WH40K Space Marine 2 - HDR and Ray Tracing (RT) Explained
If you would like to learn whether Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 will turn your GPU into a frying pan thanks to Ray Tracing and HDR, you've found yourself a great article that will answer your question.
Technology moves forward quickly and more and more features that were bleeding edge once are becoming very common and accessible nowadays. Powerful GPUs that are Ray Tracing capable or 4K displays with higher than 60Hz refresh rates and HDR are no longer in enthusiasts’ domain. Now, it’s in developers’ hands if they would like to implement such fireworks in their titles. Soon, a very promising game from Warhammer 40k universe, Space Marine 2, will see the light of day. And speaking of light, let’s analyze if Saber Interactive supports RT and High Dynamic Range in their production.
Will WH40k Space Marine 2 support Ray Tracing and HDR?
With death being omnipresent in Warhammer 40,000 universe, why not beauty it up with additional shining effects like HDR or Ray Tracing? The shimmering of splattered Tyranid blood in Space Marine 2 would look great in full, deep blacks, wouldn’t it? Well, seems like it indeed wouldn’t. Yes, you’ve read it correctly – WH40k Space Marine 2 will support neither Ray Tracing nor HDR. This has been confirmed be one of the official posts on Steam.
Even though this game’s requirements aren’t that high, we can suspect that a lot of processing power will go towards generating immense amounts of enemies. Let’s be honest, in a game like that, focus is put on gameplay and lore. However, even though lacking functions like HDR or RT, the game is all but ugly, if we are to believe screenshots and videos that the creators shared. Additionally, the devs leave options to console fans, who will be able to choose between quality and performance modes.
As a reminder, Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 will become available on 9/10-Sep-2024, offering 4 days earlier access to players who preordered the game in gold or ultra edition. The release is overnight, so make sure to check the exact dates. The production will offer at least 4 seasons, adding more features with free updates, like ultrawide support, new missions, enemies, weapons, game modes and more. Season Pass offering cosmetics is also planned. Good luck!
