
V-Ray Next
V-Ray is a commercial plug-in for third-party 3D computer graphics software applications and is used for visualizations and computer graphics in industries such as media, entertainment, film and video game production, industrial design, product design and architecture.
Hardware Recommendations
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 having two solid-state drives which provides the best performance:
- Primary Drive: SSD for the operating system and applications
- Secondary Drive: SSD for active projects; a dedicated SSD will offer optimal performance
2.5-inch SATA SSD performs at ~500MB/s
M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD performs at ~2500MB/s
For long term storage or backup, infrequently accessed files, we recommend a 4TB to 18TB hard drive. Hard drives also work well for storing export files as the export/rendering process is generally not write intensive.
Memory
In general, 3-6GB 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.
Configuration Recommendations
HP Z6 G4 Workstation
$5,200
HP Z8 G4 Workstation
$20,500
HP Z8 G4 Workstation
$12,925
HP Z4 G4 Workstation
$3,350
HP Z4 G4 Workstation
$2,650
HP Z440 Workstation
$2,950
Recommended Hardware References
- Jan 01, 2020 by
CGI Director
VRAY Benchmark & CPU + GPU Scores
Running additional applications on this system?
The recommended components and configurations provided on this page are specific to this software. If you plan on running other applications, please view our recommendations for them as well and choose a configuration that best suits the needs of the application requirements collectively. Feel free to contact us for further assistance.