Autodesk Maya 2023

Maya 2023 includes Arnold 5.3 (MtoA 5.3.0) with:

The viewport now supports:

Performance for dense meshes (over 10 million polygons) is noticeably smoother due to optimized draw call batching. autodesk maya 2023

Why: The core creative tools (Sculpting, Rigging, Standard Animation) are nearly identical to 2022. Unless you need USD, you can save your subscription money. However, students can get Maya 2023 free for three years via the Educational Community. Maya 2023 includes Arnold 5