Minecraft has a distinct, low-fi style that you might not think would benefit from realistic lighting. However, the video below should disabuse you of that notion -- ray tracing in Minecraft looks ...

Picking the right GPU for Minecraft, especially with shaders and heavy mods, can be tricky — but VRAM, resolution, and future-proofing matter most. From budget-friendly RTX 4060 builds to powerhouse ...

Last week, Mojang announced that the Minecraft Super Duper Graphics Pack (SDGP) that Microsoft had promised back in 2017 was canceled, permanently. No additional information was offered on why the ...

Most PC gamers know that ray tracing is a very performance-intensive feature, and depending on the improvement to visual quality, it may or may not be worth using. In an extensive Hardware Unboxed ...

Microsoft has shipped a set of Direct3D 12 upgrades that target one of the most persistent bottlenecks in PC gaming, the cost of real-time ray tracing. The updates, delivered through the DirectX 12 ...

The gaming industry has been a forefront for technology since its early days, pushing the expectations of things like handheld computing, online communication, and of course, graphics. For the last ...

After our recent extensive investigation into ray tracing game performance, where we analyzed its visual and performance impact across 36 modern games, we can continue exploring the real-world ...