: A separate engine within the plugin that leverages CUDA and RTX hardware for massive speed gains. Legacy & Discontinued Versions V-Ray for Softimage : Discontinued following Autodesk's EOL for Softimage. V-Ray for Modo
V-Ray 3.6: Introduced Hybrid Rendering, allowing the engine to use both CPU and GPU simultaneously. The Intelligence Era: V-Ray Next (Version 4.0) vray all versions list
In the early 2000s, V-Ray disrupted the industry by offering faster global illumination than the built-in scanline renderers of the time. : A separate engine within the plugin that
This list focuses on as the reference platform. Feature sets and version numbers may differ slightly for SketchUp, Rhino, or C4D (e.g., V-Ray for SketchUp skipped version 4.x and jumped from 3.6 to 5.0). Always refer to the release notes for your specific host application. The Intelligence Era: V-Ray Next (Version 4