The Cyberpunk 2077 update 1.5 may be mainly about next-generation consoles, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing specific for PC gamers. The game received AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) and Variable Rate Shading (VRS) support, but that’s not all.
NVIDIA revealed to have partnered with CD Projekt RED post-launch to improve the image quality of ray tracing in the game. The result is the addition of ray traced local light shadows, whereas previously, Cyberpunk 2077 only resolved ray traced sun shadows.
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NVIDIA shared a couple of image comparisons to show off this new feature. The latter comparison shows the most noticeable improvement, adding shadows to some objects that previously had none.
Digital Foundry’s Alexander Battaglia also took a couple of captures himself, noting that this will likely make Cyberpunk 2077 a bit heavier during night scenes.
Cryptic update to the ray tracing on CP2077 PC that explains the «RT local shadows» on PS5/XSX. The RT shadows setting on PC now also adds ray traced shadows to artificial lights, previously, it was just to the sun light. The tool-tip still erroneously says sun shadows only. pic.twitter.com/MwYrpiIVso
— Alexander Battaglia (@Dachsjaeger) February 15, 2022
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And yes of course this means the game will run heavier after this patch in indoor areas or at night time if you have the RT shadows option «On». https://t.co/ZHwYfZVfMh pic.twitter.com/jmZFVDe01w
— Alexander Battaglia (@Dachsjaeger) February 15, 2022
Neat to see the area light shadows instead of broken shadow maps and missing objects. pic.twitter.com/oclI3rkyeo
— Alexander Battaglia (@Dachsjaeger) February 15, 2022
You can more easily check out whether the performance will satisfy you thanks to the new built-in benchmark tool, by the way.
Cyberpunk 2077 definitely looks a lot better with ray tracing enabled, that’s for sure.
Some of the differences ray tracing can make in Cyberpunk 2077 pic.twitter.com/1qS9oJlTmV
— Ray Tracing Revolution (@ray_revolution) February 16, 2022
Thankfully, console gamers can now experience it as well on Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, alongside several other improvements introduced with patch 1.5.
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Are you jumping back into Cyberpunk 2077 yet, or do you plan to wait for the first proper expansion? CD Projekt RED didn’t provide a date, but we know it’s coming.
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