When you have more time to talk about games, than actually play them.
RTX stand for Ray Tracing texel eXtreme, but I think now most gamers know it as the cards everyone wants. Nvidia was the first to introduce affordable real-time ray tracing to the gaming masses.
Ray tracing is a method to mimic how light reflects off of all surfaces. The rays of light will bounce off of different surfaces in different directions. Using ray calculations allows games to show life life reflection, shadows and lighting.
The RTX technology is something that only movie studios could afford to use in CGI scenes where they could afford doing it in real life. It would cost them thousands to produce, but now gamers could see similar results for just hundreds.
As so many gamers can attest, the Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080 hunt is brutal. I’ve been searching just as long as most. The daily routine consists of checking the “now in stock” websites, best buy online, amazon, newegg and then Zotac’s store at night. Every add to cart button I was able to see was … Read moreNvidia RTX 3080 Hunt Might be Over
Like most gamers, I’ve been struggling to get my hands on an Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080. The supply issues continue and the preorders I’ve been lucky enough to nab have been cancelled (by the company) or postponed to next year. There’s been a lot of close calls, but my luck has not been great like … Read moreNvidia RTX 3080 Supply Struggles
Ray Tracer I was an early adopter for the Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080. At the time, I wanted an upgrade from the 1070 to help with VR frame times and to enjoy the ray traced goodness. Long story short, the performance jump was not super impressive and ray tracing probably was not worth the $800 … Read moreStill Hunting for the Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080