Unity fallback realtime raytracing
Category : None
Unity recently added real-time raytracing to its latest version (2019.3.x). This is mainly due to the significant advances of Nvidia. Until now, this functionality was only available on the latest RTX graphics processors from Nvidia. However, recently, this functionality has been extended to older GPUs (but with slightly lower performance of course).
The result is still far from perfect, but rather encouraging. If we consider that raytracing under Unity is still in the development phase (beta), we can expect many more developments.
On this demo, the reflections are clearly exaggerated, but it seems that by decreasing them, they disappear. Perhaps it is due to the still groping Unity library, or the limited fallback on my GTX 1080. Anyway, the indirect reflections in real time, the refraction, as well as the reflections are rather impressive.
A few years ago, I had tested a library unfortunately abandoned by its developer (Rove 3d), hoping to be able to render high quality renderings at runtime. Perhaps Unity's real-time raytracing is a first step in this direction ...
More tests will follow on this exciting feature.
Rove 3d (Aston Martin)
Category : Graphics
Rove 3d is an asset for Unity 3d wich can make (nearly) realtime renders in pathtracing. The result is very similar to what Vray can make. The asset is still experimental and lacks a lot of features, but it's very promising. The render is very good, very fast, and one can imagine original apps specially for interior rendering. I'm working on a video about this wich will be available soon.
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