Ray Tracing Articles, Page 2

Gaming Software

Nvidia makes modding ray tracing into classic games easier with RTX Remix, starting with Portal

Something to look forward to: Recent mods and official re-releases show that the latest ray tracing techniques can fundamentally change the look of decades-old PC games. Nvidia's upcoming RTX Remix promises to help modders bring the technology to many more classics, beginning with a remastered version of Portal this fall.

Full story By Daniel Sims, September 20, 2022, 5:01 PM 8 comments

Hardware

Intel shows the Arc A770 beating the RTX 3060 in ray tracing benchmarks

It pulls ahead in 12 out of 17 games

By Isaiah Mayersen, September 3, 2022, 2:06 PM 28 comments

Mobile Hardware

Arm aims to make mobile graphics "Immortal-is"

Faster Arm graphics and more

By Bob O’Donnell, June 29, 2022, 11:33 AM

Mobile Hardware

Arm unveils mobile GPU with hardware ray tracing

New roadmap lays out ray tracing, variable rate shading, and more

By Daniel Sims, June 28, 2022, 4:11 PM 8 comments

Gaming

Hitman 3 patch will add ray tracing and supersampling support

Cranking up the eye candy

By Shawn Knight, May 20, 2022, 12:43 PM 11 comments

Gaming

Classic Doom mod adds ray tracing support

Classic Doom has never looked so good

By Shawn Knight, April 1, 2022, 3:23 PM 14 comments

Microsoft Gaming

Minecraft is not getting ray tracing support on XBSX after all

At least not anytime soon

By Cal Jeffrey, March 31, 2022, 5:06 PM

Gaming Microsoft

Xbox Insiders are testing ray tracing in Minecraft

Support should be coming soon to an upcoming public build

By Cal Jeffrey, March 29, 2022, 1:38 PM

Software Gaming

Unofficial Half-Life ray tracing mod coming this year

Modder promises path tracing

By Daniel Sims, January 10, 2022, 6:32 PM 7 comments

Hardware Mobile

Imagination details ray tracing-capable mobile GPU

Company publishes in-depth breakdown and whitepaper

By Daniel Sims, November 30, 2021, 5:32 PM 11 comments

Gaming

Interview reveals Far Cry 6 ray tracing is PC-only, other next-gen features highlighted

Ubisoft details hybrid ray-traced reflections, with performance emphasis on consoles

By Daniel Sims, September 21, 2021, 4:19 PM 9 comments

Gaming Software

The Ascent is missing Nvidia RTX and DLSS features on Game Pass, but not on Steam's version

The Ascent is full Steam ahead for some Nvidia users, a watered down experience for others

By Jimmy Pezzone, August 2, 2021, 7:27 AM

Hardware Software

Nvidia enables RTX ray tracing on Arm, DLSS is coming soon

Demos showcasing the technology were running on a MediaTek CPU and an RTX 3060 GPU

By Joao Silva, July 19, 2021, 12:10 PM 8 comments

Gaming

Metro Exodus owners can get the Enhanced Edition free next week, check out the demanding PC requirements

A full game, not just an update

By Rob Thubron, April 29, 2021, 7:53 AM 16 comments

Gaming Hardware

Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition arrives later this year with DLSS 2.0 and advanced ray-tracing

Mac and Linux gamers are also getting the game this spring

By Adrian Potoroaca, February 15, 2021, 9:06 PM 13 comments

Gaming Hardware

Hardware hacker adds real-time ray tracing effects to the SNES

Through a dedicated 'SuperRT' chip

By Cohen Coberly, December 17, 2020, 3:35 PM

Industry Blog

The ugly side of Nvidia: A rollercoaster ride that shows when Big Tech doesn't get it

A different tale about ray tracing

By Arjun Krishna Lal and Julio Franco, December 12, 2020, 7:07 PM 170 comments

Cyberpunk 2077 DLSS + Ray Tracing Benchmark

FEATURE By Tim Schiesser, December 12, 2020, 5:00 AM TechSpot Hardware

Cyberpunk 2077 is visually stunning and possibly the most graphically impressive game we've ever seen. Ray tracing elevates the game's visuals and provides a noticeable improvement, so it's time to test how your GPU performs with DLSS and ray tracing enabled.

Gaming

Spider-Man: Miles Morales for PS5 just got a 60 FPS ray tracing mode

Blend great visuals with smooth performance

By Cohen Coberly, December 9, 2020, 2:50 PM 7 comments

Downloads Gaming

Minecraft with RTX is out for Windows 10

Minecraft with RTX (ray tracing) is officially out of beta and available to everyone for download. You'll need an RTX 2060 or better to see the gorgeous reflections and lighting effects.

By Ivan Franco, December 8, 2020, 4:40 PM

Software Drivers

Latest Radeon drivers add Vulkan ray tracing support

Radeon Adrenalin 20.11.3 drivers introduce official support for Vulkan ray tracing extensions and optimizations for Immortals Fenyx Rising, Crysis Remastered, Black Ops: Cold War, Godfall, and more.

By Ivan Franco, December 1, 2020, 4:16 PM

What's New in DirectX 12? Understanding DirectML, DirectX Raytracing and DirectStorage

FEATURE By Nick Evanson, November 30, 2020, 6:07 AM TechSpot Software

DirectX 12 has been expanding to cover ray tracing, machine learning and faster storage. Learn how next-gen titles like Cyberpunk 2077 are using some of these extras, and how they'll make games better for us all.