that need reliable daily performance, with Blender GPU rendering and Unreal Engine 5 as extra uses

For artists who want a balanced professional V-Ray 3ds Max workstation without moving to a HEDT platform, this system combines 16 fast cores, an RTX 5080, 96GB of memory and two fast NVMe drives in a quiet, expandable full tower. Its configurable parts list lets you adjust it to the way your studio works.

Built to order and tested in the UK by Punch Technology, every system comes with a 3-year parts and labour warranty, backed by over 30 years of PC building experience and our status as an AMD Elite System Builder. The estimated lead time for your configuration is shown when you order.

What is the Professional V-Ray / 3ds Max Workstation best for?

The Professional V-Ray / 3ds Max Workstation is primarily a rendering and visualisation machine for professionals who switch between CPU and GPU rendering in V-Ray. The 16 cores of the Ryzen 9 9950X handle long CPU renders, while the RTX 5080 accelerates GPU renders and keeps the 3ds Max viewport responsive. It is a good fit for single-workstation studios and freelancers whose daily work is production rendering rather than occasional previews.

In practice that means architectural and interior scenes in 3ds Max rendered with V-Ray, product and industrial visualisation, and animation stills and sequences. The RTX 5080 also suits Blender GPU rendering and Unreal Engine 5 projects, and it handles Photoshop texture and post-production work alongside your 3D applications. Windows 11 Professional covers studio networking needs such as domain join and Remote Desktop.

Where does the Professional V-Ray / 3ds Max Workstation sit in the range?

Below this system, the V-Ray / 3ds Max Workstation with Ryzen 7 9700X and RTX 5070 Ti uses an 8-core processor, 64GB of DDR5 6000MHz memory and a 16GB RTX 5070 Ti. This model doubles the CPU core count to 16, raises memory to 96GB and moves up to the RTX 5080. The High End Video Editing Computer, with a 24-core Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, an RTX 5070 12GB and 48GB of memory, suits buyers whose main workload is editing. For more CPU cores than this, the Threadripper Pro range is the next step, and it makes sense if you run long CPU render queues overnight.

Frequently Asked Questions

What software can the Professional V-Ray / 3ds Max Workstation run?

It is built for V-Ray and Autodesk 3ds Max, with the Ryzen 9 9950X driving CPU rendering and the RTX 5080 driving GPU rendering and the viewport. The same hardware suits Blender with GPU rendering, Unreal Engine 5, Photoshop, After Effects and DaVinci Resolve. Windows 11 Professional is pre-installed, and you add your own licensed applications.

Is 96GB of RAM enough for professional 3ds Max projects?

For most architectural visualisation, product rendering and professional 3ds Max work, 96GB of DDR5 is plenty. Very large scenes with heavy displacement, simulation data or extensive proxy caching may need more. The board has four DIMM slots, two of them used, and supports up to 256GB if your requirements grow.

Would a Threadripper workstation be faster?

For pure CPU rendering across many cores, a Threadripper Pro system with 32 or more cores will outperform this configuration. For most visualisation studios and freelancers, the Ryzen 9 9950X gives a good balance of CPU rendering, GPU responsiveness and overall cost. If you regularly run long overnight CPU renders, our Threadripper Pro range is worth considering.

Can I upgrade this workstation later?

Yes. Two of the four DIMM slots are free, and the board supports up to 256GB of DDR5. Two of its four M.2 slots are free, all four SATA ports are unused, and the case has mounts for two 3.5in and two 2.5in drives. The PCIe 5.0 x16 slot holds the graphics card, and two further PCIe x16 slots running at x4 are free for capture cards or extra networking.

Who is this PC best suited for?

It is best suited to architects, visualisation artists, freelancers and small studios who render in V-Ray and model in 3ds Max every day. It suits anyone who wants strong CPU and GPU rendering on one machine without moving to a HEDT platform.

What warranty does it have, and are a keyboard and mouse included?

The workstation has a 3-year parts and labour warranty, with free returns on warranty claims in the first year. No keyboard or mouse is included, but you can add them from the accessories section. Windows 11 Professional is supplied genuine and pre-installed.