Cyberpunk 2077 shows off RTX ray tracing with new NVIDIA 30-series GPU

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Few games have cultivated hype and excitement likeCyberpunk 2077, and from the first previewwe were hooked. Now, with the announcement of atrio of high-end GPU’s from NVIDIAunder the 30-series moniker, we can now see Cyberpunk 2077 in all of its glory. A new teaser shared between NVIDIA and CD Projekt RED show the upcoming RPG at max settings, up to 4K resolution, and the full suite of RTX ray tracing features at its disposal.

Even with YouTube’s notorious compression, it’s clear that Cyberpunk 2077 won’t be a slouch when it comes to graphical prowress, despite its open world nature. Utilizing the power of NVIDIA’s new graphics cards means Cyberpunk should impress with ray traced reflections and shadows, diffuse illumination, ambient occlusion, and backed by the power of DLSS. All of these cryptic tech terms means the game will lookgood, assuming you have the necessary hardware to support it.

Cyberpunk 2077 is now set to releaseNovember 19, 2020, so we still have a little while to wait before we can get our hands well and truly on the game, but hopefully Cyberpunk 2077 lives up to the immeasurable hype placed on its shoulders.

Are you excited about Cyberpunk 2077? How do you feel about the new teaser showing off RTX ray tracing with the game? Let us know in the comments below!

You can check out more screenshots of Cyberpunk 2077 with RTX on below:

The standard for next-gen.

Cyberpunk 2077 is the latest project from CD Projekt Red, the developers behind the Witcher 3. To follow up the game that defined a generation of gaming, Cyberpunk 2077 needed to be huge, ambitious, and captivating. Every indication says that CD Projekt Red is posed to repeat history with their sci-fi, open-world RPG adventure.

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