Phantom Blade Zero launches with DLSS 4.5 and path tracing

Phantom Blade Zero launched at 7pm PT on October 27 on Steam and the Epic Games Store. The game is also available on PlayStation 5. On PC, NVIDIA says the game supports path tracing, which uses ReSTIR GI to replace Unreal Engine's Lumen for lighting. This mode enables ray-traced water caustics, but only when path tracing is active.

Phantom Blade Zero · official art via IGDB

NVIDIA says the game includes DLSS 4.5, which features Ray Reconstruction and Dynamic Multi Frame Generation. Enabling path tracing on GeForce RTX GPUs automatically activates DLSS Ray Reconstruction. Dynamic Multi Frame Generation allows for up to 6X Frame Generation. NVIDIA reports that GeForce RTX 5090 owners can reach up to 9X frame rate acceleration using a fixed 6X multiplier. With path tracing and maxed settings, the game can run at up to 320 FPS on a GeForce RTX 5090 and up to 240 FPS on a GeForce RTX 5080.

On PlayStation 5 Pro, the game offers three visual modes. The Quality mode provides native 4K at 30 FPS. The Performance mode offers upscaled 2K at 60 FPS. A Balanced mode is available on PS5 Pro hardware, providing upscaled 4K at 40 FPS if played on a 120Hz TV with VRR.

In China, ASUS launched a Phantom Blade Zero special edition ROG NUC 16. The mini PC features an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus and can be configured with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 or 5080 Laptop GPU with 12 GB or 16 GB of GDDR7 memory. It includes up to 64 GB of DDR5 5,600 MHz RAM and a 1 to 2 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, with one M.2 slot supporting PCIe 5.0. The unit is priced between 25,000 and 31,500 Yuan. ASUS has not confirmed availability or pricing for Germany.

Background In August, pre-orders for the game went live and exceeded expectations. Our earlier story