You’re likely familiar with Elden Ring, the latest game from FromSoftware, the developers behind Dark Souls and Bloodborne. As an avid player of the game, I’ve completed it, unlocked all achievements, and even written some guides to assist other players. When the game launched for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC, it was announced that it would support ray tracing. However, an early patch was released, and the patch notes stated that the “timing for the implementation of ray tracing, which is planned to be supported after the launch, will be revealed in future announcements.” So, while we knew that Elden Ring RTX support was coming, we didn’t know when.
As I played through the game, spending nearly 600 hours exploring the lands between and leveling up, I became so engrossed in the experience that I completely forgot about the promised RTX support. Looking back, there were certainly areas of the game that would have benefited from it. However, as months went by, there was no news on when the ray tracing update would arrive.
Elden Ring RTX Support The Latest
I knew eventually I would find my way back into my journey as the new Elden Lord. However, I did expect it to be when the upcoming Shadows of the Erdtree expansion arrived. However, we have news today that changed that. Ray Tracing has finally arrived in The Lands Between as of the latest update. So check the game’s settings and you can enable the settings for Ray Tracing in the game. Though for those who want to read the full patch notes, they can be found here. This is what is said about Ray Tracing:
Ray Tracing support has been added for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and PC versions.
Ray Tracing can be activated in the settings menu:
- PS5 / XSX: Game Options > Ray Tracing
- PC: Graphics > Ray Tracing Quality
Please note that performance – such as frame rate and resolution – may be impacted while playing with Ray Tracing on.
The minimum and recommended technical specifications to use Ray Tracing can be found at the end of the patch notes.
For the PC requirements we have the following
Minimum
- OPERATING SYSTEM: WINDOWS 10
- PROCESSOR: Intel Core i5-10600K or AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
- MEMORY: 16 GB RAM
- GRAPHIC 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
- GRAPHIC CARD: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, 8 GB or AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, 16 GB
- RECOMMENDED GRAPHICS SETTING: 1080p – High quality – High Ray Tracing
