As if I wasnt already looking forward toBlack Myth: Wukongenough, Nvidia just announced that the game is getting the full RTX treatment when it launches on August 20. We see new games with ray tracing and Nvidias Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) all the time, but Black Myth: Wukongis joining a very small list of titles that currently leverage the full suite of features Nvidia has available.

The game comes with, as Nvidia describes it, full ray tracing. That undersells the tech a bit. As weve seen with games likeAlan Wake 2,full ray tracing means path tracing. This is a more demanding version of ray tracing where everythinguses the costly lighting technique. Its taxing, but in the new games that weve seen with path tracing, such as Cyberpunk 2077andPortal with RTX,it looks stunning.

To getBlack Mythrunning at decent frame rates, the game will use DLSS 3.5. This includes the full suite of DLSS features, including Super Resolution, Frame Generation, and Ray Reconstruction, the last of which is particularly noteworthy. Currently, its only available in two titles: Alan Wake 2andCyberpunk 2077.

Get your weekly teardown of the tech behind PC gaming ReSpec Subscribe Check your inbox! Privacy Policy Black Myth: Wukong isnt the third game to receive support, though. Nvidia also announced that its bringing Ray Reconstruction through DLSS 3.5 to both Portal with RTXandNaraka: Bladepoint.ThePortal with RTXupgrade is available now, so you can download the game for free and try out the new additions given you have an RTX 40-series GPU.

The details onNarakaare a bit sparse. Nvidia says it will get a path tracing update soon to three areas that are available through the PvE and PvP modes. We dont know what three areas those are now, but Nvidia says further areas will see a path tracing upgrade in the future.

Nvidia first announced DLSS 3.5 in August of last year, with the first game arriving in September (Cyberpunk 2077s Phantom Libertyexpansion). Since then, we havent heard about any other games sporting the tech.Black Myth: Wukong launching with support is a positive sign that well still see more games with features like Ray Reconstruction, though I dont imagine it will be a mainstay like upscaling tech in modern titles.

Maybe weve seen such slow adoption due to how restrictive DLSS 3.5 is. You need an RTX 40-series GPU to unlock the full suite of features, which, even with GPU prices falling, are still expensive graphics cards. In addition, the impressive Ray Reconstruction feature is only currently available in demanding path tracing modes, effectively locking out lower-end options in Nvidias current-gen lineup.