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About the GPU Competition

Here’s your chance to show off your best architectural work through high-quality renderings AND win great prizes! Sponsored by Autodesk^®, CGarchitect, and NVIDIA, the Rendering Revolution contest is a global still image visualization competition in celebration of the Autodesk^® 3ds Max^® 20^th Anniversary and advancements in GPU-accelerated rendering solutions.  To participate, you must:

• Create a scene that incorporates the 3ds Max 20^th anniversary logo. The logo must be in a recognizable form, but you do get points for creativity.
• Produce a still image of that scene. The scene can be designed with any application, but final frame rendering must be done in 3ds Max 2011 or 3ds Max Design 2011 software using its native GPU rendering solutions – Quicksilver or iray^® – or any GPU-accelerated third-party rendering solution.
• Upload your submission to this site. We will start accepting submissions on Friday, October 1, 2010 and the contest will close on Sunday, October 31, 2010.

Get Started Today

The deadline for submitting entries will be here before you know it, so get started today by downloading the 3ds Max 20th Anniversary logo and incorporating it into your scene. If you do not currently own 3ds Max or 3ds Max Design 2011 software, you can download the 30-day trial to use the Quicksilver hardware renderer. iray rendering technology from mental images is now available available to Autodesk Subscription customers on  as part of the Advantage Packs for 3ds Max 2011 and 3ds Max Design 2011. Students can download 3ds Max Design 2011 from the Autodesk Education Community.

What is GPU-based Rendering? Click HERE to visit our FAQ and Rules page.

• Upgrade/Buy 3ds Max Design 2011
• Learn More About Available GPU Rendering Applications
• Download a 30-Day Trial of 3ds Max Design 2011
• Buy NVIDIA Quadro 4000 Boards
• Buy NVIDIA Quado 5000 Boards

Winners Announced at Autodesk University 2010!

Thank you to everyone who entered the Rendering Revolution contest and congratulations to the top three winners!  Each will receive a license of the Autodesk Design Suite Premium 2011 software and NVIDIA Quadro cards. As first-place winner, Chen elected to receive a cash prize, which he will put towards his upcoming wedding, instead of the trip for two to Autodesk University.

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