NVIDIA increases DOOM: The Dark Ages performance by 3x

DOOM: The Dark Ages has officially entered early access and NVIDIA have released new drivers adding Multi Frame Generation and DLSS 4.

NVIDIA increases DOOM: The Dark Ages performance by 3x
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TL;DR: DOOM: The Dark Ages has launched in early access with native ray tracing on the idTech8 engine, delivering stunning lighting and reflections. NVIDIA's latest drivers enable DLSS 4 and Multi Frame Generation, significantly boosting performance. Upcoming updates will add Path Tracing and DLSS Ray Reconstruction for enhanced graphics.

DOOM: The Dark Ages has officially entered early access and to go along with the release NVIDIA has dropped it's latest drivers, enabling DLSS 4 and Multi Frame Generation for spectacular performance increase.

If you are diving into the blood-soaked action of The Dark Ages, be sure to update your GeForce drivers to the latest version, as you will get a considerable performance jump after enabling Multi Frame Generation. As for The Dark Ages, developers id Software purpose-built the title for the new idTech8 engine, which runs The Dark Ages in a ray traced mode natively, meaning players will get to experience incredible lighting effects, intense detail, and naturally illuminated and darkened regions while carving their way through hordes of seemingly endless demons from hell.

Additionally, The Dark Ages has ray-traced reflections, which enhance the detail of reflective surfaces by enabling them to mirror their surroundings, adding to the overall immersion felt by the player. Notably, NVIDIA writes in an update DOOM: The Dark Ages will be receiving an update that will add Path Tracing and DLSS Ray Reconstruction for even further graphical improvements. As for how The Dark Ages plays, check out the link below for our thoughts on the gameplay itself and how it compares to the previous game in the franchise, DOOM Eternal.

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