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
Ray tracing articles
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
Half-Life mod adds real-time ray tracing to Valve's seminal first-person shooter
Half-Life with spruced up visuals
The iPhone 14 Pro almost supported ray tracing
Design setback put Apple's A16 GPU behind Qualcomm and MediaTek's latest
Rockstar adds ray tracing to GTA 5, but it's almost too much
Say goodbye to the vampire effect
Modders discover Portal RTX files can make Half-Life 2 and some other games look stunning
WTF?! Modders are having a field day with Nvidia's RTX Remix tool, and they haven't even gotten their hands on it yet. Apparently, you can take the files that enable RTX Remix in the recent Portal remake and drop them into the .exe folder of other games to give them a less-than-flawless visual upgrade with no further modification. Copyright lawyers are already rolling over in their graves and they aren't even dead yet.
Portal RTX is out now: ray tracing, DLSS and Reflex in free DLC
Portal is getting an amazing update 15 years later. The free ray tracing update is now available on Steam, you'll need the latest GeForce drivers and at least an RTX 3060 says Nvidia. The game is on sale for $1 in case you don't have it already.
Portal for RTX arrives as a free DLC on December 8
Ray tracing comes to Portal next month
In brief: A remaster of Valve's 2007 puzzle-platform game Portal is nearly complete. Nvidia has announced that Portal with RTX will drop as a free DLC for all Portal owners on December 8. It's available to wish list now over on Steam if you want to set a reminder for yourself.
Control 2 is coming: Paranormal action-adventure is getting a sequel
Forward-looking: Control 2 is the sequel to the game that put the "paranormal" in the action-adventure genre three years ago. Previously known as Codename Heron, the new action-packed experience will eventually come to PC and consoles.
Halo Infinite to receive ray tracing with Season 3 in March
Campaign co-op arrives next week, but 343 cancelled split-screen
Quake 1 receives a ray tracing mod
Cool stuff: After Nvidia added ray tracing to Quake II, many wondered why no one brought the feature to its predecessor. A prolific modder has now released a conversion to fill that gap, while asking fans to wait a little longer for another highly-anticipated project.
A Look at the Possible Future of 3D Graphics: How More Real Than Real Can You Get?
With CPUs and GPUs continuing to get more powerful with each new generation, the push for ever more realistic graphics in blockbuster games shows no signs of slowing down. Today's best-looking titles already look stunning, so how much better can they possibly get? Join us as we take a look at what awaits us in the future of 3D graphics.
