Elden Ring finally gets ray tracing in the new update

A new update has been released for Elden Ring adding ray tracing across PC, Xbox Series X, and PlayStation 5.

This can be enabled in the game settings menu.

the Patch notes Keep in mind that performance, such as frame rate and resolution, may be affected while gaming using ray tracing.

Ray tracing is a visual effect that dramatically improves lighting and reflections. It’s a long-requested feature in the Elden Ring, though after technical issues at launch (especially on PC) some might be wary of how ray tracing might affect performance.

Her listing was also leaked by data agents. Back in October, dataminer sennoutantei noticed list strings related to ray tracing features (as shared by Lance McDonland), indicating that visual improvements were on the way.

This new patch also includes PvP-exclusive balance adjustments, essentially reducing the effectiveness of certain skills and spells. This is due to the recently added Colosseum PvP DLC.

There are also more balance tweaks, war ash, and bug fixes. That’s right: over a year after release, FromSoftware is still working on bug fixes.

For PC players, below are the recommended minimum technical specifications for ray tracing.

minimum

• Operating system: WINDOWS 10
• Processor: Intel Core i5-10600K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, 8 GB or AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, 12 GB
• Recommended graphics setting: 1080p – low quality – low ray tracing

recommended

• Operating system: WINDOWS 11
• Processor: Intel Core i7-10700K or AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, 8 GB or AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, 16 GB
• Recommended graphics setting: 1080p – HD – High ray tracing