RTGI changes the game by using hardware-accelerated ray tracing to track individual light rays as they travel through a 3D scene. This allows for:
It is expensive, it is demanding, but it is the future. And once you play a game with proper RTGI, you can never go back to flat lighting. RTGI changes the game by using hardware-accelerated ray
As we move further into 2026, the industry is shifting from standard RTGI to "Path Tracing" (sometimes called Full Ray Tracing). While RTGI handles the most important light bounces, Path Tracing simulates the entire path of every light ray in a scene. This is already visible in titles like Cyberpunk 2077 and The Talos Principle 2 , where RTGI on High settings transforms the world into a photorealistic experience. As we move further into 2026, the industry