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Blender 4.5 RC1 Released With Much Better Vulkan Support


The release candidate of the Blender 4.5 3D modeling software is now available for testing

There are many great improvements to find with Blender 4.5 and this new version is all the more important in being the next Long Term Support (LTS) release for this popular cross-platform 3D modeling software. Blender 4.5 is the next LTS release and it's coming packed with numerous exciting enhancements, including better Vulkan support and various performance optimizations. OpenGL is still used by default for Blender 4.5 but basically the Vulkan path should be production-ready when using up-to-date Windows or Linux drivers.

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