Since all of these older cards lack the special hardware that helps to speed up DirectX Raytracing (DXR) in games, don't expect to have fantastic framerates. However, if you understand what you're getting yourself into, go nuts with...
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New 425.31 Nvidia Drivers Bring Ray Tracing to Older GTX Cards
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- Published: 04-11-2019, 02:45 PM
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Remember about a month back when we told you that ray tracing was coming to those with non-RTX Nvidia cards? That day has finally arrived. With today's release of the 425.31 drivers, those on 1060 and higher cards can now give real-time ray tracing a spin.
Since all of these older cards lack the special hardware that helps to speed up DirectX Raytracing (DXR) in games, don't expect to have fantastic framerates. However, if you understand what you're getting yourself into, go nuts with... -
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More Real Time Ray Tracing Demos from Epic Games and Futuremark
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- Published: 03-21-2018, 04:30 PM
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Fresh out of GDC 2018 come a few more tech demos showing off real time ray tracing technologies. These come just a day after Microsoft announced DirectX Raytracing along with support promised from Nvidia and AMD.
First up is a tech demo from Epic Games. It's Star Wars themed and looks stunning, as you would expect. There is a catch, but we'll get to that after the video.
During today’s “State of Unreal” opening session at the Game Developers Conference (GDC),... -
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More Real Time Ray Tracing Demos from Epic Games and Futuremark
Fresh out of GDC 2018 come a few more tech demos showing off real time ray tracing technologies. These come just a day after Microsoft announced... -
GDC 2018: Microsoft Announces DirectX Raytracing
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- Published: 03-19-2018, 05:54 PM
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in NewsGDC 2018: Microsoft Announces DirectX Raytracing
Though the adoption of dedicated DirectX 12 games is near non-existent, that hasn't stopped companies like Microsoft from adding in new features and APIs. The latest announcement came today in the form of a new API dedicated to facilitating the creation of real-time ray tracing.
This is a fairly simplified explanation from Wikipedia.
Optical ray tracing describes a method for producing visual images constructed in 3D computer graphics environments, with more photorealism... -
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GDC 2018: Microsoft Announces DirectX Raytracing
Though the adoption of dedicated DirectX 12 games is near non-existent, that hasn't stopped companies like Microsoft from adding in new features...