Ray Tracing Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 was already a visually impressive game, but the implementation of “Ray Tracing: Overdrive Mode” takes things to a whole new level. This mode utilises path tracing, a form of full ray tracing, to render all lighting, reflections, and shadows with exceptional accuracy. This means every neon sign, streetlamp, headlight, and screen in Night City contributes to the illumination of the environment, creating a truly breathtaking and immersive experience. Ray-traced reflections bring the city’s rain-slicked streets and glass skyscrapers to life, while ray-traced shadows add depth and realism to every scene.
In Cyberpunk at 1440p, the 5070 Ti sits a margin of error 4% behind the RTX 4080 while also packing 13% more performance than both the 4070 Ti and 4070 Ti SUPER, which both come in identically at 40 FPS, with just a single frame separating them in the lows. The increase in performance from the 3070 Ti, which now sees 181% more frames, does mean we have gone from frankly unplayable to something that at least gives us scope to dial in the settings or utilise upscaling, including frame generation.
At 4K, the frame rates drop dramatically, and there is not really much to discuss at such low-performance levels. It is nice to see the 5070 Ti matching the RTX 4080 in the averages and giving us 16% more performance than the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, along with 38% more than the RTX 4070 Ti non-SUPER. Though the most impressive thing is how poorly the 3070 Ti performed here, which, in turn, gives us a 2100% increase over the Ampere GPU. If only every result was like that, but sadly, this is an anomaly and should be treated as such.
