Far Cry 6 Will Support Ray Tracing, Variable Rate Shading, and FidelityFX

In partnership with AMD, Ubisoft brought details about Far Cry 6, presenting features that will be present in the game. In the fifth episode of the Radeon RX 6000 Partner Showcase series, Ubisoft Senior 3D Programmer Oleksandr Polishchuk informed players that the sixth numbered title in the franchise will feature Ray Tracing, FidelityFX Contrast Adaptive Sharpening, and Variable Rate Shading.

Partnership between AMD and Ubisoft

Like Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, the new game in the Far Cry franchise is a partnership between AMD and Ubisoft, being offered to those who purchase Ryzen Series 3000 or 5000 processors at select retailers. With this, the latest Radeon RX 6000 Partner Showcase had the upcoming release as a highlight.

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Commenting on the matter, Oleksandr Polishchuk stated that he was impressed with AMD's technology and revealed more about the features that will be found in the game:

"We were very impressed with the latest technology from AMD and joined forces to bring FidelityFX CAS, DXR Ray Tracing and Variable Rate Shading to Far Cry 6.

We work together to ensure a smooth 4K visual experience. This requires a lot of memory bandwidth, and the Radeon RX 6000 with Infinity Cache can easily handle this while keeping frame rates high.

One of the new features of AMD GPUs is DXR ray tracing, which models light rays closer to what happens in the real world. This involves complex calculations and AMD GPUs can deliver this with no problem in delivering stunning visuals. FidelityFX Contrast Adaptive Sharpening provides a cleaner, more detailed image without impacting performance. Async Compute allows AMD GPUs to process graphics and compute workloads simultaneously, maximizing hardware utilization and giving gamers more performance."

In the AMD video description, it is also stated that the title will support Hybrid SSR, which should be a reference to FidelityFX Stochastic Screen Space Reflections (SSSR), according to WCCFTech.

Check out the full episode.

Far Cry 6 was initially scheduled for February 2021, but a delay sent it to the second quarter of the year. According to an alleged recent leak, the new release date will be May 25, 2021. With Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad and The Mandalorian) playing the game's main villain, Ubisoft will take players into a civil showdown in a fictional country. inspired by Cuba.