Current Events > Cyberpunk 2077's raytracing is incredible

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DarkRoast 12/13/20 2:58:44 PM #1:	Wish GameFAQs didn't have memory constraints --- Razer Blade 15 - Core i7-9750H, 32 GB RAM (2666), RTX 2080 MQ <cite>DarkRoast posted [p:948288072] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote> Wish GameFAQs didn't have memory constraints </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkRoast 12/13/20 2:58:59 PM #2:	--- Razer Blade 15 - Core i7-9750H, 32 GB RAM (2666), RTX 2080 MQ <cite>DarkRoast posted [p:948288078] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MixedRaceBaby 12/13/20 3:00:09 PM #3:	yeah look at all those uh traced rays... --- For the mixed race babies! <cite>MixedRaceBaby posted [p:948288121] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>yeah look at all those uh traced rays... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 12/13/20 3:00:59 PM #4:	Came in expecting the raytraced shadow run. left disappointed :( --- https://imgur.com/BGbZK <cite>Funkydog posted [p:948288143] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>Came in expecting the raytraced shadow run. left disappointed :( </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shablagoo 12/13/20 3:01:03 PM #5:	can u go inside every building? --- "If you wanna grow your business you need to exploit more." ~Austin_Era_II "Out of those two? Racist for me... easily." ~Vicious_Dios <cite>Shablagoo posted [p:948288146] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>can u go inside every building? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
nfearurspecimn 12/13/20 3:01:24 PM #6:	damn that's looks pretty good I must say --- Wake up. You have to wake up. currently a preta/hungry ghost Dai Grepher: I was wrong. My entire theory is incorrect. Zero Mission IS a remake of Metroid. <cite>nfearurspecimn posted [p:948288158] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>damn that's looks pretty good I must say </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Orlando_Jordan 12/13/20 3:01:48 PM #7:	What is ray tracing, and how does it differ from bloom, or any other lighting effects that preceded it? --- "GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site."-CJayC <cite>Orlando_Jordan posted [p:948288175] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>What is ray tracing, and how does it differ from bloom, or any other lighting effects that preceded it? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkRoast 12/13/20 3:01:54 PM #8:	nfearurspecimn posted... damn that's looks pretty good I must say Wish I could show the photos at 1440p instead of 720p. Damn file size constraints! --- Razer Blade 15 - Core i7-9750H, 32 GB RAM (2666), RTX 2080 MQ <cite>DarkRoast posted [p:948288180] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>nfearurspecimn posted... </cite> <quote>damn that's looks pretty good I must say</quote> Wish I could show the photos at 1440p instead of 720p. Damn file size constraints! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Accolon 12/13/20 3:02:23 PM #9:	Shablagoo posted... can u go inside every building? See that mountain over there? You can climb it. --- https://imgur.com/XAMp8 <cite>Accolon posted [p:948288195] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>Shablagoo posted... </cite> <quote>can u go inside every building?</quote> See that mountain over there? You can climb it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hippocrates 12/13/20 3:02:25 PM #10:	I don't even know what's supposed to be impressive about these screens <cite>Hippocrates posted [p:948288197] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>I don't even know what's supposed to be impressive about these screens </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkRoast 12/13/20 3:03:02 PM #11:	Orlando_Jordan posted... What is ray tracing, and how does it differ from bloom, or any other lighting effects that preceded it? It's extremely hard to explain, but suffice it to say that all lighting prior to raytracing was essentially fake approximations of real lighting. Raytracing is using GPU muscle to actually, literally, trace light rays from source to destination, allowing for interference and whatnot along the way. --- Razer Blade 15 - Core i7-9750H, 32 GB RAM (2666), RTX 2080 MQ <cite>DarkRoast posted [p:948288214] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>Orlando_Jordan posted... </cite> <quote>What is ray tracing, and how does it differ from bloom, or any other lighting effects that preceded it?</quote> It's extremely hard to explain, but suffice it to say that all lighting prior to raytracing was essentially fake approximations of real lighting. Raytracing is using GPU muscle to actually, literally, trace light rays from source to destination, allowing for interference and whatnot along the way. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Orlando_Jordan 12/13/20 3:04:26 PM #13:	DarkRoast posted... It's extremely hard to explain, but suffice it to say that all lighting prior to raytracing was essentially fake approximations of real lighting. Raytracing is using GPU muscle to actually, literally, trace light rays from source to destination, allowing for interference and whatnot along the way. How have video games had shadows and good lighting for the last 10 years without this? --- "GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site."-CJayC <cite>Orlando_Jordan posted [p:948288257] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>DarkRoast posted... </cite> <quote>It's extremely hard to explain, but suffice it to say that all lighting prior to raytracing was essentially fake approximations of real lighting. Raytracing is using GPU muscle to actually, literally, trace light rays from source to destination, allowing for interference and whatnot along the way.</quote>How have video games had shadows and good lighting for the last 10 years without this? