Mental Ray Rendering with CPU and GPU?

[Anonymous]

Hello,

I'm just wondering if there is a way to enable mental ray to use my 4GB GPU as well as my 16GB of RAM and CPU to maximize render speed. 

GPU: Nvidia GTX 970

CPU: Intel i7-4790

Thanks!

[mspeer · Accepted solution]

Hi!

The feature you need for using the GPU in addition to your CPU in Maya 2016 is:

Render Settings -> Quality -> Indirect Diffuse (GI) Mode, GI Prototype.

Render Settings -> Configuration -> GI Prototype Mode -> GI Next .  (Show advanced settings needed for display)

The new Mental Ray Version for Maya 2017 works a lot better with "GI Next", but still needs some time for final release.

[Anonymous]

Thank you!