PC players can now experience Fortnite in a whole new light. Those using supported NVIDIA GPU cards and DirectX12 can enable ray tracing and NVIDIA DLSS.
Ray-tracing and its advanced rendering capabilities allow for new visual and lighting effects previously not possible in Fortnite. The latest update has brought improved ambient occlusion, shadows, reflections, and real-time global illumination.
To show off the new tech, a ray-traced map is available in Creative. Use the Island code - 9189-0518-5408 - to check it out.
In addition to ray-tracing, NVIDIA DLSS will boost performance so you can enjoy everything ray-tracing has to offer at higher frame rates.
Fortnite features the following DLSS options:
- Quality
- Balanced
- Performance
These options control the DLSS rendering resolution, allowing you to choose the right balance between image quality and FPS. Learn more about the enhancements to Fortnite in Nvidia’s blog .
Fortnite ray-tracing
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Ray tracing system requirements
Minimum
- Requires DirectX 12
- CPU: 4 cores or more
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 or higher (use updated drivers; 450.00 and higher are supported)
- Windows 10 version 1903 (May 2019 Update, build number 18362 or newer)
Recommended
- Requires DirectX 12
- CPU: 8 cores or more
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 or higher (use updated drivers; 450.00 and higher are supported)
- Windows 10 version 1903 (May 2019 Update, build number 18362 or newer)
How to turn it on
Open your game settings and take the following steps:
- Install the Windows 10 May 2020 (or later) update.
- Install the v455 Driver.
- Open Settings menu (Esc > Settings).
- Scroll down to Advanced Settings and change the DirectX Version to DirectX 12.
- DLSS is found at the bottom of Advanced Settings and has three modes: Quality, Balanced, and Performance.
- Enable the Ray Tracing option and any or all of the available ray-tracing effects.
- Have fun.
