embree ☆

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Description:
High-performance ray tracing kernels

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 4.4.0@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | @Intel | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: ray-tracing graphics rendering intel simd

Install: brew install embree

About:
Embree is a collection of high-performance ray tracing kernels developed by Intel. It provides optimized algorithms for realistic rendering, significantly accelerating the computation of ray-object intersections. The library is designed to be integrated into existing rendering systems to leverage modern SIMD instruction sets.

Key Features:

Optimized for modern CPUs (SSE, AVX, AVX2, AVX512)
Supports static and dynamic scenes
Pluggable intersection kernels
Easy integration into existing renderers

Use Cases:

Accelerating path tracing renderers
Scientific visualization
Game engine development

Alternatives:

OptiX – NVIDIA's GPU-accelerated ray tracing engine, whereas Embree is CPU-focused.

License: Apache-2.0

Dependencies: tbb

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 15, 2025 9:26am		0	VERSION_BUMP	6e676962
Sep 12, 2024 8:41pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	b2185a9d