Last Updated: October 2025
| 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. | vray+all+versions+list+hot
Added basic Photoshop-style layering within the V-Ray Frame Buffer (VFB). V-Ray Asset Browser: A built-in library of high-quality materials and assets. Integrated Denoiser: The Ultimate Guide: V-Ray All Versions List (The
V-Ray Version History:
Introduced Adaptive Lights and enhanced GI (Global Illumination) algorithms. Real-time Foundations Maya: Introduced Adaptive Lights and enhanced GI (Global