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OptiX

Nvidia OptiX (OptiX Application Acceleration Engine) is a ray tracing API that was first developed around 2009. The computations are offloaded to the GPUs through either the low-level or the high-level API introduced with CUDA. CUDA is only available for Nvidia's graphics products. Nvidia OptiX is part of Nvidia GameWorks. OptiX is a high-level, or…

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Ray tracing with OptiX

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Software using OptiX

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Overview

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OptiX Prime

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Developer
Nvidia
License
Proprietary software, free for commercial use
Operating system
Linux, OS X, Windows 7 and later
Stable release
9.1 / December 2025 (2025-12)
Type
Ray tracing
Written in
C / C++

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Ray tracing with OptiX

OptiX Prime

Software using OptiX

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OptiX

Nodes42
Edges41
Triples45
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.047619
Components1

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OptiX

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related to Software using OptiX · 16
OptiX → Adobe, Adobe After Effects CCDaz, AI-accelerated, At SIGGRAPH, Blender, CUDA, GameWorks, GPU, GPU-based, Iray, OptiX Prime Acceleration, PhysX, Pixar's, SIGGRAPH, Studio, The Blender Add-on D-NOISE
related to OptiX Prime · 11
OptiX → API, Being, CPU, GPU, GPUs, OptiX Prime, Prime, Quadro VCA, Starting, Thus, Unlike OptiX
related to External links · 6
OptiX → Course Tutorial Code, Engine, ForumOptiX, NVIDIA OptiX Application Acceleration, OptiX SDKOptiX, Programming Guide
related to Ray tracing with OptiX · 3
OptiX → CUDA, PTX, These
Developer · 1
OptiX → Nvidia
License · 1
OptiX → Proprietary software, free for commercial use
Operating system · 1
OptiX → Linux, OS X, Windows 7 and later
Stable release · 1
OptiX → 9.1 / December 2025 (2025-12)
Type · 1
OptiX → Ray tracing
Website · 1
OptiX → Nvidia OptiX developer site

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ray tracing cuda nvidia api prime engine graphics algorithm rendering use gpu code acceleration part using also programs application available

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
OptiXDeveloperNvidia1.00infobox
OptiXLicenseProprietary software, free for commercial use1.00infobox
OptiXOperating systemLinux, OS X, Windows 7 and later1.00infobox
OptiXStable release9.1 / December 2025 (2025-12)1.00infobox
OptiXTypeRay tracing1.00infobox
OptiXWebsiteNvidia OptiX developer site1.00infobox
OptiXWritten inC / C++1.00infobox
OptiXis ahigh-level0.90text
OptiXpart ofNvidia GameWorks0.85text
OptiXrelated to External linksNVIDIA OptiX Application Acceleration0.60section
OptiXrelated to External linksEngine0.60section
OptiXrelated to External linksProgramming Guide0.60section

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