NVIDIA has announced that The First Descendant, a free, third-person co-op action-RPG shooter from NEXON Games that was developed on Unreal Engine 5, is now available on PC with ray tracing, and with it comes several benchmarks that show what kind of frame rates GeForce RTX 40 Series users will be able to hit in the game at max settings with the help of NVIDIA’s latest gaming technologies, including Reflex and DLSS 3.5 with Ray Reconstruction. Originally announced under the name Project Magnum, The First Descendant is also officially launching today on a handful of new-gen and old-gen consoles, including PS4, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Platforms:
- Steam
- PlayStation 4
- PlayStation 5
- Xbox Series X|S
- Xbox One
NVIDIA on what DLSS 3.5 can do GeForce RTX 40 Series users on PC:
- “…activating DLSS 3.5 takes ray tracing quality to the next level and multiples The First Descendant frame rates by an average of 2.7X at 4K, with every setting maxed out, and all three ray-traced effects activated.”
- “On the GeForce RTX 4090, a 2.5X boost enables owners of the world’s fastest gaming graphics card to play at over 120 FPS, for the absolute ultimate experience.”
- “A 2.8X performance multiplier enables owners of the GeForce RTX 4070 and 4070 SUPER to exceed 60 FPS. And a 2.7X performance multiplier enables the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER to exceed 80 FPS, and the 4080 SUPER hits 100 FPS.”
- “At 2560×1440, a 2X average multiplier delivers higher frame rates for our GPUs, and also allows owners of the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB to play at over 60 FPS with everything maxed out.”
- “And at 1920×1080, the most popular gaming resolution, owners of all GeForce RTX 4060 desktop GPUs can play at over 60 FPS thanks to a 1.9X performance boost.”
Some benchmarks from NVIDIA echoing the above figures:
A performance showcase:
Game description:
The First Descendant is a free third-person cooperative action RPG shooter featuring high-quality graphics. Experience the fun of strategic boss fights through 4-player co-op and various unique characters, exciting gunplay, and looting. A variety of equipment is necessary for growth, and you can obtain them through clearing scenario missions within the game or in the World Missions where cooperation is crucial and battles with huge bosses.
The player becomes a Descendant in the game and is given a mission to fight against the invaders for the survival of humans and to protect the ‘Ingris continent’. The player can experience a spectacular story by growing stronger through various missions and stories to finally discover the Descendants’ secret. You can also feel the First Descendant’s unique atmosphere through high-quality fields developed with Unreal Engine 5 and gain a new experience of reality and SF fantasy coexisting in one place.