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Ray tracing with the UnifiedRayTracing API
The UnifiedRayTracing API enables you to write ray tracing code that can execute on a wide range of GPUs. It leverages hardware ray tracing acceleration on supported GPUs, while providing a compute shader-based software fallback for those that do not.
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Get started with ray tracing | Learn the essential information about the API. |
| Ray tracing workflow | Create a ray tracing context, and create and execute a ray tracing shader. |
| Create the ray tracing context | How to create the API entry point. |
| Create an acceleration structure | Create and initialize an acceleration structure describing your geometry. |
| Create a unified ray tracing shader | Create a unified ray tracing shader file. |
| Write your shader code | Write the ray tracing logic in your a unified ray tracing shader file. |
| Execute your ray tracing code | How to execute your ray tracing shader. |
| Sample code | Complete code example showcasing tracing rays from the scene's camera. |
| Unified ray tracing shader code reference | API reference for the unified ray tracing shader code. |