Ahead of its annual Game Developers Conference, NVIDIA has announced support for Ray Tracing and DLSS 3.5 in eight new games. These include Black Myth: Wukong, Naraka: Bladepoint, Star Wars Outlaws, Portal, Diablo IV, The First Berserker: Khazan, Sengoku Destiny, and Outcast.
The new updates to these games will significantly improve performance, boosting frame rates on compatible systems. Let’s examine the details of NVIDIA’s new updates to each game.
Black Myth: Wukong and Naraka: Bladepoint Get DLSS 3.5
NVIDIA has announced that the upcoming Black Myth: Wukong game will support DLSS 3.5 and Ray Reconstruction technology, utilising RTX GPUs more efficiently. The game is set to launch on August 20, 2024.
The company has also added support for Full Ray Tracing in Naraka: Bladepoint. It will be available in three areas of both PVP and PVE modes, and other sections will soon get RTX support with upcoming updates.
Star Wars Outlaws Will Launch With DLSS 3 and Ray Tracing
The upcoming Star Wars Outlaws game will also directly launch with DLSS 3, Ray Tracing, and Reflex. NVIDIA has partnered with Ubisoft and Lucasfilm to make the game more responsive using accelerated graphics performance of RTX graphics cards.
The company has also extended the same support to Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: The Return of Jedi. These will arrive later this year and be available on the cloud and GeForce NOW.
Portal Now Available With RTX DLSS 3.5 and RTX IO
Portal has been upgraded with DLSS 3.5. The game will now use AI-powered Ray Reconstruction to improve dynamic lighting effects. It will provide a 6x boost in frame rates on RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 SUPER-based systems, supporting 70-100 fps gameplay.
The new DLSS 3.5 support will boost performance by 4.7X on RTX 4070 SUPER, 4070 Ti SUPER, 4080, 4080 SUPER, and 4090 at a 2560×1440 resolution.
Portal also gets support for NVIDIA RTX IO, enabling fast GPU loading and game asset decompression. This will help to load textures faster while reducing CPU utilization. DLSS 3.5 and RTX IO support for Portal are free updates on Steam.
Diablo IV Gets Ray Tracing Support
NVIDIA has also announced support for ray tracing in Diablo IV. The update will be available for all gamers starting March 26. It will enable realistic ray-traced reflections and add extra details to the game. The company added that NVIDIA Reflex has reduced game latency by over 67%.
In addition to these games, NVIDIA has also opened early access for Sengoku Dynasty with DLSS 3. Outcast: A New Beginning, The First Berserker: Khazan, and The Finals have also been upgraded with DLSS support.