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MabusIncarnate 12/13/20 3:05:50 PM #14:	Shablagoo posted... can u go inside every building? I have only played a few hours because I had to go out of town, but it seems like walking through town you approach a door to a business that says "open" and 19 times out of 20 the door is locked and you can't enter. Idk if it opens more later in the game but most of the city seems to be very restricted. --- Ten million dollars on a losing campaign, Twenty million starving and writhing in pain. =~=; Vicious_Dios Original - https://tinyurl.com/y9fpdoll <cite>MabusIncarnate posted [p:948288301] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>Shablagoo posted... </cite> <quote>can u go inside every building?</quote>I have only played a few hours because I had to go out of town, but it seems like walking through town you approach a door to a business that says "open" and 19 times out of 20 the door is locked and you can't enter. Idk if it opens more later in the game but most of the city seems to be very restricted. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkRoast 12/13/20 3:06:03 PM #15:	Orlando_Jordan posted... How have video games had shadows and good lighting for the last 10 years without this? Because they don't, actually. And you don't really realize it because games are literally designed around static, pre-calculated lighting. Raytracing will eventually change everything about game visual design. We won't need things like ambient occlusion because RT inherently does it better. --- Razer Blade 15 - Core i7-9750H, 32 GB RAM (2666), RTX 2080 MQ <cite>DarkRoast posted [p:948288309] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>Orlando_Jordan posted... </cite> <quote>How have video games had shadows and good lighting for the last 10 years without this?</quote> Because they don't, actually. And you don't really realize it because games are literally designed around static, pre-calculated lighting. Raytracing will eventually change everything about game visual design. We won't need things like ambient occlusion because RT inherently does it better. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Funkydog 12/13/20 3:07:47 PM #16:	What about all the games with torches that throw shadows about as you move? Maybe I'm just misunderstanding what you mean by static, but plenty of games where the light source moves about and the shadows change appropriately. --- https://imgur.com/BGbZK <cite>Funkydog posted [p:948288359] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>What about all the games with torches that throw shadows about as you move? Maybe I'm just misunderstanding what you mean by static, but plenty of games where the light source moves about and the shadows change appropriately. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
YellowSUV 12/13/20 3:09:14 PM #17:	It is good, but not worth the 30 fps drop it creates. --- We all live in a Yellow SUV! a Yellow SUV! <cite>YellowSUV posted [p:948288420] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>It is good, but not worth the 30 fps drop it creates. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkRoast 12/13/20 3:09:35 PM #18:	I wish I could use higher res photos, but I just took this one from the game. Notice how each texture reflects the actual light sources, from different angles and with different degrees of reflectivity and distortion? You have to see it in motion to really understand what I'm talking about. --- Razer Blade 15 - Core i7-9750H, 32 GB RAM (2666), RTX 2080 MQ <cite>DarkRoast posted [p:948288434] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote> I wish I could use higher res photos, but I just took this one from the game. Notice how each texture reflects the actual light sources, from different angles and with different degrees of reflectivity and distortion? You have to see it in motion to really understand what I'm talking about. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MixedRaceBaby 12/13/20 3:10:44 PM #19:	DarkRoast posted... Notice how each texture reflects the actual light sources, from different angles and with different degrees of reflectivity and distortion? all i notice is 800+ dollars missing from your bank account so you can brag about angles of light lmaooooo --- For the mixed race babies! <cite>MixedRaceBaby posted [p:948288472] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>DarkRoast posted... </cite> <quote>Notice how each texture reflects the actual light sources, from different angles and with different degrees of reflectivity and distortion?</quote>all i notice is 800+ dollars missing from your bank account so you can brag about angles of light lmaooooo </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hippocrates 12/13/20 3:11:48 PM #20:	I still can't tell what's supposed to be so impressive here but that might be because of how low the resolution is. To me RDR2 has the best lighting in a game, like mind-blowing lighting <cite>Hippocrates posted [p:948288508] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>I still can't tell what's supposed to be so impressive here but that might be because of how low the resolution is. To me RDR2 has the best lighting in a game, like mind-blowing lighting </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Inigo 12/13/20 3:12:07 PM #21:	It's alright tbh. Not worth the performance cut --- "This is your last dance." <cite>Blue_Inigo posted [p:948288519] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>It's alright tbh. Not worth the performance cut </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gwynevere 12/13/20 3:12:56 PM #22:	Ray tracing really is fucking gorgeous --- A hunter is a hunter...even in a dream <cite>Gwynevere posted [p:948288552] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>Ray tracing really is fucking gorgeous </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkRoast 12/13/20 3:13:00 PM #23:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbpaPAqAGTo&ab_channel=Forest Here's a good video showing what I'm talking about. Notice how when RT is turned off, reflections are merely static approximations of the screenspace - not actual reflections of what's going on. You've probably never noticed this limitation in reflections before because all games do it like this. --- Razer Blade 15 - Core i7-9750H, 32 GB RAM (2666), RTX 2080 MQ <cite>DarkRoast posted [p:948288555] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbpaPAqAGTo&ab_channel=Forest Here's a good video showing what I'm talking about. Notice how when RT is turned off, reflections are merely static approximations of the screenspace - not actual reflections of what's going on. You've probably never noticed this limitation in reflections before because all games do it like this. