# Blender 5.3 Released With NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction, Vulkan Default

Source: [Phoronix](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Blender-5.3-Released) · 2026-11-10 · Cloud & DevOps
Page: https://themorning.dev/story/blender-5-3-released-with-nvidia-dlss-4-5-ray-reconstruction-vulkan-default-5e60f719309d627d
Kind: release · Impact: medium

## In brief

- Blender 5.3 is out as the newest stable release.
- The release adds NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction support.
- Vulkan is now the default in this release.

## Why it matters

Blender users who rely on the default rendering backend or on NVIDIA GPUs with DLSS will see changes in this release.

## Versions

- Blender 5.3
- DLSS 4.5

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10: Blender 5.3 released

## Coverage

- [Blender 5.3 Released With NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction, Vulkan Default](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Blender-5.3-Released) — Phoronix, 2026-11-10

Tags: blender, 3d-modeling, vulkan, dlss, open-source

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