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Uses hardware ray traversal for lighting, reflections or shadows and is usually one of the heaviest options.
FPS
Very high
Visual
Very high
VRAM
High
CPU
Low
Latency
Very low
What it does
Ray tracing can improve realism but carries a large GPU cost and may increase memory use. The exact result depends on which effects are traced.
Games may also call it: RT Quality, Hardware Ray Tracing
Decision guide
Lower it when
Disable it when the handheld cannot hold a stable base frame rate or requires an aggressive upscaler to compensate.
Keep it high when
Keep it only when the visual gain is obvious and the lower frame-rate target is intentional.
Handheld advice
Start with ray tracing off. Add one traced effect at a time only after the non-RT preset is stable.
Restart
Usually not required
Some games still apply changes only after reloading a scene or restarting.
Do not overread the meter
A single Ray Tracing toggle may enable several effects with different costs.