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Processor | 7800X3D -25 all core |
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Motherboard | B650 Steel Legend |
Cooling | Frost Commander 140 |
Memory | 32gb ddr5 (2x16) cl 30 6000 |
Video Card(s) | Merc 310 7900 XT @3100 core -.75v |
Display(s) | Agon 27" QD-OLED Glossy 240hz 1440p |
Case | NZXT H710 |
Power Supply | Corsair RM850x |

Is Ray Tracing Worth the FPS Hit? 36 Game Performance Investigation
Ray tracing can enhance visuals, but it often comes at a high performance cost. We analyze its impact across 36 games comparing the performance of Nvidia and...

I really hope they keep updating this list like once a year or so. I have always felt ray tracing was iffy as heck, but it's nice to have a list to go by what games I should save to backlog until I can turn on ray tracing properly someday.
I'm not going to copy over the images, but at the beginning of the article there are table charts showing which games are not worth your time turning ray tracing on, and which ones are. Kind of handy list really so I don't have to waste my time searching for each game, plus I trust Tim's judgement on this matter since he is the monitor master.