[ GLOSSARY DEFINITION ]
Gaming
Ray Tracing
Hardware-accelerated realistic lighting and reflections in games, measured on CompareTech's Gaming score.
Also known as:
RT
Hardware Ray Tracing
Full Definition & Technical Explanation
Ray tracing simulates light rays for true reflections/shadows. Mobile GPUs from A17 Pro onwards and recent Adreno/Mali add RT units; desktop GPUs from NVIDIA RTX/AMD RDNA2+ support it.
See Ray Tracing: 10.8 Mpixels/sec and Gaming benchmarks Section 1: 40 FPS with RT on. It is demanding — DLSS/FSR help.
Related Technical Terms
AnTuTu
Composite phone/tablet benchmark covering CPU, GPU, memory, and UX; higher total is faster overall.
Benchmark
DLSS
NVIDIA's AI upscaling that renders at lower resolution and upscales, boosting frame rates.
Gaming
FPS
How many frames a device renders per second; higher FPS means smoother games and video.
Gaming
FSR
AMD's open upscaling tech that boosts FPS; works across NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel GPUs.
Gaming
GPU
Specialized chip for rendering, gaming, and image processing — key to gaming scores.
Performance
Geekbench
Cross-platform CPU benchmark; single-core reflects responsiveness, multi-core heavy tasks.
Benchmark