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Update adds hardware-accelerated rendering on Nvidia RTX GPUs, and improves material editing workflow.

Wednesday, February 19th, 2020

See how Nvidia's top-of-the-range gaming GPU performs in our real-world 3D and GPU rendering tests.

Thursday, February 6th, 2020

Which Nvidia GPU is best for DCC work? Jason Lewis benchmarks the firm's new Turing graphics cards.

Friday, October 11th, 2019

Site updates may be less frequent than usual over the next week, but normal service will resume on Monday 5 January.

Thursday, December 25th, 2025

First formal USD spec marks a step towards making USD an ISO-ratified cross-industry standard. See what it means for CG software developers.

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025

New 72GB edition of the RTX PRO 5000 increases memory capacity for GPU rendering and simulation. Check out its specs and street price.

Monday, December 22nd, 2025

New CUDA-based GPU solver makes smoke and fire simulation in the 3ds Max effects plugin '2-5x' faster than on the CPU.

Friday, December 19th, 2025

Latest update to the image-editing and digital painting software adds the option to choose new third-party AI models for Generative Fill.

Thursday, December 18th, 2025

Check out the latest features in the natural media painting software, including Gradient Maps and updates to the new Bristle Brushes.

Wednesday, December 17th, 2025