people · May 13, 2026
Render Network Adds 60,000 GPUs Through Governance Vote RNP-023 as AI Workloads Reach 35-40% of Network Jobs
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Render Network governance vote RNP-023 approved the addition of 60,000 GPUs to its decentralized compute platform on May 11, 2026. The expansion targets increased capacity for AI and 3D rendering tasks amid surging demand from Hollywood studios and AI developers. AI workloads now constitute 35 to 40 percent of all jobs processed on the network, up from 20 percent in Q1 2026. RENDER token trades at $1.80, 86 percent below its $13.53 all-time high from March 2024. Network utilization grew 150 percent year-over-year to 1.2 million GPU hours monthly as of April 2026.
The body justifies a high significance score with specifics like the approval of 60,000 GPUs via named vote RNP-023 on May 11, 2026, and ties it to surging AI demand (35-40% of jobs, up from 20% in Q1 2026) and 150% YoY utilization growth, making it a clearly major expansion event. Information density is strong with multiple verifiable facts including dates (May 11, 2026; April 2026; March 2024; Q1 2026), quantities (60,000 GPUs; 1.2 million GPU hours), percentages (35-40%; 20%; 150%; 86%), and prices ($1.80; $13.53). The analysis field is explicitly '(none)', providing no strategic insight beyond the headline.