Such an undertaking with a modern game’s complexity isn’t possible, but 1997’s Quake II puts it within reach. com/rndr) by physically tracing light rays to create the scene. Nvidia’s Quake II RTX remaster, however, renders everything (go.pcworld. At this juncture of ray-tracing hardware performance, most games use ray tracing sparingly and combine it with traditional raster techniques. While you might dismiss that as “just another game with hybrid ray-tracing” support, this is much more than that. And if you’re wondering just how fast the game runs, we just found out in the oldest-school way possible.įirst, to catch you up, Nvidia has taken iD’s classic 1997-vintage shooter Quake II and lovingly updated it with a fully path-traced renderer. You are now finally able to get Nvidia’s remastered Quake II RTX version for free (go./qkll). Nvidia’s remastered Quake II RTX is the first fully path-traced video game, and you can have it for free. We Ran Quake Ii RTX On A Geforce RTX 2080 Ti Card, And Here's How Fast It Was PCWorld | July 2019

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