Windows
Please make sure that your system fulfills these requirements before installing V-Ray. Note that V-Ray is only supported for 64 bit operating systems and 64 bit versions of Maya.
Processor | Intel® Pentium ® IV or compatible processor with SSE3 support. |
RAM | 4 GB RAM and 4 GB swap minimum – recommended 8 GB or more RAM, 8 GB or more swap file |
USB Port | Required for hardware lock, preferably USB 2.0 |
TCP/IP | Only IPv4 is supported. IPv6 is currently not supported |
The following table shows the versions of Autodesk Maya and operating systems on which V-Ray is supported. Note that V-Ray is only supported for 64 bit operating systems and 64 bit versions of Maya.
Version of Maya | Supported Operating System |
Maya 2014 x64 | Windows ® 7 Professional, Windows ® 8 Professional |
Maya 2015 x64 | Windows ® 7 SP1, Windows ® 8, and Windows ® 8.1 Professional |
Maya 2016 x64 | Windows ® 7 SP1, Windows ® 8.1 Professional, and Windows ® 10 Professional |
Maya 2017 x64 | Windows ® 7 SP1 and Windows ® 10 Professional |
Linux
Please make sure that your system fulfills these requirements before installing V-Ray.
Processor | Intel ® Pentium ® IV or compatible processor with SSE3 support. |
RAM | 4 GB RAM and 4 GB swap minimum – recommended 8 GB or more RAM, 8 GB or more swap file |
USB Port | Required for hardware lock, preferably USB 2.0 |
TCP/IP | Only IPv4 is supported. IPv6 is currently not supported |
The following table shows the versions of Autodesk Maya and operating systems on which V-Ray is supported. Note that V-Ray is only supported for 64 bit operating systems and 64 bit versions of Maya.
Version of Maya | Supported Operating System |
Maya 2014 x64 | Red Hat® Enterprise Linux ® 6.2 WS, or Fedora™ 14 |
Maya 2015 x64 | Red Hat ® Enterprise Linux® 6.2 WS, Fedora™ 14, or CentOS 6.2 |
Maya 2016 x64 | Red Hat ® Enterprise Linux® 6.5 WS, or CentOS 6.5 |
Maya 2017 x64 | Red Hat ® Enterprise Linux® 6.5 and 7.2 WS, or CentOS 6.5 and 7.2 |
Mac OS X
Please make sure that your system fulfills these requirements before installing V-Ray.
Processor | Intel ® Pentium ® IV or compatible processor with SSE3 support. |
RAM | 4 GB RAM and 4 GB swap minimum – recommended 8 GB or more RAM, 8 GB or more swap file |
USB Port | Required for hardware lock, preferably USB 2.0 |
TCP/IP | Only IPv4 is supported. IPv6 is currently not supported |
The following table shows the versions of Autodesk Maya and operating systems on which V-Ray is supported. Note that V-Ray is only supported for 64 bit operating systems and 64 bit versions of Maya.
Version of Maya | Supported Operating Systems |
Maya 2014 x64 | Apple® Mac OS® X 10.7.x and 10.8.x |
Maya 2015 x64 | Apple® Mac OS® X 10.8.5 and 10.9.x |
Maya 2016 x64 | Apple ® Mac OS ® X 10.9.5, 10.10.x, and 10.11.3 |
Maya 2017 x64 | Apple ® Mac OS ® X 10.10.5 and 10.11.x |
*Check also the Maya system requirements page: http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/maya/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/System-requirements-for-Autodesk-Maya.html
The requirements above are for the latest version of V-Ray in Maya, but please note that V-Ray 3.3 is available for Maya 2013+ and V-Ray 3.1 is available for Maya 2012+