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DavidZ2844 12/13/20 3:31:26 PM #24:	Are you playing it on your Razer Blade with the specs in your sig? <cite>DavidZ2844 posted [p:948289194] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>Are you playing it on your Razer Blade with the specs in your sig? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
apocalyptic_4 12/13/20 3:33:34 PM #25:	Orlando_Jordan posted... How have video games had shadows and good lighting for the last 10 years without this? Basically raytracing allows for actual mirror reflection on surfaces rather than the "artificial" reflections used in games for the past couple generations of games. --- XBL: Mrpicardbottoms PSN: Bosh369 <cite>apocalyptic_4 posted [p:948289265] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>Orlando_Jordan posted... </cite> <quote>How have video games had shadows and good lighting for the last 10 years without this?</quote> Basically raytracing allows for actual mirror reflection on surfaces rather than the "artificial" reflections used in games for the past couple generations of games. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarkRoast 12/13/20 3:34:12 PM #26:	DavidZ2844 posted... Are you playing it on your Razer Blade with the specs in your sig? Yep --- Razer Blade 15 - Core i7-9750H, 32 GB RAM (2666), RTX 2080 MQ <cite>DarkRoast posted [p:948289289] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>DavidZ2844 posted... </cite> <quote>Are you playing it on your Razer Blade with the specs in your sig?</quote> Yep </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Orlando_Jordan 12/13/20 3:35:45 PM #27:	DarkRoast posted... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbpaPAqAGTo&ab_channel=Forest Here's a good video showing what I'm talking about. Notice how when RT is turned off, reflections are merely static approximations of the screenspace - not actual reflections of what's going on. You've probably never noticed this limitation in reflections before because all games do it like this. Water doesn't look that clear in real life. The water literally looks more realistic without ray tracing. --- "GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site."-CJayC <cite>Orlando_Jordan posted [p:948289345] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>DarkRoast posted... </cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbpaPAqAGTo&ab_channel=Forest Here's a good video showing what I'm talking about. Notice how when RT is turned off, reflections are merely static approximations of the screenspace - not actual reflections of what's going on. You've probably never noticed this limitation in reflections before because all games do it like this.</quote>Water doesn't look that clear in real life. The water literally looks more realistic without ray tracing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarthAragorn 12/13/20 3:35:50 PM #28:	YellowSUV posted... It is good, but not worth the 30 fps drop it creates. It is when you combine it with DLSS. <cite>DarthAragorn posted [p:948289347] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>YellowSUV posted...</cite> <quote>It is good, but not worth the 30 fps drop it creates. </quote> It is when you combine it with DLSS.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagr_68 12/13/20 3:36:44 PM #29:	Shablagoo posted... can u go inside every building? Let me try... <L O C K E D> :( --- New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68 <cite>Jagr_68 posted [p:948289384] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>Shablagoo posted... </cite> <quote>can u go inside every building?</quote> Let me try... <L O C K E D> :( </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Joeydollaz 12/13/20 3:36:45 PM #30:	Watchdogs is better https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsX1JybbOmU --- Play has no Limits <cite>Joeydollaz posted [p:948289385] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>Watchdogs is better https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsX1JybbOmU </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DarthAragorn 12/13/20 3:37:43 PM #31:	Joeydollaz posted... Watchdogs is better It absolutely isn't <cite>DarthAragorn posted [p:948289421] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>Joeydollaz posted...</cite> <quote>Watchdogs is better </quote> It absolutely isn't</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BignutzisBack 12/13/20 3:40:49 PM #32:	Beautiful photos, can't wait to play this game when I eventually get a PS5 --- https://imgur.com/plA0Vg9 https://media.giphy.com/media/dgK22exekwOLm/giphy.gif <cite>BignutzisBack posted [p:948289521] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>Beautiful photos, can't wait to play this game when I eventually get a PS5 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AP3Brain 12/13/20 3:45:26 PM #33:	Looks really cool. What is with people on this board and being super critical and whiny about stuff they don't have or might not be interested in? <cite>AP3Brain posted [p:948289683] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>Looks really cool. What is with people on this board and being super critical and whiny about stuff they don't have or might not be interested in? