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GeForce Hotfix Driver 431.18 fixes crashes in Shadow of the Tomb Raider & flickering issues in GTA5

NVIDIA has released a brand new hotfix driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the GeForce Hotfix Driver 431.18 fixes a game crash or TDR when launching Shadow of the Tomb Raider on a Pascal GPU, as well as a bug that could cause the benchmark to quit when running with ray tracing is enabled. Continue reading GeForce Hotfix Driver 431.18 fixes crashes in Shadow of the Tomb Raider & flickering issues in GTA5

Quake 2 RTX patch 1.1.0 adds music playback & invert mouse support, tweaks tone mapper and more

Lightspeed Studios has released the first update for the RTX version of id Software’s classic shooter, Quake 2. A lot of players complained about the lack of music in Quake 2 and we are happy to report that Quake 2 RTX version 1.1.0 adds music playback support, thus making it the definitive version of Quake 2. Continue reading Quake 2 RTX patch 1.1.0 adds music playback & invert mouse support, tweaks tone mapper and more

Quake 2 RTX is now available for download on Steam for free

And the time has finally come ray-tracing fans. NVIDIA has just released Quake 2 RTX on Steam for free. This free version includes the 3 levels from the original shareware distribution, and Quake 2 RTX is also compatible with the full game (so those owning it will be able to experience the entire game with ray tracing). Continue reading Quake 2 RTX is now available for download on Steam for free

NVIDIA may announce new RTX 2060, 2070 and 2080 “Super” GPUs at E3 2019

Last week, we informed you about NVIDIA teasing something “Super.” Our guess back then was that the green team was planning to announce some refresh models for its Turing graphics cards at Computex 2019, however that never came to fruition. Still, and according to the latest rumours, NVIDIA is indeed working on faster version of its Turing GPUs. Continue reading NVIDIA may announce new RTX 2060, 2070 and 2080 “Super” GPUs at E3 2019

NVIDIA GeForce 430.86 WHQL driver is optimized Quake 2 RTX and Assetto Corsa Competizione

NVIDIA has released a brand new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the NVIDIA GeForce 430.86 WHQL driver offer the optimal gaming experience and is optimized Quake 2 RTX and Assetto Corsa Competizione. Continue reading NVIDIA GeForce 430.86 WHQL driver is optimized Quake 2 RTX and Assetto Corsa Competizione

Wolfenstein: Youngblood will support real-time ray tracing and NVIDIA Adaptive Shading

NVIDIA has announced that the new Wolfenstein shooter, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, will feature real-time ray tracing effects in order to improve its visuals, as well as support for the NVIDIA Adaptive Shading in order to further improve overall performance. Continue reading Wolfenstein: Youngblood will support real-time ray tracing and NVIDIA Adaptive Shading

Quake 2 RTX will be available on June 6th, gets an official trailer, key features detailed

NVIDIA has announced that Quake 2 RTX will officially release on June 6th. In order to celebrate this announcement, the green team has also released a brand new trailer for this special version of id Software’s classic shooter that you can view below. Continue reading Quake 2 RTX will be available on June 6th, gets an official trailer, key features detailed

New DXR Tech Demo shows amazing real-time ray tracing and global illumination effects

Opus Visual has released a new video, showcasing its new DXR Tech Demo. This demo was created for the Nvidia DXR Contest and showcases real-time raytracing and global illumination capabilities. Unfortunately, the team did not release this tech demo to the public so we don’t know what it requires in order to run with 60fps at both 1080p and 1440p. Continue reading New DXR Tech Demo shows amazing real-time ray tracing and global illumination effects