Nvidia also released some benchmarks to show exactly how GTX GPUs perform versus RTX cards.
Nvidia has released a new set of drivers that allow owners of GTX graphics cards to enjoy ray tracing with games that support these added visual bells and whistles.
Previously, this was exclusively the domain of RTX cards, but in March, Nvidia promised us broader support for ray tracing to include GTX cards, and not just Turing models (like the GTX 1660) but previous-generation 10-series cards. Nvidia promised us broader support for ray tracingTuringGTX 1660
Indeed, the new 425.31 GeForce Game Ready Drivers support ray tracing via DirectX Raytracing (DXR) on the GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and GTX 1660, along with the GTX 1080 Ti, GTX 1080, GTX 1070 Ti, GTX 1070, and GTX 1060 (6GB).425.31 GeForce Game Ready Drivers
The Titan X and Titan Xp are also supported. Here’s how to pick the best PC components PC componentsAMD’s next Navi GPUs could beat NvidiaAMD’s next Navi GPUs could beat NvidiaWhich GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is best for your PC? Which GeForce GTX 1660 Ti is best for your PC?
Naturally, you have to bear in mind that the performance hit on GTX cards may be a tough blow to take, given that they don’t have the fancy on-board tech and dedicated RT cores that really help with rendering scenes with ray tracing (which is an intensive task even for an RTX GPU, after all).
When it first revealed this capability was coming to GTX graphics cards, Nvidia made it clear that we should only expect basic ray tracing effects and a low ray count, and that these GPUs wouldn’t be able to handle anything complex.
