The Fortnite competitive scene is about to get a serious hardware-powered boost. Nvidia has announced the first-ever Fortnite NVIDIA GeForce RTX Cup, a global tournament that brings together competitive gameplay, RTX-powered visuals, and some unusually high-end prizes. Hosted by Epic Games, the event is scheduled to kick off on December 21 and will be open to players across multiple regions. Beyond bragging rights and a huge price pool, winners also stand a chance to get Nvidia’s latest GeForce RTX 5080 GPUs.
The announcement arrives alongside a wider push from Nvidia to deepen RTX integration across PC gaming. From new DLSS 4 updates to ray tracing upgrades and driver optimisations, Nvidia is positioning GeForce RTX hardware as increasingly essential for modern PC titles heading into 2026.
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The Fortnite NVIDIA GeForce RTX Cup will feature players from around the world competing for more than USD 100,000 worth of prizes. Top-performing players from each region will walk away with one of twelve MSI Gaming Trio White GeForce RTX 5080 graphics cards, each featuring a custom Fortnite backplate designed exclusively for the tournament, Nvidia announced in a press release.
Nvidia is also ensuring the event is not limited to elite competitors. Any player who scores at least eight points during the tournament will receive an exclusive in-game cosmetic, the Rust Bucket Back Bling. Epic Games is yet to share the full format breakdown, but more details are expected closer to the event date.
Alongside the Fortnite announcement, Nvidia confirmed various new and upcoming games integrating DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation and other RTX technologies. Titles like ARK: Lost Colony, Ashes of Creation, and SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded now support DLSS 4 and NVIDIA Reflex, offering higher frame rates and lower latency for GeForce RTX players.
Dying Light: The Beast has also received a major visual upgrade with ray-traced global illumination, reflections, and shadows, while AION2 is set to add DLSS 4 support on December 24 ahead of its global launch. Lost Ark has also begun rolling out DLSS Super Resolution and DLAA, with wider regional support planned for early 2026.
Nvidia has also released a new GeForce Game Ready Driver that optimises performance in these titles and fixes colour issues seen in previous versions, rounding out a busy update cycle for RTX users.
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