Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti boosts No Man’s Sky, Biomutant, Crash Bandicoot

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti boosts No Man's Sky, Biomutant, Crash Bandicoot

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The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti has been out for less than a calendar week, but it's already received its first major update. Whatever else you tin say about Nvidia, the visitor works fast. If yous're one of the lucky few who got their hands on an RTX 3080 Ti GPU, yous may desire a re-create of No Man's Sky to proceed with information technology. With the latest 3080 Ti driver, No Man'due south Sky at present supports Nvidia DLSS: a sophisticated AI algorithm that improves game functioning on existing hardware. The new driver also delivers optimizations for a scattering of other games, including Biomutant, Escape from Tarkov and Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time.

That data comes courtesy of a Nvidia press release, in which technical marketing content editor Andrew Burnes details the 3080 Ti's first major driver update. While No Human being's Sky is the star of the show, the update besides introduces Nvidia Reflex — a technology that helps optimize latency in competitive shooters — to Escape from Tarkov and War Thunder. Granted, barely anyone has a 3080 Ti at the moment, merely it's non every bit though these features will go away when the GPU becomes more widely bachelor.

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For No Man'south Heaven, Nvidia DLSS aims to ameliorate both the standard and VR experiences. On a standard Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080, DLSS tin can boost the frame charge per unit from 78 frames per 2d to 122 fps at 4K resolution. Nvidia claims that the 3080 Ti patch can "double" No Human being's Sky's performance, including maintaining a 90-fps frame rate in the VR version on an Oculus Quest 2.

War Thunder already incorporates DLSS engineering; Escape from Tarkov doesn't. But both of them will get Nvidia Reflex in this commuter update. Nvidia claims that Reflex can reduce latency "by upwards to 43%," which could be the difference between a vital shot connecting with its target, or missing completely.

Smaller updates include optimization settings for a diverseness of games. Chivalry two and Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2 will accept Game Ready updates, which should improve performance right out of the gate. Aim Lab, Biomutant, Crash Bandicoot iv: Information technology's About Time, Everspace two and Redout: Space Assault will at present have "Optimal Settings" in the Nvidia GeForce Experience plan. These tailor a game's graphic presets to your individual arrangement in order to better performance.

Granted, all of this information sounds nice if yous have a 3080 Ti — and perhaps a little esoteric if you don't. The semiconductor shortage is yet in full swing, and there's no indication that the 3080 Ti will exist whatsoever more widely available than the standard 3080 has been. Nonetheless, it's good to know that when supply eventually increases, these GPUs will be set to hit the ground running with a diverseness of games.

Marshall Honorof is a senior editor for Tom's Guide, overseeing the site's coverage of gaming hardware and software. He comes from a science writing background, having studied paleomammalogy, biological anthropology, and the history of scientific discipline and technology. After hours, you can find him practicing taekwondo or doing deep dives on classic sci-fi.