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Snapmaker Ray 20W vs Snapmaker Ray 40W — Which Should You Buy?

Side-by-side specs, settings, and decision guide. Both have community-tested settings for 31 shared materials.

Which one should you buy?

Pick the Snapmaker Ray 40W if you want: more cutting power (40W vs 20W).

Snapmaker Ray 20W

Power
20W
Laser Type
diode
Work Area
400×400mm

Snapmaker Ray 40W

Power
40W
Laser Type
diode
Work Area
400×400mm
59 settings for Snapmaker Ray 20W55 settings for Snapmaker Ray 40W

Settings Comparison

Material · OperationSnapmaker Ray 20WSnapmaker Ray 40W
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut2500 mm/min · 85% · 2× passes · air assist5000 mm/min · 75% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut2500 mm/min · 85% · 2× passes · air assist5000 mm/min · 75% · air assist
3mm Clear Acryliccut1200 mm/min · 90% · 2× passes3000 mm/min · 80%
3mm MDFcut2500 mm/min · 85% · 2× passes · air assist5000 mm/min · 75% · air assist
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut1500 mm/min · 88%—
Bamboo 3mmcut1500 mm/min · 85%—
Bamboocut1400 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist2000 mm/min · 75–80% · 2× passes · air assist
Basswoodcut2500 mm/min · 85% · 2× passes · air assist5000 mm/min · 75% · air assist
Cardboardcut5000 mm/min · 45%7000 mm/min · 35%
Cardstockcut5000 mm/min · 25%7000 mm/min · 18%
Chipboard 2mmcut3000 mm/min · 80%5000 mm/min · 58%
Cork 3mmcut2000 mm/min · 70%3000 mm/min · 60%
Corkcut4000 mm/min · 70%6000 mm/min · 55%
Cotton Fabriccut3500 mm/min · 75%6000 mm/min · 50%
Denim Fabriccut3500 mm/min · 80%6000 mm/min · 52%
Faux Leathercut2500 mm/min · 75%4500 mm/min · 48%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)cut2500 mm/min · 85–95% · 2× passes · air assist5000 mm/min · 70–80% · air assist
Genuine Leathercut1400 mm/min · 80–85% · 2× passes · air assist2000 mm/min · 60–65% · 2× passes · air assist
Kraft Papercut1800 mm/min · 40%3000 mm/min · 18%
Leathercut1400 mm/min · 80–85% · 2× passes · air assist2000 mm/min · 60–65% · 2× passes · air assist
Maplecut1800 mm/min · 90–100% · 4× passes · air assist3500 mm/min · 75–90% · 2× passes · air assist
Plywoodcut2500 mm/min · 85% · 2× passes · air assist5000 mm/min · 75% · air assist
Walnutcut1800 mm/min · 90–100% · 4× passes · air assist3500 mm/min · 75–90% · 2× passes · air assist
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave7500 mm/min · 35–40%8000 mm/min · 30–35%
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave7500 mm/min · 35–40%8000 mm/min · 30–35%
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)engrave4500 mm/min7500 mm/min
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave3500 mm/min · 35–40%8000 mm/min · 30–35%
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave3200 mm/min4800 mm/min
3mm MDFengrave7500 mm/min · 35–40%8000 mm/min · 30–35%
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave4200 mm/min7000 mm/min
3mm Walnut Plywoodengrave3000 mm/min · 35%—
Anodized Aluminumengrave4000 mm/min · 65%6000 mm/min · 50%
Bamboo 3mmengrave3500 mm/min · 38%—
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave2000 mm/min · 85%4000 mm/min · 55%
Bambooengrave5000 mm/min · 65%7000 mm/min · 50%
Basswoodengrave7500 mm/min · 35–40%8000 mm/min · 30–35%
Cardboardengrave8000 mm/min · 15–20%8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Cardstockengrave8000 mm/min · 10–15%8000 mm/min · 10–15%
Ceramic Tileengrave1500 mm/min · 100%3000 mm/min · 85%
Chipboard 2mmengrave5000 mm/min · 45%8500 mm/min · 32%
Coated Stainless Steel Tumblerengrave4000 mm/min · 60%6000 mm/min · 48%
Cork 3mmengrave—5000 mm/min · 22%
Corkengrave8000 mm/min · 25–30%8000 mm/min · 20–25%
Cotton Fabricengrave5500 mm/min · 25%9000 mm/min · 16%
Denim Fabricengrave4000 mm/min · 35%7000 mm/min · 18%
Faux Leatherengrave4500 mm/min · 40%8000 mm/min · 20%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave6000 mm/min · 60–70% · air assist7500 mm/min · 40–50% · air assist
Genuine Leatherengrave5000 mm/min · 55%7000 mm/min · 40%
Glassengrave7000 mm/min · 60–70%8000 mm/min · 40–50%
Kraft Paperengrave5000 mm/min · 28%8000 mm/min · 15%
Leatherengrave5000 mm/min · 55%7000 mm/min · 40%
Mapleengrave5000 mm/min · 65–75% · air assist7000 mm/min · 45–55% · air assist
Plywoodengrave7500 mm/min · 35–40%8000 mm/min · 30–35%
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave2000 mm/min · 55%—
Slate (coaster)engrave5000 mm/min · 70–80%7000 mm/min · 50–60%
Slateengrave4000 mm/min · 80%6000 mm/min · 70%
Walnutengrave5000 mm/min · 65–75% · air assist7000 mm/min · 45–55% · air assist
All Snapmaker Ray 20W settings →All Snapmaker Ray 40W settings →

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, the Snapmaker Ray 20W or Snapmaker Ray 40W?

It depends on your use case. Snapmaker Ray 20W is 20W diode with 400×400mm bed. Snapmaker Ray 40W is 40W diode with 400×400mm bed. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

What materials can both the Snapmaker Ray 20W and Snapmaker Ray 40W cut or engrave?

Both machines have community-tested settings for 31 shared materials. The settings table above lists every material with side-by-side speed, power, passes, and air assist values for direct comparison.

Is the Snapmaker Ray 40W (40W) much faster than the Snapmaker Ray 20W (20W)?

Higher wattage typically means faster cutting and the ability to cut thicker material in fewer passes. The Snapmaker Ray 40W (40W) cuts thicker material in single passes and engraves at higher speeds than the Snapmaker Ray 20W (20W). For raster engraving the difference is smaller because surface engraving is limited by mechanical scan speed.

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What Makers Say

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