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[IbizaPocholo]

https://videocardz.com/newz/the-witcher-iv-to-feature-nvidia-rtx-mega-geometry

We can confirm that The Witcher IV will feature NVIDIA RTX Mega Geometry, adding one of NVIDIA's newer ray tracing technologies to CD PROJEKT RED's next Witcher game. NVIDIA previously said it had been working with CD PROJEKT RED since the beginning of development, and that the game would launch with the latest RTX-powered technologies. This new detail gives that statement a specific feature name.

RTX Mega Geometry is designed for ray-traced scenes with much heavier geometric detail than traditional pipelines handle well. NVIDIA says the technology accelerates BVH building for cluster-based geometry systems, allowing far more ray-traced triangles and better performance in heavy ray tracing workloads. In simple terms, it is meant to help ray tracing scale better with dense environments, complex meshes, and high-detail assets, much like we remember the open-world Witcher series for.

 

[Gubaldo]

Awesome.
But Hope there won't be any Mega Stutters

 

[Smiggs]

This game is going to be gorgeous. Cannot wait!

Edit: Those trees better be swaying like they're in the middle of a hurricane, though.

 

[adamsapple]

Ok .. but when is The Witcher 4 coming?

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Ok .. but when is The Witcher 4 coming?

Did you already mortgage the house to buy the GPU performant enough to run it?

 

[GymWolf]

Noice.

 

[Flabagast]

This is going to be UE5 flagship for years to come

Cant wait

 

[adamsapple]

Did you already mortgage the house to buy the GPU performant enough to run it?

Who needs a yard with a picket fence when I have that RTX Mega Geometry to look forward to.

 

[corgiix3]

This game is going to be gorgeous. Cannot wait!

Edit: Those trees better be swaying like they're in the middle of a hurricane, though.

Jokes on you those are my favorite kind of trees

 

[Buggy Loop]

Path tracing almost confirmed then.

This game's visuals will be THE benchmark for years to come.

Who needs a yard with a picket fence when I have that RTX Mega Geometry to look forward to.

 

[Smiggs]

Jokes on you those are my favorite kind of trees

It was so over the top in the Witcher 3 I but I grew to love them!

 

[BennyBlanco]

Path tracing almost confirmed then.

This game's visuals will be THE benchmark for years to come.

The video that is the source for this article has a CDPR guy confirming path tracing

 

[deeptech]

Ok .. but when is The Witcher 4 coming?

Oh who cares about that, it will have path tracing man, path t r a c i n g!
But I'm not kidding, it's probably going to look sick on PC(only), and guessing 2028-9.

On the other hand this RTX Geo tech seems like such luxury in a way. Like who cares about individual needles on a pine tree while galloping on a horse through a forest?

 

[Loomy]

Ok .. but when is The Witcher 4 coming?

PS6 launch title (optimistically)

 

[Buggy Loop]

The video that is the source for this article has a CDPR guy confirming path tracing

Yes! My body is ready for all the rays!

 

[YeulEmeralda]

So this is how Radeon died...

 

[OverHeat]

So the gulf between console and high end PC will only be bigger AMD as to do something and fast

 

[bender]

Did Speedtree and Megatextures fuck and have a baby?

 

[lastmessiah]

So the gulf between console and high end PC will only be bigger AMD as to do something and fast

they are so far behind, even AMD won't pretend they aren't.

 

[Represent.]

My 2050 is ready

 

[Buggy Loop]

So the gulf between console and high end PC will only be bigger AMD as to do something and fast

AMD has a lot of tech in the work but holy shit it takes time. It always feels like when they see Nvidia do something they're like "UUHHHH? You can do that?" and they're off to start a solution from scratch.

Shockingly, this one seems to be open source, a rare thing from Nvidia side.

AMD don't even have a single path tracing game sponsorship so far. Next gen consoles need AMD to shift gear or if they miss out on some hardware feature to accelerate like PC does, it might mean it'll be an RT machine but not a strong PT one..

 

[TaciturnWolf]

Ok .. but when is The Witcher 4 coming?

2027 at the earliest.

 

[adamsapple]

2027 at the earliest.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Yes! My body is ready for all the rays!

OP really buried the lede. Path tracing is the bigger news here.

 

[uncreativename]

Raytracing is so exciting, I feel like there's a new technology I need to research every other week . Thanks OP.

 

[Bojji]

Ok .. but when is The Witcher 4 coming?

Probably 2028...

After that they plan to release 2 more games within 6 years, reusing assets made for W4.

 

[SyberWolf]

Probably 2028...

After that they plan to release 2 more games within 6 years, reusing assets made for W4.

lets hope that new Witcher 3 DLC releases while we wait.

 

[Thebonehead]

So the gulf between console and high end PC will only be bigger AMD as to do something and fast

By the time AMD gets to KiloGeometry, Nvidia will be on Giga or PetaGeometry

 

[PaintTinJr]

https://videocardz.com/newz/the-witcher-iv-to-feature-nvidia-rtx-mega-geometry

Interesting but hopefully there's a few artistic sliders on this, as the lighting nearest the ground and tree roots all looked heavily overexposed to look natural IMO.

 

[Cumulus]

Path tracing with mega geometry and Nanite, Metahuman NPCs, Witcher universe open world and all done with a giant budget

I'll eat several hats if that game doesn't instantly become a graphics benchmark upon release.

 

[simpatico]

So for their first time working with Unreal Engine they've decided to make the most technically ambitious Unreal 5 game of all time. Sounds like a tall order for a brand new studio's first release. RED was more than just the graphics. It was the questing system, animations the whole thing. They're starting from absolute scratch with brand new Witcher leadership. Spooky times for sure.