It’s real, it works - but it’s not built for gamers.

InDragon’s Dogma 2?

Without a denoiser, there’s a ‘film grain’ of sorts visible almost everywhere.

dragon’s dogma 2 compared with and without path tracing

I think this mode was most likely used by Dragon’s Dogma 2’s developers for graphics reference work.

Another issue with path tracing is its performance.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, doing a much more complex lighting simulation is expensive even on high-end hardware.

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dragon’s dogma 2 path tracing vs RTGI, shot near a window

dragon’s dogma 2 path tracing vs RTGI, shot near a door

dragon’s dogma 2 path tracing vs RTGI, shot of armour