Starting in 2018, NVIDIA RTX technologies have been transforming the gaming and creative landscape through the integration of ray tracing and AI-driven features such as DLSS. This week, NVIDIA announced that there are now over 500 games and applications supporting their RTX technologies. To commemorate this significant milestone, NVIDIA is launching the RTX 500 celebration.
500 RTX Games and Apps: IT’S ON!
The RTX ecosystem incorporates cutting-edge technologies that bring high-performance, high-fidelity gaming to life. Dedicated RT Cores power Ray Tracing, delivering immersive and lifelike lighting and reflections in games. Thanks to Tensor Cores, NVIDIA DLSS enables industry-leading AI graphics acceleration, achieving up to 5 times faster performance in games like Cyberpunk 2077.
This week marks the celebration of a milestone years in the making – 500 #RTXON games and applications!
Gamers have rapidly adopted RTX technologies, with an astounding 87 million hours of RTX games played weekly. In the case of Cyberpunk 2077 on GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs, 97% of gamers play with RTX ON. Other major titles follow suit, with NARAKA: BLADEPOINT at 98%, Minecraft with RTX at 99%, Alan Wake 2 at 99%, and Diablo IV at 96%.*
To enhance the celebration, NVIDIA is giving away twenty $500 Green Man Gaming gift cards, usable on RTX or any of the games and DLCs in their extensive store. Additionally, gamers can win #RTXOn keycaps from NVIDIA throughout December. CD PROJEKT RED is also joining the festivities, offering something special to celebrate RTX 500 and Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition. Follow Cyberpunk 2077’s official Twitter account for more details.
‘Tis the Season for Call of Duty Modern Warfare III, Get Game Ready
In support of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Season 1, Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition, and Update 2.1, NVIDIA has released a new GeForce Game Ready Driver. This driver provides day-one support for THRONE AND LIBERTY and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.
Season 1 for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone is set to go live in early December. The new driver ensures that GeForce gamers are Game Ready for the arrival and integration of Call of Duty: Warzone™ and the new Urzikstan “Big Map,” along with additional maps, modes, and a range of free and premium content, including functional weapons.
GeForce gamers can optimize their experience in each mode, accelerating frame rates with AI-powered DLSS 3 or maximizing image quality with DLAA. The inclusion of NVIDIA Reflex in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III further enhances gameplay responsiveness.
Today, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III and Call of Duty: Warzone will introduce Full Ray Tracing & NVIDIA DLSS 3.5 with Ray Reconstruction to the pre-game lobby, and this driver supports these updates.
Game Ready for Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition and Update 2.1
CD PROJEKT RED has recently unveiled Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition, encompassing the base game, the critically acclaimed Phantom Liberty spy thriller expansion, and every update, in-game add-on, and enhancement released since the game’s original launch in 2020. Gamers are encouraged to use the new driver to maximize the potential of full ray tracing, DLSS 3.5 with Ray Reconstruction, Reflex, and more in Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition.
Also available now, and free for all players, is the Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.1, featuring new gameplay content and tech enhancements that further improve image quality, immersion, and realism. Cyberpunk 2077’s Ray Tracing: Overdrive Mode exits Preview status with improved image quality and new features; DLSS Ray Reconstruction can now be usable when activating ray-traced reflections, either as part of a preset or when configuring custom settings, enabling more gamers to benefit from its incredible RT enhancements.
