- Published on January 17, 2019
- In Global Tech
NVIDIA’s Real-Time Ray Tracing Technique and AI-powered RTX Technology Explained
- By Anirudh VK
Recently, NVIDIA announced that they have added another offering to their consumer GPU lineup. The entry-level RTX card known as the RTX 2060 comes after the launch of their RTX 2070 and 2080 models. This new lineup of cards has everyone in the gaming space excited, as it brings with it the promise of the holy grail of rendering; dubbed as real-time ray tracing.
But what exactly is ray tracing? This article takes a deeper look into RTX, and how technologies like AI and deep learning and bringing cinematic realism to video games.
What is Ray Tracing?
Ray tracing is a procedure to generate an accurate digital representation of how light rays would affect the visual appearance of an object. This technology has been around since the late 1970s and has since been widely used in Hollywood to
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Anirudh VK
I am an AI enthusiast and love keeping up with the latest events in the space. I love video games and pizza.
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