Yes, it finally happened – Steam Deck got native support for ray tracing technology in games. Previously, if you wanted to enjoy such an experience, then you had to perform some manipulations with the console’s operating system. And I must say that for a device that costs less than the RTX 3050, having ray tracing is really impressive.

What is known

Valve announced new Steam Deck OS beta in the preview channel, and which, in particular, updated the Mesa graphics driver to version 23, which sounds dry, but in fact should fix some bugs in the latest build of Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, as well as several other projects. The update also includes ray tracing in Doom Eternal.

Doom Eternal isn’t the last word on overblown ray tracing effects, but its implementation is a smart use of technology to improve lighting and glare in the game. The game doesn’t have an initial minimum system requirement to enable ray tracing, but at 1080p, players need to have an RTX 2060, so the fact that the technology works on the device you’re holding in your hands can’t help but surprise.

Source: The Verge