Blender 5.1 Open-Source 3D Graphics Software Released with Many New Features

Posted by hanuca on Mar 21, 2026 3:37 PM EDT
9to5linux.com; By Marcus Nestor
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Blender 5.1 open-source 3D graphics software is now available for download with hardware ray-tracing by for AMD GPUs and other changes. Here’s what’s new!

Highlights of Blender 5.1 include hardware ray-tracing enablement for AMD GPUs by default through HIP RT, improved GPU rendering performance by up to 10 percent on various benchmark scenes, and a new F-Curve modifier called “Gaussian Smooth” that allows non-destructive smoothing of F-Curves.

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