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You're not wrong: Ray tracing still isn't worth the performance hit in most games

Ray tracing is often hailed as the apex of gaming graphics, cited as the reason behind peak immersion and realism. Nvidia brought real-time ray tracing to consumer GPUs in 2018 and pushed the ...
Digital Trends

Ray tracing vs. path tracing — which is the best dynamic lighting technique?

Ray tracing and path tracing are two of the most exciting and demanding dynamic lighting techniques available to gamers and game developers in 2024. They both represent a massive leap in realism over ...
techtimes

Ray Tracing Explained: The Science, Ray Tracing Performance, and Whether Ray Tracing Gaming Is Really Worth the Hit

Here is ray tracing explained in simple terms, how ray tracing performance impacts FPS, and when ray tracing gaming visuals are truly worth the trade-off. Pixabay, Timrael Ray tracing has gone from a ...

The most popular PC games still rarely use hardware ray tracing

PC Gamer recently noted that, among the 21 most popular PC games of 2025, only five make use of hardware-accelerated ray tracing. While the demanding technology ...
GameSpot

Ray Tracing Hasn't Yet Lived Up To Its Potential

The gaming industry has been a forefront for technology since its early days, pushing the expectations of things like handheld computing, online communication, and of course, graphics. For the last ...
GameSpot

What Is Ray Tracing? Here's What It Means For PS5 And Xbox Scarlett

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Demystifying ray tracing for the next generation. Ray tracing is an ...