The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered gets a mod improving ray tracing performance
, by Thibaut
In addition to gameplay improvements, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered features a significant graphical overhaul. Many graphical elements have been optimized for modern hardware, with a strong emphasis on tech like ray tracing and path tracing.
On PC, these options deliver stunning graphics, but at the cost of a heavy toll on performance. This issue has already been addressed by a mod available via Nexus Mods. This is Path Tracing and Ray Tracing Optimization (Remastered), and it can boost in-game performance by up to 30%.
For instance, on a PC equipped with an RTX 5070 running at 1440p resolution with DLSS Quality enabled, there's a 10% increase in FPS with path tracing active outdoors, rising to 30% indoors. With ray tracing, the frame rate climbs by approximately 5% to 8%.
The mod's creator notes that there are some remaining issues. Darker areas of the game become about 10% darker, and with ray tracing enabled, global illumination reacts more slowly to changes in lighting.