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Octane Render

Octane Render is an unbiased rendering application with real-time capability developed by graphics software company OTOY Inc.

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Octane Render
DeveloperOTOY Inc.
Stable release
OctaneRender 2022.1 (CUDA) / Octane X (Metal) / June 8, 2023 (2023-06-08)
Written inC++
Operating system
Platform
TypeRendering system
LicenseProprietary commercial software
Websitehome.otoy.com/render/octane-render/

Octane Render is an unbiased rendering application with real-time capability developed by graphics software company OTOY Inc.

Octane Render was the first commercially available unbiased path-tracer that fully utilized the GPU,234 allowing users to modify scenes close to real time without the potential speed penalty of CPU rendering.56

Octane Render runs on Nvidia's CUDA technology using Nvidia GPU video cards; Octane X for macOS Big Sur,7 and runs on Metal on AMD, Intel Skylake and Apple Silicon graphics cards.

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References

  1. "octanerender™ standalone edition". render.otoy.com. Otoy. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  2. "blender3darchitect.com- review", 2011-05-09
  3. "createdigitalmotion.com- Octane Render demo" Archived 2011-05-28 at the Wayback Machine, 2011-05-09
  4. "vizworld.com- Octane Render" Archived 2011-04-28 at the Wayback Machine, 2011-05-09
  5. "cgchannel.com- GPU based rendering", 2011-05-09
  6. "CGsociety.org- 2010 Retrospective List", 2011-05-09
  7. "Octane X | was released for iPadOS and macOS Catalina!". 20 July 2020. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
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