Ray-Tracing-in-One-Weekend.zig

Ray Tracing in One Weekend in Zig!

How to execute

git clone https://github.com/ryoppippi/Ray-Tracing-in-One-Weekend.zig
zig build -Drelease-fast=true run >> image.ppm

Note that this build works on zig 0.10.0 (because of async api is not work on self-hosted compiler)

Bechmark

• Machine: Mac Mini 2021
• Chip: Apple M1
• Memory: 16GB
• OS: macOS 12.4（21F79）
• Zig: 0.10.0-dev.3007+6ba2fb3db

Before Multithreading 9305860

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Executed in  879.32 secs    fish           external
   usr time  863.33 secs   35.00 micros  863.33 secs
   sys time   15.33 secs  550.00 micros   15.33 secs

After Multithreading

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Executed in  190.77 secs    fish           external
   usr time   22.87 mins   47.00 micros   22.87 mins
   sys time    0.09 mins  825.00 micros    0.09 mins

License

MIT

Author

Ryotaro "Justin" Kimura (a.k.a. ryoppippi)