The most exciting feature for power users in 0.33 is the Multi-Pass capability. You can now run two instances of RTGI in a single preset:
When blended together, the result looks indistinguishable from native engine Ray Tracing, but running on hardware that is five years old. Reshade Ray Tracing shader RTGI 0.33
This is the million-dollar question. No, RTGI 0.33 is not hardware-accelerated BVH ray tracing like you get in Cyberpunk 2077: Overdrive. The most exciting feature for power users in 0
However, it is ray tracing—just mathematical rather than hardware-based. Verdict: It is ray tracing for the masses
Verdict: It is ray tracing for the masses. If your GPU can run a game from 2015, it can likely run RTGI 0.33 at 60 FPS.
Not every game benefits from screen space ray tracing. Flat, high-contrast games look terrible. Here are the proven winners: