Just for fun - DS 4.1.16.31 beta - render normal vs. guided vs. caustics
cgidesign
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The latest DS betas have a new parameter in Render Optimization -> Guided Sampling
Here are examples (all rendered 3 min on RTX 2070 notebook):
Guided off, Caustics off

Guided on, Caustics off

Guided off, Caustics on

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Caustics on wins for realism but Guided On gets close.
But what it you turn both on ;)
The blog post by the Iray dev indicates guided sampling can speed up some renders. https://blog.irayrender.com/post/670028436722647040/iray-202110-beta-part-ii
Anyone done any time testing for scenes yet?
I've tried with both on and it's not too bad. Not a speed demon, but I have a decent card so mileage may vary. The image also has spectral rendering turned on as well. Took about 20 minutes.
Nice :)