NVIDIA and Activision Are Bringing Real-Time Ray Tracing to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Activision and Infinity Ward have unveiled Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare®. The stakes have never been higher as players take on the role of lethal Tier One operators in a heart-racing saga that will affect the global balance of power.

Developer Infinity Ward is delivering an epic reimagining of the iconic Modern Warfare® series from the ground up. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare promises to engulf fans in an intense experience that shines a light on the changing nature of modern war.

As the Official PC Partner for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, NVIDIA is working side by side with Infinity Ward’s team of engineers to bring real-time DirectX Raytracing, NVIDIA Adaptive Shading, and other advanced NVIDIA gaming technologies to the PC version of the game.

"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is poised to reset the bar upon release this October,” said Matt Wuebbling, head of GeForce marketing at NVIDIA. “NVIDIA is proud to partner closely with this epic development and contribute toward the creation of this gripping experience. Our teams of engineers have been working closely with Infinity Ward to use NVIDIA RTX technologies to display the realistic effects and incredible immersion that Modern Warfare offers.”

“Our work with NVIDIA GPUs has helped us throughout the PC development of Modern Warfare,” said Dave Stohl, co-studio head at Infinity Ward. “We’ve seamlessly integrated the RTX features like ray tracing and adaptive shading into our rendering pipeline. It’s been a great addition to our existing technology, and we look forward to our PC fans experiencing it for themselves very soon.”

For more on our Call of Duty: Modern Warfare partnership, and the tech being added to the PC game, stay tuned to GeForce.com.

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