Intel XeSS 1.3 improves performance with new presets, intros DLAA alternative
The render scale for each preset has changed, and new ones have appeared
Ray tracing articles
Black Myth: Wukong and Naraka Bladepoint receive path tracing, plus RTX updates en route for other titles
Diablo 4 to receive ray tracing on March 26, Star Wars Outlaws adds RTXDI
Highly anticipated: Black Myth: Wukong has been one of the most impressive-looking upcoming games since its initial 2020 unveiling. With the release date a few months away, Nvidia has announced that it will become the third AAA game to employ path tracing. Additionally, the popular free-to-play game Naraka Bladepoint will receive path tracing through an update soon.
Developer manages to run ray tracing without a GPU, achieves 1 fps on Quake II RTX
Somehow, the stunt only shows 34% CPU utilization
Unreal Tournament and the original Unreal receive RTX path tracing mods
Modifying the DirectX 9 renderer to enable RTX Remix on Unreal Engine 1
AMD RDNA4 graphics cards may only receive a minor bump in ray tracing performance
Rumor mill: Although the last few generations of AMD graphics cards have matched their Nvidia equivalents in rasterization performance and often featured more memory, Team Red has been a step behind in hardware-accelerated ray tracing ever since it debuted in consumer hardware. New information regarding the company's next GPU lineup suggests the situation won't change.
Is Upscaling Useful at Lower Resolutions? Nvidia DLSS vs Native at 1080p
While higher resolution monitors are becoming more popular and we recommend them, 1080p continues to have the most usage among PC gamers. We take a look at DLSS upscaling vs native rendering at 1080p.
Max Payne RTX Remix mod sacrifices 90% of its frame rate for realistic lighting effects
Path tracing brings a GeForce RTX 4080 to its knees
Nvidia RTX Remix enters open beta, adding path tracing to games like Call of Duty, Max Payne, and more
Doom II also receives a separate ray tracing mod
AMD latest beta driver dramatically improves Alan Wake 2 ray tracing performance
RDNA 3 GPUs receive RT performance boosts between 11 and 35 percent
ReShade 6.0 adds ray tracing and mesh shading APIs, RTX Remix support
ReShade is a free program designed to enhance the graphics of games and videos. The latest version introduces APIs for ray tracing and mesh shading, creating even more immersive environments.
RTX Remix open beta will let modders add ray tracing to classic games later this month
Nvidia shows off new footage of the Half-Life 2 RTX Remix fan remaster
Path Tracing vs. Ray Tracing, Explained
#TBT Every few years it seems like there's an amazing new technology with the promise of making games look ever more realistic. We've had shaders, tessellation, shadow mapping, ray tracing – and now there's path tracing.
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty GPU Benchmark
The Phantom Liberty update brings significant updates to Cyberpunk 2077, including DLSS 3.5, further graphics and hardware support enhancements. It's GPU benchmark time.
Testing Nvidia DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction Using Cyberpunk 2.0
The next iteration of Nvidia's DLSS technology has landed and today we're checking out what DLSS 3.5 is and taking a closer look at ray reconstruction, which has been integrated into Cyberpunk 2.0.
Nvidia says resolution upscaling like DLSS (and not native resolution) is the future
Company claims industry will move away from native resolution
Nvidia shows off DLSS 3.5 reconstruction, improves ray tracing denoising
Company also reveals developer tools for LLM-enhanced virtual characters
Nvidia shares an early look at Half-Life 2 RTX, a community-led RTX Remix project
Modernizing a nearly 20-year-old fan favorite
3DMark Solar Bay is a cross-platform, ray tracing benchmark for Android and PC
An RTX 4090 is 24.5x faster than a Galaxy S23 Ultra, in case you were wondering
ReShade project may bring path tracing to Skyrim and all other DirectX 9 and later games
Path tracing ReShade add-on supports DirectX 9, 10, 11, 12, OpenGL, and Vulkan
Intel wants to optimize real-time path tracing so even integrated GPUs can handle it
Results could be good news for Intel's iGPUs and Arc dedicated GPUs
GPU Architecture Deep Dive: Nvidia Ada Lovelace, AMD RDNA 3 and Intel Arc Alchemist
Three vendors. Three architectures. Three approaches to GPU design. Join us as we dive into their semiconductor hearts and see how Ada Lovelace, Arc Alchemist, and RDNA 3 contrast and compare.
Descent reloaded: Dutch game design students add ray tracing to classic 6DOF first-person shooter
Path tracing mods are currently in development for GTA San Andreas, NFS Underground 2, Half-life 2, and more
Nvidia updates Quake II RTX to version 1.7.0
Quake II RTX 1.7.0 is out with new visual effects, several improvements and stability fixes. If you haven't tried it yet, it's an excellent throwback and showcase of RT effects. The title supports both GeForce and Radeon GPUs, as well as FSR.
Even the Nvidia RTX 4090 struggles with Cyberpunk 2077's RT Overdrive mode
Just 19 fps without DLSS 3
New Elden Ring patch introduces ray tracing and more
FromSoftware is still fixing bugs a year after the game's release