Note: Chaos renamed "VRay 4" to "VRay Next" for marketing.
| Version | Date | Key Feature | |---------|------|--------------| | VRay Next (4.0) | May 2018 | Scene intelligence (auto texture paths, asset management); LightMix; GPU noise pattern. | | 4.02.01 | 2018 | Viewport IPR (Interactive Production Render). | | 4.03.01 | 2019 | Adaptive dome light, NVIDIA AI denoiser (pre-optix). | | 4.10.02 | 2019 | Chaos Cloud integration. | | 4.30.01 | 2019 | Final Next build – OSL shader support. vray all versions list
| Version | Date | Platform(s) | Innovation | |---------|------|-------------|-------------| | VRay 3.0 | May 2013 | 3ds Max, Maya | Progressive rendering in production (not just RT); V-Ray RT on GPU production-ready. | | 3.20.03 | 2014 | SketchUp, Rhino | First native VRay for SketchUp. | | 3.30.05 | 2015 | All | VRayStereoscopic, VRayMDLMtl. | | 3.40.04 | 2016 | All | Denoiser (Intel Open Image Denoise). | | 3.60.03 | 2017 | All | VRayHairMtl, VRayClipper. | | 3.70.01 | 2017 | All | Nvidia OptiX denoiser support. | Notable builds: V-Ray 5
VRay is not monolithic – each host application has independent versioning. The most stable version matrix (as of 2025): Note: Chaos renamed "VRay 4" to "VRay Next" for marketing
| Host App | Current VRay Version | First integration | |----------|----------------------|--------------------| | 3ds Max | 7.10.00 (2025) | 0.1 Alpha (2001) | | Maya | 7.10.00 | VRay 1.5 (2006) | | SketchUp | 6.20.03 | VRay 3.20 (2014) | | Rhino | 6.20.03 | VRay 3.40 (2016) | | Cinema 4D | 7.00.01 | VRay 3.60 (2017) | | Houdini | 7.10.00 | VRay Next 4.10 (2019) | | Unreal Engine | 7.00.01 (plugin) | VRay 5.20 (2022) | | Nuke | 7.10.00 | VRay 5.00 (2020) |
V-Ray, developed by Chaos Group (now Chaos), is one of the most widely used rendering engines in architecture, visual effects, and product design. Since its launch in the early 2000s, V-Ray has evolved from a simple ray tracer into a full-featured production renderer supporting CPU, GPU, and hybrid rendering.
This guide provides a chronological list of all major V-Ray versions, their key features, and supported host applications.