| Version | Year | Key Advancements | |---------|------|------------------| | V-Ray 5 | 2020 | Complete overhaul: V-Ray Frame Buffer (VFB2) with layer composer, integrated Light Mix interactive, COLD (Chaos Open Lighting Design) format. | | V-Ray 5.1 | 2021 | V-Ray Decal (project textures onto surfaces without UVs), Material Randomization. | | V-Ray 5.2 | 2021 | Chaos Scans (real‑world scanned materials included), Enscape material import. | | V-Ray 5.2.1 | 2021 | Hotfix – corrected material previews in Rhino 7, fixed V-Ray GPU crashes with displacement. | | V-Ray 5.2.2 | 2022 | Hotfix – resolved missing Light Mix elements in distributed rendering. | | V-Ray 5.2.3 | 2022 | Hotfix – stability patch for 3ds Max 2023 and Windows 11. | | V-Ray 5.10.01 | 2022 | Minor: VRayMultiSubTex improvements, UI dark mode full restoration. | | 5.10.02 – 5.10.06 | 2022–23 | Hotfix series: Mac M1 compatibility, SketchUp 2022 crash fix, 3ds Max interactive rendering timeout correction. | | V-Ray 5.20 | 2022 | V-Ray Enmesh (repeating geometry detail no extra memory cost), support for ACES 1.0. |
Chaos is currently beta testing V-Ray 7.0 (expected Q1 2026). Leaked features include: vray+all+versions+list+hot
This will likely become the new "hottest" version upon release. | Version | Year | Key Advancements |
| Version | Host App | Year | Key Feature | Status | |--------|----------|------|-------------|--------| | V-Ray 1.0 | 3ds Max 7 | 2003 | First production renderer | Legacy | | V-Ray 3.6 | 3ds Max 2018 | 2017 | Hybrid GPU/CPU | Popular | | V-Ray Next | SketchUp 2019 | 2019 | Scene intelligence | Mature | | V-Ray 5 | 3ds Max 2021 | 2020 | Light Mix, VFB2 | Stable | | V-Ray 6 | Rhino 7/8 | 2022 | Enscape bridge | Current | | V-Ray 7 | 3ds Max 2025 | 2025 | AI post‑render | Hot 🔥 | This will likely become the new "hottest" version