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[defrost]

It dates back to 2013.

I've merely quoted what the POX-Ray site has to say about it's own capabilities and beliefs at the time of writing.

[TapamN → defrost]

It's older than that. I remember that from ~2002, when I used POV-Ray for a class project.

[dagw → TapamN]

POV-Ray itself dates back to the early 90s (and was based on code from the 80s). The FAQ in question was last updated 2013, and the paragraph about graphics cards is probably older than that.