The moment has arrived to set off on an exhilarating adventure through Chinese mythology in Black Myth: Wukong, scheduled for release on August 20. NVIDIA has significantly enhanced the graphics and technology of this highly anticipated action role-playing game, pushing it to its utmost potential. Leveraging the capabilities of Ray Tracing and NVIDIA DLSS 3, PC gamers are in for a treat with stunning visuals and swift, responsive gameplay against formidable foes.
Full ray tracing, while resource-intensive, offers an exceptionally accurate representation of light and its impact on the environment. Powered by GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs and their AI Tensor/Ray Tracing Cores, Black Myth: Wukong features fully ray traced lighting, reflections, and shadows, mimicking real-world conditions. Multi-bounce ray-traced indirect lighting enhances the realism by allowing colored light to bounce up to twice within the game, while ray-traced particle effects manage to capture reflections from attacks, explosions, and fire, despite the technical hurdles involved.
Shadows and reflections are rendered with depth and responsiveness, closely mirroring their natural behavior. Additionally, the game incorporates caustics, simulating the real-life phenomenon where light rays are reflected and refracted by water, curved surfaces, and objects, resulting in distinctive light patterns on adjacent surfaces, such as riverbeds.
Despite the computational demands of full ray tracing, NVIDIA DLSS 3 ensures smooth gameplay at maximum settings. With the GeForce RTX 4090, the world’s fastest gaming GPU, players can achieve nearly 100 frames per second at 4K. Meanwhile, owners of the GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER and GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER can enjoy 4K gaming at 74 and 66 frames per second, respectively. Players can check their system readiness by downloading NVIDIA’s next Game Ready Driver from the NVIDIA app beta, GeForce Experience, or GeForce.com in the coming week. These drivers are meticulously tuned in collaboration with developers and rigorously tested across numerous hardware configurations for optimal performance and reliability.
NVIDIA’s new Black Myth: Wukong GeForce RTX 40 Series bundle allows gamers to upgrade their PCs. For those without access to a modern PC or laptop, GeForce NOW offers the opportunity to experience Black Myth: Wukong with RTX technologies. With GeForce NOW Ultimate, players can enjoy the same technologies as on GeForce RTX 40 Series PCs or laptops, including DLSS 3 and full ray tracing. This platform provides access to over 500 RTX games and apps, with more on the horizon.
