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NVIDIA Ray-Tracing coming to the Vulkan API
Ray-Tracing certainly has become a trendy thing to talk about in the year 2018, though we're still years away for the real thing as GPUs simple are not powerful enough unless you have to say three Voltas do the workload. Slowly but steadily though there is software adoption and integration. And herein a new fact is to be found.
Ray tracing, in specific Nvidia RTX ray-tracing, is making a way into game engines pretty much like the early stages of Physx. Meanwhile, Microsoft added the DirectX Raytracing API for D3D12, but now NVIDIA seems to be working on embedding their tech into Vulkan. Phoronix reports that NVIDIA has been working on exposing their RTX ray-tracing tech through Vulkan via a VK_NV_raytracing extension that fits with the Vulkan API well.
NVIDIA has offered this ray-tracing API design to The Khronos Group as they work towards a multi-vendor standardization for ray-tracing with Vulkan. If you are interested in their approach to ray-tracing with Vulkan, a presentation from this year's GPU Technology Conference is now available.
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#5544693 Posted on: 05/08/2018 09:30 AM
A bit off topic but i wish all developers will start making use of vulkan rather than directx as it's much better and support for many more operating systems including linux etc
A bit off topic but i wish all developers will start making use of vulkan rather than directx as it's much better and support for many more operating systems including linux etc
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#5544701 Posted on: 05/08/2018 10:29 AM
vulkan cover just the graphic, directX offer them a better all around support for everything ( audio, inputs, whatever else ).
vulkan cover just the graphic, directX offer them a better all around support for everything ( audio, inputs, whatever else ).
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#5544705 Posted on: 05/08/2018 10:38 AM
Nice to see an apparently open and positive move by NVidia for a change in releasing it through Vulkan
Nice to see an apparently open and positive move by NVidia for a change in releasing it through Vulkan
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#5544708 Posted on: 05/08/2018 10:48 AM
Oh, suddenly nVidia cares abour open source when it suits them? Well, too late, AMD already have an open source Vulkan ray tracing solution.
Oh, suddenly nVidia cares abour open source when it suits them? Well, too late, AMD already have an open source Vulkan ray tracing solution.
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#5544709 Posted on: 05/08/2018 10:49 AM
a little late for an April joke
a little late for an April joke
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#5544710 Posted on: 05/08/2018 10:51 AM
Not so apparent. It may be just RTX extensions working with already present multi-vendor Vulkan raytracing.
Nice to see an apparently open and positive move by NVidia for a change in releasing it through Vulkan
Not so apparent. It may be just RTX extensions working with already present multi-vendor Vulkan raytracing.
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#5544711 Posted on: 05/08/2018 10:52 AM
Those comments... it's good that they feed Vulkan, better than place more and more stuff on dx12 only.
Those comments... it's good that they feed Vulkan, better than place more and more stuff on dx12 only.
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#5544751 Posted on: 05/08/2018 01:19 PM
By 2030, we will might have enough power for 720p 30 fps (20 in unreal
). AMD is not capable to upgrade GPUs, nVidia will not do it unless it is necessary, and there is not much die-shrinking left.
By 2030, we will might have enough power for 720p 30 fps (20 in unreal
). AMD is not capable to upgrade GPUs, nVidia will not do it unless it is necessary, and there is not much die-shrinking left.
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#5544752 Posted on: 05/08/2018 01:21 PM
Navi. RT 1080p 2020.
By 2030, we will might have enough power for 720p 30 fps (20 in unreal ). AMD is not capable to upgrade GPUs, nVidia will not do it unless it is necessary, and there is not much die-shrinking left.
). AMD is not capable to upgrade GPUs, nVidia will not do it unless it is necessary, and there is not much die-shrinking left.Navi. RT 1080p 2020.
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#5544754 Posted on: 05/08/2018 01:23 PM
Hehhe. That's why these upcoming implementations are a lower quality version of global illumination. If it was "full-fat" GI, then, we'd never be able to use it real-time. Certainly not on consumer rigs.
By 2030, we will might have enough power for 720p 30 fps (20 in unreal ). AMD is not capable to upgrade GPUs, nVidia will not do it unless it is necessary, and there is not much die-shrinking left.
). AMD is not capable to upgrade GPUs, nVidia will not do it unless it is necessary, and there is not much die-shrinking left.Hehhe. That's why these upcoming implementations are a lower quality version of global illumination. If it was "full-fat" GI, then, we'd never be able to use it real-time. Certainly not on consumer rigs.
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#5544766 Posted on: 05/08/2018 02:11 PM
Suddenly? Nvidia has been putting work into OpenGL/CL/Vulkan for decades. The president of Khronos Group is an Nvidia employee..
Oh, suddenly nVidia cares abour open source when it suits them? Well, too late, AMD already have an open source Vulkan ray tracing solution.
Suddenly? Nvidia has been putting work into OpenGL/CL/Vulkan for decades. The president of Khronos Group is an Nvidia employee..
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#5544774 Posted on: 05/08/2018 02:32 PM
Nvidia has been open sourcing their GameWorks stuff for a while plus Nvidia is a khronos promoter member.
Seems like you're just a uniformed amd fanboy
Oh, suddenly nVidia cares abour open source when it suits them? Well, too late, AMD already have an open source Vulkan ray tracing solution.
Nvidia has been open sourcing their GameWorks stuff for a while plus Nvidia is a khronos promoter member.
Seems like you're just a uniformed amd fanboy
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#5544898 Posted on: 05/08/2018 08:38 PM
Great. This could be a game changer like hardware transform and lighting back in the day.
Fingers crossed it won't a flop like Ageia PhysX (obtained and killed later by Nvidia).
Great. This could be a game changer like hardware transform and lighting back in the day.
Fingers crossed it won't a flop like Ageia PhysX (obtained and killed later by Nvidia).
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#5544907 Posted on: 05/08/2018 09:08 PM
I'm sure MS is sitting there like "b-but... what about us? Didn't we have something great with DXR and RTX?"
I'm sure MS is sitting there like "b-but... what about us? Didn't we have something great with DXR and RTX?"
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It was always a goal of Nvidia's to make real-time RT a reality in games. For me, it's no coincidence that they'd be the company to lead the way. It's amazing to think that RT will be just another menu option in games in years to come.