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… The iPhone 15 Pro delivers a decent 30fps update, albeit on lower settings than 17 Pro devices, and with no options for ray tracing. The M2 Air has a pretty good lock on 30fps, but again it lacks RT. Ray tracing requires an M3, M4, or M5 iPad with at least 12GB of memory, or an A19 Pro based iPhone. …
… The PC version is where the game's graphical capabilities truly shine, offering a glimpse into the future with advanced ray tracing features. Unlike its predecessor, which only featured limited self-reflections on player cars, Horizon 6 introduces a new ray-traced global illumination RTGI system. …
… While there are non-RT options available, ray tracing and indeed path tracing are seriously impressive in Pragmata, while the rasterised fallback - screen-space reflections - have many issues and are best avoided. …
… For the systems that do not support ray tracing, SDF ray marching is used instead. We also utilise the SDF ray marching for distant reflections that exceed ray tracing BVH limits. Screen-Space Rays are also used to save on ray tracing budget and achieve accurate reflections. …
… The bottom line is this: while ray tracing looks impressive in this game, the visuals are transformed if users use either AMD ray regeneration or Nvidia's ray reconstruction. …
Path tracing is the most demanding form of ray tracing you can do, normally requiring an extremely high-end PC graphics card and low input resolutions to produce playable frame-rates. …
… And finally, the PC version of the game ought to offer the maximum fidelity and higher performance, and we're really curious about how just how effective its ray tracing features will be.
… 60fps path tracing on a PS5. That's worth shipping. And I think that there is another mitigating factor I should point out. The RADV driver used by Linux has come on leaps and bounds in terms of its ray tracing capabilities, but there may be more to come. …
… Interestingly, executive producer Jon Bloch is quoted in the video confirming that RT will be present and even rebuilt in 2039: "With Metro Exodus, our engine allowed us to be the early pioneers of ray tracing. …
… Even so, the ray tracing upgrades in both RT and RT Pro modes offer owners of the enhanced console a much better looking game, while the unlocked non-RT performance offering also has its charms. …