Diablo 4 is adding ray-traced reflections and shadows

Published: 19:23, 08 January 2024
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Diablo 4 is adding ray-traced reflections and shadows
Diablo 4 is adding ray-tracing in March 2024

Key Points from the Article

  • Diablo 4 will receive ray-tracing in March 2024, as announced during Nvidia's CES 2024 keynote.
  • The update will include ray-traced reflections and shadows.
  • Nvidia showcased new gameplay featuring the updated features.
  • No exact release date has been revealed, but Blizzard will likely provide more information in the coming months.
Diablo 4 is adding ray-tracing in March 2024

Blizzard will be adding ray-traced shadows and reflections to Diablo 4 sometime in March 2024, Nvidia announced at their CES event.

Several months after launch, Diablo 4 will finally be adding ray-tracing sometime in March 2024. The new update was announced today during Nvidia's CES 2024 keynote.

Nvidia revealed that Diablo 4 will be getting ray-traced reflections and ray-traced shadows and shared some new gameplay that showcases the new features in action. 

At the moment, there is no exact release date for this update but Blizzard will probably talk more about this particular subject in the coming month, as we get closer to launch.

Below you can check out the comparison between ray-traced reflections turned on and off. Notice how the reflection of the spirits is much clearer in the second image while the scythe and full body of the main hero are also reflected in the water in a much higher resolution.

Diablo 4 ray-tracing comparison

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Diablo 4 Ray Traced Reflections Off
Diablo 4 Ray Traced Reflections Off
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Diablo 4 Ray Traced Reflections On
Diablo 4 Ray Traced Reflections On

It will be interesting to see how well Diablo 4 runs with ray-tracing ON. The trailer did show frame rate in the high 100s with DLSS but since this is an official marketing material from Nvidia, don't take it as set in stone as the GPU manufacturer loves to include the best-case scenario numbers in these reveals.

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