November 30, 2021
Check out next year's roadmap for the GPU renderer, and the new features in OctaneRender 2022.1 XB0, the first public preview build. Read More »
November 25, 2021
See how the major rewrite of the renderer has evolved from initial alpha to its release in Blender 3.0 next week. Read More »
November 20, 2021
Free GPU renderer gets better support for fog, smoke and clouds, plus Deep EXR export from Maya. Read More »
November 16, 2021
Latest beta of Blender 3.0 supports GPU rendering on AMD cards via the open source HIP framework. Read More »
October 17, 2021
New macOS backend unveiled as Apple becomes a Corporate Patron of the Blender Development Fund. Read More »
October 14, 2021
See how Nvidia and AMD's current pro GPUs perform in real-world tests, from modeling to rendering. Read More »
October 1, 2021
Viewport rendering tech lets users of AMD's pro GPUs view models with 4K clarity on HD monitors. Read More »
September 17, 2021
Updated, new demo: Check out the FAQs for Clarisse iFX's next-gen CPU/GPU render engine, and see how it performs on gaming GPUs. Read More »
September 14, 2021
Neat Maya and Houdini add-on lets you edit ultra-complex lighting set-ups interactively in the viewport. Read More »
August 23, 2021
See our pick of UE4's new features, from more in-camera visual effects tools to multi-GPU lightmap baking. Read More »
August 12, 2021
Redshift 3.0.51 update streamlines the GPU renderer's user interface. Blender plugin gets support for OSL shaders and UDIM textures. Read More »
July 22, 2021
Software giant's Gold sponsorship provides €30,000/year to help develop the open-source 3D app. Read More »
July 12, 2021
Free physically accurate GPU renderer gets new toon shading mode and deformation motion blur. Read More »
July 7, 2021
Successor to Lumberyard is an unusual open-source 'AAA-capable' modular game engine that includes Amazon's new Atom renderer. Read More »
July 7, 2021
Founder members of new body to promote open-source games tech include Adobe, AWS and Intel. Read More »
July 2, 2021
Compositing and effects software gets new camera tracking features. Now certified for use on systems with AMD as well as Intel CPUs. Read More »
June 30, 2021
Long-awaited update includes new hybrid CPU/GPU rendering mode. See all the new features here. Read More »
June 23, 2021
Intuitive new 'virtual photography' app features physics-aware layout tools, Vulkan-based GPU rendering. Read More »
June 22, 2021
GPU renderer for 3ds Max, Blender, C4D, Houdini and Maya gets new OCIO 2-based colour management system, including ACEScg support. Read More »
June 19, 2021
Interesting new driver feature raises viewport frame rate in apps like 3ds Max and Twinmotion when running on AMD's latest pro GPUs. Read More »
