AMD unveils Radeon ProRender 2.0
SDK update to the free, hardware-agnostic GPU renderer promises faster rendering on CPU plus GPU.
Monday, May 18th, 2020
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AMD releases Radeon ProRender 2.4 for Blender
Free physically accurate GPU renderer gets experimental new 'next gen' mode with support for out-of-core geometry.
Thursday, May 14th, 2020
Get finalRender for free
New free edition of the 3ds Max production renderer lacks hybrid CPU/GPU and network rendering, but can be used commercially.
Wednesday, March 25th, 2020
AMD releases Radeon ProRender 2.3 for Blender
Free physically based GPU renderer gets support for Blender 2.82's new smoke and fire sims.
Monday, February 17th, 2020
RandomControl launches Maverick Indie
New half-price edition of spectral GPU renderer Maverick Studio is aimed at DCC work, not CAD users.
Friday, September 6th, 2019
RandomControl launches Maverick Studio
Updated: new visualisation tool from the creators of the Arion renderer gets perpetual licences.
Tuesday, June 18th, 2019
AMD ships Radeon ProRender for Blender 2.0 in open beta
Free GPU renderer gets support for AI denoising, adaptive sampling, hair rendering. New versions for 3ds Max & Maya, too.
Wednesday, April 10th, 2019
Blender 2.80 is now in beta. See the top 5 features here
Videos: See five things to love about the open-source 3D app, from the new UI to rendering and 2D animation tools.
Friday, November 30th, 2018
Radeon ProRender updated for 3ds Max, Maya and Blender
OpenCL-based GPU renderer gets updated materials library. Blender version gets procedural UV mapping.
Saturday, November 17th, 2018
AMD ships Radeon ProRender plugins for macOS
Free GPU-based renderer available for Blender and Maya on Macs. Now supports volumetrics, too.
Monday, April 9th, 2018
cebas releases finalRender R4 for 3ds Max
Long-awaited physically accurate hybrid CPU/GPU renderer ships after six years in development.
Wednesday, September 20th, 2017
Pixar ships RenderMan 21.5
Renderer gets innovative new physically based model for subsurface scattering, better hair rendering and render denoising.
Tuesday, August 1st, 2017
AMD updates Radeon ProRender for 3ds Max, Maya
Free GPU-based renderer now supports interactive viewport rendering and V-Ray materials.
Thursday, June 29th, 2017