V-Ray Next

Processor

Rendering

V-Ray Next is a hybrid CPU and GPU rendering application. It scales very well with both clock speed and core count, and even across multiple physical CPUs in a single workstation. Therefore the more processor cores and higher clockspeed the better.

Graphics

Similar to processors, V-Ray Next scales well across multiple graphics cards, therefore the more cards the better. We recommend the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti. If you need more VRAM than normal GeForce cards provide, consider the Quadro RTX series.

Storage

We recommend a NVMe SSD for the operating system, applications and project files. 1TB is the most common capacity for V-Ray Next workstations. 1TB is fine if your projects are moderately sized. 2TB is recommended if your projects are large and you will you will use the workstation for a variety of professional applications.

If your projects are complex, are running multiple applications as the same time, and you want to maximize performance, we recommend two SSDs:

1. Primary NVMe SSD: operating system and applications
2. Secondary NVMe SSD: dedicated to active projects

For storage or backup, we recommend a SATA SSD or Hard Drive.

M.2 NVMe Gen4 SSD performs at ~5,000MB/s
2.5-inch SATA SSD performs at ~500MB/s
3.5-inch SATA Hard Drive performs at ~250MB/s

Memory

In general, 4GB of RAM per CPU core is recommended. For example, if you select a single 12-core processor, 32GB will suffice for basic tasks or 64GB for more demanding workloads.