Nvidia RTX Remix beta is bringing modern graphics to old games

A before-and-after image showing RTX Remix being used in Half-Life 2
Image: Nvidia

Nvidia’s RTX Remix tool is now available for modders to try. The game remastering tool, currently out in open beta, allows modders to give older games a makeover with AI-powered texture tools, ray tracing, and Nvidia DLSS 3.

This is the same tool that was used to give Portal a visual boost with upgraded textures, models, and improved lighting. It’s also what a community of modders are using to remaster Half-Life 2 with some realistic-looking headcrabs and way better textures. But now that it’s available for all modders to try, it should make for an even wider range of upgraded games.

Not every classic game is compatible with RTX Remix, though. Nvidia says that the tool works best with DirectX 8 and 9 games “with fixed function...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/22/24046916/nvidia-rtx-remix-open-beta-ray-tracing

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