The collaboration between Cyberpunk 2077 and NVIDIA promises to transform the visual fidelity of the game. The imminent release of Cyberpunk 2077's 2.0 update and its Phantom Liberty DLC has sparked excitement, especially with NVIDIA’s recent revelations about the visual enhancements set to debut in the game.
Unveiling the DLSS 3.5 and Its Impact on Cyberpunk 2077 About a month ago, during gamescom 2023, NVIDIA pulled back the curtain on its DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) 3.5 - an advanced version of their AI upscaling technology. Subsequent to this announcement, NVIDIA shared a demo, revealing the stark contrast in Phantom Liberty DLC's lighting, achieved with and without the integration of ray tracing.
Why This Update is Significant On the cusp of the 2.0 update and Phantom Liberty's launch, NVIDIA released an in-depth analysis of how the inclusion of DLSS 3.5 will result in more detailed visuals, precise lighting, and enhanced FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. Their insights come complete with behind-the-scenes images, offering players the chance to discern the variance between graphics with RTX ON and OFF.
Their documentation elaborates, "Cyberpunk 2077 and its Phantom Liberty extension incorporate comprehensive ray tracing in the Ray Tracing: Overdrive Mode technology preview." Prior to the incorporation of GeForce RTX GPUs possessing RT Cores, coupled with the AI-boosted capabilities of NVIDIA DLSS, real-time full ray tracing in video games was a far-fetched dream, primarily due to the intensive demands it placed on GPUs.
Delving deeper into the enhancements, NVIDIA's RTX Direct Illumination (RTXDI) emerges as a groundbreaking inclusion in Cyberpunk 2077's Ray Tracing: Overdrive Mode. This SDK equips developers to emulate light in scenarios riddled with numerous light sources, facilitating the ray-traced emission of light from thousands of objects.