[SOLVED] Why can't a GeForce 1050 support RTX through DXR?

[DreamBliss]

Very simple question, requiring a knowledgeable answer. I have been Googling around, looking for any sort of workaround that would allow a 1050 card to support raytracing. For some reason that I do not understand, only the 1060 and up have been given support for this.

OK... Well I don't really need Nvidia's support - an unofficial or custom driver is fine. But I have also read that the drivers which enable this somehow will not enable it for the 1050. No reason is given. I assume the hardware is roughly the same, so what's going on here?

Is the hardware between a 1050 and 1060 so substantially different that the 1050 can not support the DXR (I believe its called) raytacing? If that is the case, I want to see proof. Is it written down somewhere, is there some evidence as to why it can't support raytracing? If there is no reason it can't - just an artificial limitation placed on it by Nvidia, how does one unlock this feature? Where does one get custom drivers that enable DXR/raytracing support?

I appreciate you helping me understand this!

 

[DreamBliss]

Its about twice as powerful as your 7870.

So yes it's a good upgrade but you were robbed on the price - but you already know that.

I am a little worried... I purchased through Amazon, but it says June 2nd before I receive it. It was not listed as out of stock. It is coming from New York, not China. I will give them until Friday to ship, then I will cancel. The only way I can see there be any need for such a delay is if they do not actually have the item 🙁

But if everything works out, twice as good isn't half bad 😛

 

[InvalidError]

The only way I can see there be any need for such a delay is if they do not actually have the item

If I was paying above MSRP for something, I'd expect it to ship next-day at most. If they give you an expected ship date over a month out, they either have no product whatsoever and merely speculated that they'll be able to source a board to make a profit on by then or the board hasn't left the factory yet, it may still be in the form of discrete parts.