The light that bounces off is captured by our retinas, creating the appearance of color and shadow. Obviously, it's a lot more complicated than that, but that's the short version. Ray tracing ...

Reflection occurs when photons bounce off a surface. Refraction occurs ... half-measures like only ray-tracing shadows or reflective surfaces are popular. Other games leverage Nvidia technologies ...

In this article, we will analyze the world of Avowed with ray tracing On vs. Off and its impact on visual ... The reflections are slightly sharper, softer shadows, and there are a few bounce ...

Ray tracing is an old, but now widely, available technology that realistically renders light and shadow to create almost ... Light bounces off things, travels through things, bends, and sometimes ...

Softer shadows and reflections ... However, the same PC achieved 125fps with DLSS on but ray tracing turned off, a far better frame rate for an esports title like this. So, at least on entry ...

It's not that the frame rate drops off a cliff or anything dramatic ... being able to make out stuff better in shadows, really makes ray tracing worth enabling. Depending on the GPU, using fully ...

The clouds above create moving shadows; the light shines realistically ... is now integral to the game itself. “If you turn off ray tracing, you can’t see anything; the screen is black.

If you peep extremely closely, you may notice slightly sharper shadows, an additional reflection ... Interestingly, turning ray tracing on and off doesn’t seem to make such a significant ...

Softer shadows and reflections ... However, the same PC achieved 125fps with DLSS on but ray tracing turned off, a far better frame rate for an esports title like this. So, at least on entry ...