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The following graph gives a good idea on the algorithm sophistication of the different light samplers.

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Rays	2.45	3.13	4.51	7.27	12.78	23.8	45.88	90.1
3Delight	0.0933142	0.0658266	0.0441248	0.0290439	0.0185575	0.0117566	0.00752546	0.00449892

Rays	0.678	3.26	10.8	16.94	43.4	173.6	694.5
Arnold	0.15699	0.100115	0.0501787	0.0396399	0.0242515	0.0117413	0.00693426

Rays	1.47	2.94	5.88	11.7	21.1	47.02	94.14	376.3	751.3
RenderMan/RIS	0.151125	0.121487	0.0953649	0.0728148	0.0520606	0.0373876	0.0265388	0.0138148	0.00854045

The following graph shows the time required to achieve a certain quality. From user's perspective, this is an important quantity.

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Time	5.72s	87.75	12.15	20.68	37.75	72.07	165.69	302.98
3Delight	0.0933142	0.0658266	0.0441248	0.0290439	0.0185575	0.0117566	0.00752546	0.00449892

Time	1	2	6	9	21	81	492
Arnold	0.15699	0.100115	0.0501787	0.0396399	0.0242515	0.0117413	0.00693426

Time	6.74	7.23	7.99	9.42	18.51	29.40	98.08	383.39
RenderMan/RIS	0.151125	0.121487	0.0953649	0.0728148	0.0373876	0.0265388	0.0138148	0.00854045

The following graph shows how much time it takes to build the acceleration data structure depending on sample count.

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width	800
domainAxisUpperBound	300
title	Time to First Pixel vs. Samples
type	xyLine
yLabel	Time to First Pixel
domainAxisLowerBound	0
rangeAxisUpperBound	50
xLabel	Million Rays

Rays	2.45	3.13	4.51	7.27	12.78	23.8	45.88	90.1
3Delight	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Rays	0.678	3.26	10.8	43.4	173.6	694.5
Arnold	0	0.35	1.2	3.2	11	41

Rays	1.47	2.94	5.88	11.7	47.02	94.14	376.3	751.3
RenderMan	3	3.2	4	4.7	9	15.5	51.2	97

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