Minecraft RTX Beta Testing Starts Tomorrow!
Minecraft Bedrock developers and Nvidia have announced the beta testing of Minecraft RTX for Windows 10, which will begin on April 16! The new update will introduce RTX support — ray tracing, which creates realistic lighting and improves image quality in the game.
Additionally, the game will feature NVIDIA DLSS 2.0 technology, based on artificial intelligence and running on GeForce RTX, boosting frame rates (FPS)!
If you have a PC with a GeForce RTX 20 series graphics card, you will be able to use the new shaders in the game! List of RTX-supported graphics cards:
- GeForce GTX 1650
- GeForce GTX 1650 Super
- GeForce GTX 1660
- GeForce GTX 1660 Super
- GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
- GeForce RTX 2060
- GeForce RTX 2060 Super
- GeForce RTX 2070
- GeForce RTX 2070 Super
- GeForce RTX 2080
- GeForce RTX 2080 Super
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
- NVIDIA TITAN RTX
To get the beta version of the game on Windows 10, you need to install the Xbox Insider Hub app, then join the beta testing program within the app.
Announcement Trailer:
Some official screenshots:
Specially for this, new maps will appear in the game store, allowing you to appreciate the full "power" of the shaders!
- Imagination Island
- Of Temples & Totems RTX
- Colour, Light, and Shadow
- Crystal Palace RTX
- Aquatic Adventure
- Neon District RTX
Recall that ray tracing support in the game was announced back in August 2019, and at that time the developers promised that some new features improving image quality would also be available for other graphics cards and platforms (Android, iOS, Xbox, PS4, Switch).
