OptiX
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NVIDIA OptiX is a real time
Real-time computing
In computer science, real-time computing , or reactive computing, is the study of hardware and software systems that are subject to a "real-time constraint"— e.g. operational deadlines from event to system response. Real-time programs must guarantee response within strict time constraints...

 ray tracing engine for CUDA-based
CUDA
CUDA or Compute Unified Device Architecture is a parallel computing architecture developed by Nvidia. CUDA is the computing engine in Nvidia graphics processing units that is accessible to software developers through variants of industry standard programming languages...

 video cards such as the GeForce, Quadro, and Tesla series.

According to NVIDIA, OptiX is designed to be flexible enough for "procedural definitions and hybrid rendering approaches." Aside from computer Graphics
Computer graphics
Computer graphics are graphics created using computers and, more generally, the representation and manipulation of image data by a computer with help from specialized software and hardware....

rendering, Optix also helps in optical & acoustical design, radiation research, and collision analysis.

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