vk_mini_path_tracer
A beginner-friendly Vulkan path tracing tutorial in under 300 lines of C++. (by nvpro-samples)
RayTracing
Software RayTracing engine written in C++ without the usage of any libraries. (by holoskii)
| vk_mini_path_tracer | RayTracing | |
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| 4 | 1 | |
| 1,070 | 3 | |
| 0.6% | - | |
| 5.2 | 5.4 | |
| 4 months ago | about 2 years ago | |
| C++ | C++ | |
| Apache License 2.0 | MIT License |
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vk_mini_path_tracer
Posts with mentions or reviews of vk_mini_path_tracer.
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Is there a common method to do glossy reflections in Vulkan ray tracing?
I found a great PRNG in a shader https://github.com/nvpro-samples/vk_mini_path_tracer/blob/main/vk_mini_path_tracer/shaders/raytrace.comp.glsl
- Pathtracing in Vulkan
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I’m am an beginner when it comes to openGL, and am thinking about implementation of ray tracing in my engine, and came across compute and mesh shaders. I have a few questions regarding them, so could someone please help me with these?
NVIDIA has a couple of options for you to start learning hardware ray tracing. This requires you to use either Vulkan or Direct 3D 12, of which both are modern (i.e. low low level) APIs. In my view, you would be well-advised to budget significant amounts of time just to re-learn the traditional rasterization pipeline in Vulkan before thinking about raytracing. It took me quite a while to get up to speed on command buffers and synchronization and all the other ilk that OpenGL (mostly) doesn't ever expose. That said my colleague Neil Bickford has put together a tutorial for Vulkan raytrace extensions that does not assume prior Vulkan experience: https://github.com/nvpro-samples/vk_mini_path_tracer
- A beginner-friendly Vulkan path tracing tutorial in under 300 lines of C++
RayTracing
Posts with mentions or reviews of RayTracing.
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What are some alternatives?
When comparing vk_mini_path_tracer and RayTracing you can also consider the following projects:
GLSL-PathTracer - A toy physically based GPU path tracer (C++/OpenGL/GLSL)
PRayGround - GPU ray tracing framework using NVIDIA OptiX 7 and 8
WickedEngine - 3D engine with modern graphics
F3D - Fast and minimalist 3D viewer.
vk_raytracing_tutorial_KHR - Ray tracing examples and tutorials using VK_KHR_ray_tracing
Kurama-Engine - Creating a 3D rendering engine from scratch in Java
bcrt - Business card raytracer rendering SoundHound's Houndify logo
hybrid-rendering - A Vulkan sample that demonstrates a Rasterization and Ray Tracing Hybrid Rendering Pipeline.
CIS-565-Final-VR-Raytracer - Real-time Global Illumination with Vulkan Ray Tracing API
vk_mini_path_tracer vs GLSL-PathTracer
RayTracing vs PRayGround
vk_mini_path_tracer vs WickedEngine
RayTracing vs F3D
vk_mini_path_tracer vs vk_raytracing_tutorial_KHR
vk_mini_path_tracer vs Kurama-Engine
vk_mini_path_tracer vs bcrt
vk_mini_path_tracer vs hybrid-rendering
vk_mini_path_tracer vs CIS-565-Final-VR-Raytracer