While modern game engines continue pushing graphical fidelity at an increasingly demanding performance cost, an independent developer has demonstrated what a highly specialized rendering engine can achieve with relatively modest hardware. The results are impressive, particularly considering the sheer density…
Microsoft's latest DirectX Raytracing (DXR) upgrade appears to be delivering on its remarkable performance claims, with independent testing on an AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT revealing massive improvements in acceleration structure efficiency and memory consumption. As we reported last week, Microsoft's…
Two new features coming to the DXR API aim to reduce computational and memory load while ray tracing, and should already be compatible with current graphics cards. Microsoft has published a preview of DirectX Raytracing (DXR) Clustered Geometry and Partitioned…
Microsoft recently unveiled a new preview update to its DirectX Raytracing (DXR) standard for developers that seeks to increase frame-rates and precipitously cut memory requirements. Engineer Amar Patel, who authored a blog explaining the changes, calls it "the most significant…
Potentially getting much more out of existing hardware is nothing to sniff at. While I go 'oo' at every perfectly lit videogame vista, ray tracing can sometimes make my gaming rig go 'HNNNG'. I love a traced ray as much…
AMDNR modification allowed to run path tracing, ray reconstruction and quadruple frame generation of Intel XeMFG in the action game Phantom Blade Zero on the video card AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT. In the computer version of the action role-playing game…
Microsoft is bringing NVIDIA-developed Mega Geometry tech to the broader DirectX ecosystem. Microsoft's DirectX Raytracing Trick Could Slash VRAM Use By Up To 90%
Ray tracing looks fantastic, but the performance cost has always been a bitter pill to swallow. So much so, I tend to play with it turned off in a lot of games these days, unless it’s vital to how the…
DirectX preview reduces dynamic scene update costs. Microsoft has introduced clustered geometry and partitioned top-level acceleration structures (PTLAS) in DirectX Agility SDK 1.722 Preview, giving game developers new tools to reduce the cost of maintaining ray-tracing data in complex, dynamic scenes.
Microsoft has announced the release of DirectX 12 Agility SDK 1.620 Retail and 1.722 Preview, introducing significant improvements to ray tracing, GPU efficiency, and Advanced Shader Delivery. The company describes the latest DirectX Raytracing (DXR) enhancements as its most substantial update since the…
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