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IShall_Run_Amok 12/13/20 3:46:27 PM #34:	You might as well call this game a Mary Sue with all the Rey tracing it does. I dunno I don't care about the game. --- sent from microsoft waffle iron. help let me out <cite>IShall_Run_Amok posted [p:948289708] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>You might as well call this game a Mary Sue with all the Rey tracing it does. I dunno I don't care about the game. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagr_68 12/13/20 3:55:29 PM #35:	AP3Brain posted... Looks really cool. What is with people on this board and being super critical and whiny about stuff they don't have or might not be interested in? Fake internet outrage over mega popular thing so they can feel popular themselves and not have fomo. --- New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68 <cite>Jagr_68 posted [p:948290031] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>AP3Brain posted... </cite> <quote>Looks really cool. What is with people on this board and being super critical and whiny about stuff they don't have or might not be interested in?</quote> Fake internet outrage over mega popular thing so they can feel popular themselves and not have fomo. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AbstraktProfSC2 12/13/20 4:00:21 PM #36:	my friend has been showing us ray tracing by streaming via Discord Cyberpunk looks nuts. Its a beautiful game before ray tracing (aside from the bugs obviously) but its crazy how theres reflections in someones shiny jacket or somethin. I remember when video games couldnt do a single mirror accurately He also showed us Minecraft. Its weird seeing Minecraft look so good I think the most impressive thing Ive seen so far is Spider-Man Miles Morales with Ray Tracing + 60 FPS though --- Talk about backseat fishing. highpathetic <cite>AbstraktProfSC2 posted [p:948290195] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>my friend has been showing us ray tracing by streaming via Discord Cyberpunk looks nuts. Its a beautiful game before ray tracing (aside from the bugs obviously) but its crazy how theres reflections in someones shiny jacket or somethin. I remember when video games couldnt do a single mirror accurately He also showed us Minecraft. Its weird seeing Minecraft look so good I think the most impressive thing Ive seen so far is Spider-Man Miles Morales with Ray Tracing + 60 FPS though </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagermeister513 12/14/20 5:36:41 AM #37:	IShall_Run_Amok posted... You might as well call this game a Mary Sue with all the Rey tracing it does. I dunno I don't care about the game. Then shut up about it. --- I keep the dope fiends higher than the Goodyear Blimp <cite>Jagermeister513 posted [p:948312269] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>IShall_Run_Amok posted... </cite> <quote>You might as well call this game a Mary Sue with all the Rey tracing it does. I dunno I don't care about the game.</quote>Then shut up about it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
legendarylemur 12/14/20 5:43:32 AM #38:	It's cool, but it's definitely not $2000-3000 for 40-50 fps cool. I have a 3070 myself with good parts around it, but I'm pretty sure I can't run this at the level of setting where it would actually wow me compared to, I dunno, Yakuza 7, which looks impressive but doesn't use RTX I think? --- "Iwata was awesome" - Mr. Nintendo https://imgur.com/krtFHol <cite>legendarylemur posted [p:948312373] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>It's cool, but it's definitely not $2000-3000 for 40-50 fps cool. I have a 3070 myself with good parts around it, but I'm pretty sure I can't run this at the level of setting where it would actually wow me compared to, I dunno, Yakuza 7, which looks impressive but doesn't use RTX I think? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Flockaveli 12/14/20 5:52:29 AM #39:	What am I supposed to be looking at --- I'm in Chicago, I'm shaking my head. <cite>Flockaveli posted [p:948312485] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>What am I supposed to be looking at </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Schwarz 12/14/20 4:24:48 PM #40:	Orlando_Jordan posted... How have video games had shadows and good lighting for the last 10 years without this? VG artists making some dang good approximations of how light works and interacts with objects/environments/other lights. --- Punk ass rat boy <cite>Schwarz posted [p:948331503] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>Orlando_Jordan posted... </cite> <quote>How have video games had shadows and good lighting for the last 10 years without this?</quote>VG artists making some dang good approximations of how light works and interacts with objects/environments/other lights. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pure_temper 12/14/20 4:25:40 PM #41:	it really is --- proudclad LAYIN DOWN THE SMACK - Error1355 <cite>pure_temper posted [p:948331546] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>it really is </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hexenherz 12/14/20 4:25:46 PM #42:	I wouldn't know because I only have 16 GB of RAM and a 2070 Super so I have everything set to medium/high --- FFXIV: Lucius Hexenseele (Brynhildr) \| RS3: UltimaSuende . 99 WC/Fish/Cook/Fletch/Div/Mining/Smithing/Thieving/Crafting/RC https://letterboxd.com/BMovieBro/ <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:948331553] in Cyberpunk ... [t:79172883]...</cite> <quote>I wouldn't know because I only have 16 GB of RAM and a 2070 Super so I have everything set to medium/high </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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