RTX facilitates a new development in computer graphics of generating interactive images that react to lighting, shadows and reflections.

[7] In addition to ray tracing, RTX includes artificial intelligence integration, common asset formats, rasterization (CUDA) support, and simulation APIs.

On a hardware level, RTX cards feature fixed-function "RT cores" that are designed to accelerate mathematical operations needed to simulate rays, such as bounding volume hierarchy traversal.

Aside from computer graphics rendering, OptiX also helps in optical and acoustical design, radiation and electromagnetic research, artificial intelligence queries and collision analysis.

RTX Remix is a game modding platform designed by Nvidia to remaster older titles by implementing modern technologies such as ray tracing, DLSS, and enhanced assets.