Octane Render

{{Short description|Unbiased rendering application}}

{{Infobox Software

| name = Octane Render

| logo = Octane Render logo.png

| logo_size = 264px

| screenshot = Octane render interface.png

| caption =

| developer = OTOY Inc.

| latest_release_version = OctaneRender 2022.1 (CUDA) / Octane X (Metal)

| latest_release_date = {{release date|2023|06|8}}

| operating_system = {{ubl|Windows XP and later|MacOS Big Sur or later|Linux}}

| platform = {{plainlist|

• Arm64 or x64
• CUDA-enabled NVIDIA or Apple Metal-enabled AMD, Intel Skylake or Apple M1 GPU{{cite web|title=octanerender™ standalone edition|url=https://home.otoy.com/render/octane-render/|work=render.otoy.com|publisher=Otoy|accessdate=21 August 2013}}

}}

| programming language = C++{{Citation needed|date=August 2013}}

| genre = Rendering system

| license = Proprietary commercial software

| website = {{URL|https://home.otoy.com/render/octane-render/}}

}}

Octane Render is an unbiased rendering application with real-time capability developed by graphics software company OTOY Inc.

Octane Render was the first commercially available unbiased path-tracer that fully utilized the GPU,[http://www.blender3darchitect.com/2010/01/octane-render-fully-gpu-unibased-render-engine "blender3darchitect.com- review"], 2011-05-09[http://createdigitalmotion.com/2010/05/octane-render-shows-awesome-power-of-gpu-rendering "createdigitalmotion.com- Octane Render demo"], 2011-05-09[http://www.vizworld.com/tag/octanerender "vizworld.com- Octane Render"], 2011-05-09 allowing users to modify scenes close to real time without the potential speed penalty of CPU rendering.[http://www.cgchannel.com/2010/05/octane-render-gpu-based-rendering "cgchannel.com- GPU based rendering"], 2011-05-09[https://web.archive.org/web/20110110033829/http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=6031 "CGsociety.org- 2010 Retrospective List"], 2011-05-09

Octane Render runs on Nvidia's CUDA technology using Nvidia GPU video cards; [https://home.otoy.com/octane-x-pr1/ Octane X] for macOS Big Sur,{{Cite web|url=https://home.otoy.com/octane-x-pr1/|title = Octane X | was released for iPadOS and macOS Catalina!|date = 20 July 2020}} and runs on Metal on AMD, Intel Skylake and Apple Silicon graphics cards.