Ray tracing and path tracing are two major technologies shaping modern gaming graphics and graphics rendering in 2026. In this graphics comparison, both techniques improve lighting, reflections, and ...

IO Interactive, the developers behind the Hitman series, show off many of the new engine upgrades powering 007 First Light's visual effects.

The reflections are nice, but the RTGI is poor.

Nvidia has just announced the Diablo 4 ray tracing release date, which will bring you shiny armor and realistic water reflections, among other benefits, as long as your GPU has enough power to cope ...

There was a long period of time where the phrase 'ray tracing' was almost inescapable and slapped onto all the prettiest-looking games. However, as the memory crisis continues to devastate hardware ...

The penchant for video games to develop better graphical capabilities has been ingrained into development DNA since the first playable games were released decades ago. Fast forward to current times ...

TL;DR: NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 Series introduces RTX Neural Rendering technologies, enhancing ray-traced visuals and performance. Alan Wake 2 is the first to implement RTX Mega Geometry, improving ...

Sarah has been an editor and contributor for GameRant since 2015. She kicked off her video game journey after meeting her first Chocobo, she never looked back. After years of playing them, she decided ...

It may have taken the best part of a year, but the dark, demonic hellscape of Diablo 4 now has realistic shadows and reflections, thanks to some close work with Nvidia. Yes, Diablo 4 ray tracing is ...

Ray tracing technology is changing how modern games render light by simulating how rays travel, bounce, and interact with objects in a virtual environment. This allows graphics rendering to produce ...

Gaming graphics have been on a constant improvement trajectory since the early days, with new technologies leveling up the experience. Ray tracing has been one such focus that brings gorgeous lighting ...

Priye's fondness of gaming started early when he first beat Double Dragon II and couldn't stop himself from doing it all over again every chance he got. Since then, playing a bunch of Contra, GTA, ...