Half-Life (1998) - Path Traced | 4K Benchmark | 5070 Ti / 5800x3D | DLSS 4 FSR 2.1 | Vulkan
4Path tracing for Half-Life, a classic, enhanced. A good test for the RTX 5070 Ti. Let's check it out.
The game supports DLSS ( but it needs extra installation steps ) and FSR 2.1.
Used the latest version of DLSS 4 (310.4.0) , here you can find the latest version * https://www.techpowerup.com/download/nvidia-dlss-dll/ *
Thank you to developer 'sultim- t' ! All you need to know is right here ( with install instructions )
https://github.com/sultim-t/xash-rt/releases *
Check out My Classic Games Benchmark Playlist with Ray Tracing / Path Tracing * • Classic Games with Ray Tracing - Path Tracing *
Previous Benchmarks with my older PC from 2023, RTX 3060 12 GB and Ryzen 5 3600x CPU:
1080p -- • Half-Life - Ray Traced | RTX 3060 ( Benchm...
1440p -- • Half-Life - Ray Traced | RTX 3060 ( Benchm...
2160p -- • Half-Life - Ray Traced - 4K - Vulkan - DL...
Using the latest Nvidia Game-Ready Driver 581.15, Released Thursday, Aug 28th, 2025.
System Specs:
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Motherboard * Gigabyte B550 AORUS Elite V2
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CPU * AMD Ryzen 7 5800x3D 3.4GHz (8 cores/16 threads)
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CPU Cooler * DeepCool AK620 - Air Cooler - CFM 68.99
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**RAM ** 64 GB DDR4 Kit, 3200 Mhz LEXAR , CL19 (32 x 32 Dual Channel) - OC'ed to 3700 Mhz
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Graphics Card * Gigabyte Gaming OC RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB /256 bit bus
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PC Case * Fractal Design Pop Air XL Black
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Power Supply * Corsair RM1000x (2024) ATX 3.1 — 1000 Watt 80 PLUS Gold Certified Fully Modular
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Storage *
1. SSD Patriot Burst 240GB, 2.5'', SATA III (Windows 10 installed here)
2. XPG Gammix S5 2 TB Gen 3x4 Nvme SSD Drive (Downloads, Mods, Storage)
3. Kingston Fury Renegade Gen4x4 NVME SSD Drive, 2TB (Games and Skyrim Mods, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Gamma Modpack :)
4. XPG Gammix S70 Blade NVME Gen 4x4 , 2TB ( Where I edit and Install games )
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Keyboard * Random 5$ USB Compact Keyboard (it says BASIC on it :D )
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Mouse * Gaming STEELSERIES Rival 3, 8500 dpi, black
Mouse 2 * (Random $5 optical UsB mouse with special DPI button, maximum 800 DpI, it says BASIC on the front of the mouse = BASic 2 piece set Mouse & Keyboard = Cheap Bastard Bonus achieved )
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Gaming Headphones AQIRYS Sirius, 7.1 surround, USB and 3.5mm jack with microphone
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*Monitor 1 * LG 4K TV, 48 inches (122 centimeters) from 2014 (yeah still working :) Max resolution = 4096x2160 60Hz
*Monitor 2 * Viewsonic VA240-H-2 24" inches Full-HD 1920x1080 75hz 1ms response time (VGA and HDMI connectors)
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro ( Talking )
2:01 4K Native - Path Tracing
22:46 DLSS 4 Quality - Path Tracing
33:31 DLSS 4 Balanced - Path Tracing
42:44 DLSS 4 Performance - Path Tracing
51:24 DLSS 4 Ultra Performance - Path Tracing
58:15 FSR 2.1 Quality - Path Tracing
1:05:35 FSR 2.1 Balanced - Path Tracing
1:10:59 FSR 2.1 Performance - Path Tracing
1:15:55 FSR 2.1 Ultra Performance - Path Tracing
1:22:15 4K Native - Path Tracing
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