AMD RDNA 4 leaks tease massive ray tracing upgrades for PC and PlayStation 5 Pro

RDNA 4 leaks suggest significant ray tracing boosts for AMD's next-gen GPUs, including the PlayStation 5 Pro.

: RDNA 4 leaks indicate major improvements in ray tracing for AMD's GPUs, such as a Double Ray Tracing Intersect Engine and other optimizations. These advancements will likely enhance performance on both PCs and the PlayStation 5 Pro. AMD aims to close the gap with Nvidia’s ray tracing technology.

RDNA 4 leaks have unveiled promising enhancements in ray tracing performance for AMD's upcoming GPU architecture. These advancements feature something known as a Double Ray Tracing Intersect Engine, which could either double the number of dedicated ray tracing units or process twice as many ray-triangle intersection calculations per clock cycle.

The information was shared by @Kepler_L2 and also includes the introduction of 64-byte ray tracing nodes and a 'Ray Tracing Tri Pair Optimization.' Improvements in BVH traversal performance are also hinted at but specifics remain unclear at this point.

These upgrades are expected to benefit not only high-end gaming PCs but also the anticipated PlayStation 5 Pro console. While mainstream RDNA 4 desktop graphics cards are expected in early 2025, AMD will likely face competition from Nvidia's next-gen Blackwell GPUs.

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