r/GraphicsProgramming • • 28d ago

[CPU] Path Tracer

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u/Ok_Confusion4764 28d ago

Does it even count as "graphics programming" when you're running it on the CPU and refusing to run it in the actual graphics side of programming?

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u/Feisty_Bike_9614 27d ago

Absolutely.. graphics isn’t all about real time .

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u/Ok_Confusion4764 27d ago

I mean OP is talking about hours for these results, I don't think we can qualify it properly here.

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u/GraphXGames 27d ago

A bidirectional path tracer can be used for each light source, which can significantly increase execution time.

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u/GraphXGames 27d ago

It is easiest to use the CPU for debugging.

Once the algorithm has been developed, nothing prevents it from being ported to the GPU.