Render Estimator

Ballpark client pricing for render costs

Content

Finished content (minutes)

Frame rate (fps)

Complexity

Plugins, particles, light C4D/Blender

Resolution

Farm & rates

Machines on the job

Farm has 3 (2x RTX 5090 each)

Power draw per machine (kW)

2x 5090 + system under load ≈ 1.4

Electricity ($/kWh)

Machine rate ($/machine-hour)

Hardware amortization + wear + space

Revision buffer (%)

Re-renders, notes, failed frames

Markup (%)

Margin on top of raw cost

Estimate

Suggested client price

$7,204

$120 per finished minute

Total frames108,000
Farm turnaround6.3 days
Machine-hours (incl. buffer)585.0
Energy819.0 kWh

Electricity cost$123
Machine cost$4,680
Raw cost$4,803
+ 50% markup$2,401
Client price$7,204

Ballpark only — dial in "seconds per frame" from the Render time shown on a comparable finished job for a much tighter number. Excludes artist time and licenses.