LuxCoreRender vs NVIDIA Iray
LuxCoreRender
luxcorerender.orgNVIDIA Iray
developer.nvidia.comSide by side
| Figure | LuxCoreRender | NVIDIA Iray |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · 3D Rendering Software | 8.6 (#2) | 6.9 (#33) |
| Intended users | The project aims to give artists a tool for creating realistic and accurate images while preserving physical correctness. | NVIDIA describes Iray as supporting physically based 3D and VR workflows for designers and digital artists. |
| Materials | Version 2.5 added holdout and two-sided materials. | MDL describes material properties including color, reflection, refraction, light emission, and surface details such as cut-outs and bump maps. |
| Rendering hardware | It uses OpenCL and/or CUDA across available CPUs and GPUs, and the site says performance scales linearly with the number of supported devices. | Iray supports combinations of GPUs and CPUs in one machine and lets users choose which devices render. |
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In their own words
LuxCoreRender
LuxCoreRender has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
NVIDIA Iray
NVIDIA Iray has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.