Many older DirectX 9, 10, and 11 games disable depth access entirely if hardware-level Anti-Aliasing (MSAA or SSAA) is active in the game's internal settings.
RTGI (Ray Traced Global Illumination) is a post-processing shader that adds advanced lighting effects to almost any game by utilizing the game's depth buffer. This specific version (0.17.0.2) was a notable beta build that refined performance and visual stability before later major jumps to version 0.33 and beyond. Key Features
While RTGI 0.17.0.2 was a major milestone, the shader has since been updated many times (reaching versions like as of late 2022). rtgi 01702 release hot
The release of RTGI 01702 has significant implications for various industries, including:
Based on common modding/gaming contexts (e.g., Reshade RTGI by Pascal Gilcher or Cyberpunk 2077 RTGI tweaks): Many older DirectX 9, 10, and 11 games
If you are running a server farm or a high-frequency trading rig, this release is mandatory.
For those following the latest ReShade ray tracing injectors (commonly known as RTGI), version 01702 brings a fresh set of improvements, bug fixes, and performance tweaks. While the full changelog is still being parsed by the community, early testers are reporting: Key Features While RTGI 0
If your FPS tanks after updating:
We tested RTGI 01702 against the previous stable build (01689) on a test bench consisting of: