Windows 10 October 2018 Update Enables DirectX Raytracing (DXR)

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The wait is finally over: we’re taking DirectX Raytracing (DXR) out of experimental mode!

Today, once you update to the next release of Windows 10, DirectX Raytracing will work out-of-box on supported hardware. And speaking of hardware, the first generation of graphics cards with native raytracing support is already available and works with the October 2018 Windows Update.

The first wave of DirectX Raytracing in games is coming soon, with the first three titles that support our API: Battlefield V, Metro Exodus and Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Gamers will be able to have raytracing on their machines in the near future!

Link: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/directx/2018/10/02/directx-raytracing-and-the-windows-10-october-2018-update/

To manually update to Windows 10 v1809, just launch the Update Assitant.

DRX related links:
- (GDC 2018) DirectX Raytracing (DXR): Videos + Links
- Why Today Is an Exciting Moment for Gamers and Important Catalyst for Ray-Traced Games
- Introduction to NVIDIA RTX and DirectX Ray Tracing
- DirectX Raytracing Tutorials
- SEED - Project PICA PICA - Real-time Raytracing Experiment using DXR (DirectX Raytracing)


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