Ray tracing articles

RTX Mega Geometry improves ray tracing performance and visuals in Alan Wake 2

Assassin's Creed Shadows' final PC specs suggest ray tracing and upscaling are the new standard

What just happened? You might not care much about ray tracing, but video game makers certainly do. The final PC requirements for Assassin's Creed Shadows have arrived, and, much like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, turning off ray tracing effects isn't an option. Also, the given resolutions are specified as "using dynamic resolution and upscaling."

Doom: The Dark Ages gameplay details, release date, and system requirements revealed

Highly anticipated: As Bethesda and id Software start the final hype cycle before the launch of Doom: The Dark Ages on May 15, the official PC system requirements reveal that ray tracing, a once-optional feature that dramatically reduces frame rates, is increasingly becoming mandatory in major game releases. Notably, the game also requires an NVMe SSD.

AMD Radeon RX 8800 XT could go head-to-head with RTX 4080 in raster and ray tracing performance

Nvidia is giving away a custom GeForce RTX 4080 Super to celebrate Half-Life 2's 20th anniversary

Cyberpunk 2077 comes to Apple Silicon next year with path tracing and frame generation

Sony says the PS5 Pro uses next-gen AMD ray tracing tech – likely RDNA 4

Doom 2 gets ray tracing support, try it here

AMD RDNA 4 leaks tease massive ray tracing upgrades for PC and PlayStation 5 Pro

Something to look forward to: A partial data sheet has revealed some new details about the ray tracing capabilities coming to AMD's next-gen RDNA 4 GPU architecture. Headlining the list is something called a "Double Ray Tracing Intersect Engine." The data sheet doesn't delve into any details beyond listing the features, so we can only guess what it means.

Cinebench improves ray tracing support in Apple M3 Macs

Nvidia's RTX Remix goes open source, giving classic games an AI-powered remastering renaissance

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 feature showcase outlines ray tracing, on-foot gameplay, and more

AMD's next-gen Radeon GPUs might feature completely new ray tracing hardware

Path tracing mods for Deus Ex, Dark Messiah, and Half-Life 2 show stunning progress

Intel XeSS 1.3 improves performance with new presets, intros DLAA alternative

Black Myth: Wukong and Naraka Bladepoint receive path tracing, plus RTX updates en route for other titles

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

Unreal Tournament and the original Unreal receive RTX path tracing mods

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.

Max Payne RTX Remix mod sacrifices 90% of its frame rate for realistic lighting effects