Since it was invented decades ago, ray tracing has been the holy grail for rendering computer graphics realistically. By tracing individual light rays as they bounce off multiple surfaces, it can ...

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While the beginning of a generation is an exciting time, almost more so are the first few years following the launch of new consoles, when developers and teams have had time to learn to better ...

Ray tracing and path tracing sound similar — and technically, they are. Both methods simulate how light travels in a 3D environment, but the way they work and the results they produce are completely ...

Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) is getting a huge boost. The new DLSS 3.5 update adds a feature called Ray Reconstruction to the suite, and it promises to make ray tracing more realistic ...

Ray tracing enhances immersion, but only in a few titles. Plus, we've seen multiple games that managed to look breathtaking ...

If you want to know how ray tracing works, it's all in the name: the renderer simulates ("traces") the bouncing of light "rays" to determine how the scene should be lit and colored. This is great, but ...

Ray tracing and path tracing sound similar -- and technically, they are. Both methods simulate how light travels in a 3D environment, but the way they work and the results they produce are completely ...

Intel has just announced an interesting update to its upcoming Meteor Lake chips: The integrated graphics are about to receive an unprecedented boost, allowing them to rival low-end, discrete GPUs.

From his earliest gaming memories playing Spyro 2 on the PlayStation, to being obsessed with the swing-out animations in Marvel's Spider-Man, Cameron has always been, and continues to be, in love with ...

Resident Evil 2 ray tracing has caused a lot of frustration among fans of Capcom's superlative survival horror. Back in June, the developer released its free, ambience-improving, ray tracing update, ...