Battlefield 2042 trailer shows off ray tracing, DLSS, and Nvidia Reflex tech

Though it was comparatively effectively obtained, the beta for Battlefield 2042 was lacking some anticipated options. Amongst these was a scarcity of assist for any of Nvidia’s unique optimization settings like DLSS and Reflex. Nonetheless, Nvidia has confirmed that these, together with ray tracing, will all be out there –supposedly at launch — in Battlefield 2042, and there’s a brand new trailer exhibiting all of it off.

These settings assist flip an excellent gameplay expertise into an awesome one. Nvidia DLSS helps enhance framerates, particularly at greater resolutions. In the meantime, Reflex drastically reduces system latency, making it implausible for individuals who prefer to play competitively. However ray tracing is the actual promoting level for a lot of, and that is supported within the type of Ray-Traced Ambient Occlusion.

Ray-Traced Ambient Occlusion

The time period ray tracing is incessantly thrown round as a advertising and marketing software, however many avid gamers don’t precisely know what it means. Ray tracing is a technique of rendering mild in a manner that appears extra genuine. For Battlefield 2042, this implies making use of ray tracing to its ambient occlusion.

Ambient occlusion in gaming refers to how bodily environments work together with lighting. Extra particularly, it’s how they block lighting and due to this fact trigger sure areas to seem darker. Ray-Traced Ambient Occlusion takes this to the subsequent degree by enabling greater high quality lighting that reacts in actual time. That is showcased within the ‘Official PC Trailer’ under.

For these of you who plan to play DICE’s upcoming FPS at both 4K or 1440p can also be fascinated about its DLSS assist. Nvidia DLSS is a kind of superior supersampling that drastically improves body charges. With this enabled, it’s attainable to play at extra demanding resolutions with out taking an enormous efficiency hit. It’s a should for a sport as busy as Battlefield 2042.

Nvidia states that accessing all three of those options will assist “ship the definitive Battlefield 2042 PC expertise.” That could be fancy PR speak, however the California-based tech firm does have some extent. If efficiency and visuals are the precedence, there’s at present no better-known option to optimize them in Battlefield than backing Staff Inexperienced.