First screenshots for 3DMark Port Royal real-time ray tracing benchmark, releasing in January 2019


Back in March 2018, we informed you about the first real-time ray tracing benchmark that will be coming out at the end of this year. And today, UL Benchmarks revealed the first screenshots from this benchmark tool and announced that 3DMark Port Royal will be coming out in January 2019.

3DMark Port Royal is described as the world’s first dedicated real-time ray tracing benchmark for gamers and players will be able to use Port Royal to test and compare the real-time ray tracing performance of any graphics card that supports Microsoft DirectX Raytracing. The benchmark tool will use DirectX Raytracing to enhance reflections, shadows, and other effects that are difficult to achieve with traditional rendering techniques.

According to the company, 3DMark Port Royal will be a realistic and practical example of what to expect from ray tracing in upcoming games—ray tracing effects running in real-time at reasonable frame rates at 2560×1440 resolution.

Last but not least, this benchmark was developed with input from AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, and other leading technology companies!