Microsoft's DirectX update could slash ray tracing memory by up to 90 percent
It works on current GPUs, no new hardware needed
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The Witcher 3 Remastered GPU Benchmark: RTX 5090 to Arc B580
The Witcher 3 Remastered overhauls CDPR's classic with improved visuals, ray tracing, and path tracing. We benchmark 13 modern GPUs to see how this ambitious free update performs.
The Best DLSS 4.5 Update Yet: Ray Reconstruction
DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction delivers sharper upscaling, cleaner ray-traced effects, and far fewer artifacts, all while maintaining virtually the same performance across every RTX generation.
Phantom Blade Zero can run on old GPUs, but you'll need way more for ray tracing
A GTX 1660 hits 30 fps at upscaled 1080p, while an RTX 5080 is recommended for 4K path tracing
Arm is bringing Android its own version of DLSS – game with Unreal MegaLights will show it off
Ray tracing and AI upscaling are coming to Android phones
DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction arrives this August to make ray tracing look cleaner and more stable
The update launches with support for 27 games and promises better image quality without a major performance penalty
Was Ray Tracing a Scam?
Eight years after Nvidia promised ray tracing would revolutionize gaming, most gamers still disable it. So what happened, and did RTX buyers get sold a fantasy instead of the future?
Forza Horizon 6 Optimization Guide: Best Settings for PC Gamers
Forza Horizon 6 looks stunning on PC, but some settings deliver huge FPS gains with little visual loss. We benchmark every major option to find the best optimized settings for every GPU tier.
Duke Nukem 3D gets path tracing and DLSS through a new fan-made mod
Improving a 30-year-old classic
Nvidia research promises 2x to 3x faster path tracing with better visuals
Experimental improvements improve image quality in between half and one-third of the frame time
Nvidia shows The Witcher 4 forest demo running path tracing on an RTX 4070
58 frames per second on an RTX 4070 in 1440p with DLSS
Nvidia GDC 2026 roundup: More path-traced games, DLSS 4.5 debut titles, and RTX mega foliage
Path tracing comes to 007 First Light, Control Resonant, Quake III... and Mirror's Edge
In brief: Nvidia is using this year's Game Developers Conference to outline the full launch of DLSS 4.5, add five upcoming games to its list of titles supporting path tracing, and offer an early glimpse at RTX Mega Geometry foliage. The company also provided an update on RTX Remix, highlighting this week's launch of a path-traced version of Quake III Arena.
DirectX just made shader execution reordering official, boosting ray tracing performance in games
Big performance gains for Intel Arc Battlemage and likely next-gen AMD GPUs
The most popular PC games still rarely use hardware ray tracing
But Unreal Engine has made software global illumination very popular
Homebrew demo shows real-time ray tracing on 1994 Sega Saturn console
The ray tracing tech runs at a surprisingly playable 15-20 FPS on real hardware
RTX Remix breathes new life into Grand Theft Auto 4 with full path tracing
Custom DLL enables RTX Remix support for DirectX 9
Sony and AMD tease PlayStation 6 technology, highlight path tracing and machine learning features
Traditional lighting and rendering technologies have "reached their limit"
Battlefield 6 drops ray tracing to prioritize performance at launch
EA bets on performance to increase compatibility with mainstream hardware
Nvidia kicks off Gamescom 2025 with GeForce Now upgrades, new DLSS 4 games, App update
GeForce Now receives RTX 5080 tier and over 2,200 new games
Bolt Graphics claims 13x leap over Nvidia RTX 5090 with less wattage – and huge caveats
Big performance promises, but the numbers don't add up
Unreal Engine ray tracing stuttering in AMD RDNA 4 GPUs linked to Nvidia-optimized game code
Some games are "optimized" to run on Nvidia GPUs, but AMD's bugs aren't helping
Nvidia's RTX Remix contest shows how ray tracing can transform classic games, more mods become available
Painkiller, Need for Speed, Colin McCrae Rally 3, Sonic Adventure, and others
Next-gen Xbox and PlayStation 6 expected in 2027, powered by AMD's UDNA graphics
UDNA architecture could double RX 9070's ray tracing and AI efficiency
Something to look forward to: If rumors prove accurate, Sony and Microsoft may once again align on GPU architecture for their next-generation consoles, this time leveraging AMD's upcoming UDNA graphics platform. The expected performance gains in ray tracing and AI upscaling suggest a significant shift that could outpace current PC GPUs on a per-compute-unit basis. With both companies also exploring handheld form factors and staggered launch timelines, these developments offer an early look at the hardware strategies shaping the next phase of the console cycle.
F1 25's path tracing demands an RTX 5080 just to hit 1080p with upscaling
Are system requirements charts getting out of hand?
AMD patents hint at significant ray tracing improvements in future GPU architectures
Next-gen UDNA expected to lower the barrier to advanced ray tracing