Fortnite is about to get a lot shinier with the addition of Nvidia's ray-tracing technology.
Ray-tracing can render additional lighting and shadow effects inside virtual environments—like character reflections in glass windows and on water and sun rays on metal armor—giving them a more realistic feel. Nvidia published a video showing off the improvements.
However, the ray-tracing effects will only be available on Fortnite for PC gamers with an Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics card. Nvidia announced the news the same day it revealed its next-generation RTX 3000 series GPUs, which start arriving on Sept. 17.
In addition to ray-tracing, Nvidia is bringing its DLSS 2.0 technology to Fortnite so players can boost their frame rates and still retain high image quality. The technology does this by using AI algorithms on low-resolution frames to upscale the quality. But again, PC owners will need an RTX card to enjoy the feature.
For competitive Fortnite players looking for an edge, the GPU maker unveiled a new technology called Nvidia Reflex Low Latency, which promises to lower game latency, or the time it takes for your mouse or keyboard commands to send data to your PC and have ensuing action displayed in the game. It can also display latency metrics while you game. Find the new mode in Fortnite's game settings.
Taken together, the enhancements mean the most serious Fortnite players may be best off using Nvidia’s GPUs to experience the game.
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