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Glossary:Ray tracing (RT)

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For a list of games, see games with ray tracing support.

Ray tracing in relation to modern PC games and hardware refers to the use of hardware acceleration of modern graphics card to enable real-time ray traced graphics allowing for increased realism and visual fidelity, primarily through the use of ray traced shadows, reflections, or global illumination.

General information

Ray tracing (graphics)
Path tracing