Elden Ring has received update 1.09, and with it ray tracing support on PC, PS5, and XSX (and high system requirements for this feature on PC).
Ray tracing has come to old ring with new update. Patch 1.09 is available for download on all platforms (PC, PS4, PS5, XOne, XSX/S), but of course only PC gamers and owners of 9th generation consoles (excluding Xbox Series S) will be able to enjoy the update. introduction of this option. The feature can be enabled in game settings (on consoles) or graphics settings (on PC).
There is only one problem: Bandai Namco recommends a very powerful PC if you want to use ray tracing. The full system requirements can be found below, but suffice to mention that the absolute minimum is either a GeForce RTX 3060 Ti or a Radeon RX 6700 XT if we want to play at 1080p resolution with low graphics settings and a good Lord chart plotting.
Elden Ring: Minimum System Requirements for Ray Tracing
- Operating system: Windows 10 (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-10600K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
- RAM: 16 GB
- Graphic card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (8 GB VRAM) / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (12 GB VRAM).
- Recommended configurations: 1080p, graphics settings: low, ray tracing settings: low
Elden Ring: Recommended Ray Tracing Requirements
- Operating system: Windows 11 (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i7-10700K / AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
- RAM: 16 GB
- Graphic card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (8 GB VRAM) / AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (16 GB VRAM).
- Recommended configurations: 1080p, Graphics Settings: High, Ray Tracing Settings: High
Besides ray tracing, patch 1.09 is mostly a long list of game balancing fixes for competitive play (including adding damage invulnerability after resurrection in the coliseum). Additionally, other bugs have been removed from the game. The full list of changes can be found on the official Elden Ring website.
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