Run the installer and select your game's executable file ( .exe ).
Shadows are no longer completely black. RTGI calculates "bounce light," meaning shadows have color and depth, matching the environment.
If an object or light source is not visible on your screen, the shader cannot calculate its light or shadow. If you look away from a bright fire, its glow on the walls around you will disappear.
This is a limitation of screen-space ray tracing. When an object leaves your field of view, the computer stops rendering it, so its light bounce disappears. Minimize this by increasing the Ray Length or slightly increasing the Denoising Blending factor. Reshade Rtgi 0.36.1
: It enhances shadows in crevices where light is naturally blocked, providing greater depth to the scene. Motion Vectors
Launch your game and press the key to open the ReShade overlay. Navigate to the Add-ons tab at the top.
Because ReShade applies effects to the final image, the ray tracing can sometimes mistakenly read HUD elements, menus, or subtitles, casting text-shaped shadows onto the game world. Run the installer and select your game's executable file (
Dictates how far light travels. Higher numbers prevent light leaking through walls.
ReShade RTGI 0.36.1 bridges the gap between legacy gaming and next-gen visual tech. By taking the time to properly calibrate your depth buffer and manage your ray counts, you can completely redefine the atmosphere of your favorite game worlds.
Pure ray marching in screen space creates a "noisy" (grainy) image because only a few rays can be cast per pixel to maintain playable frame rates. Version 0.36.1 relies heavily on Temporal Accumulation. The shader compares the current frame with previous frames, reprojecting history buffers to align with the current camera view. This allows the shader to accumulate rays over time, effectively creating hundreds of samples per pixel over several frames, resulting in a smooth, converged image. If an object or light source is not
As of late 2024 and early 2025, version remains a community favorite. While newer versions have been released (including paid "Legit" versions with denoisers), 0.36.1 strikes a perfect balance between performance, compatibility, and visual fidelity.
Nvidia GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon RX 580 or higher (RTX or RX 6000+ cards are highly recommended for stable FPS). VRAM: Minimum 4GB, though 6GB+ is ideal. OS: Windows 10 or 11. Game Requirements
If your game looks inverted or broken, toggle the RESHADE_DEPTH_IS_REVERSED or RESHADE_DEPTH_INPUT_IS_UPSIDE_DOWN settings in the global configuration global variables. Optimizing RTGI 0.36.1 Settings
Copy and paste the RTGI shader files into reshade-shaders/Shaders and the texture files into reshade-shaders/Textures . Step 3: Configure the Depth Buffer
remains a significant milestone for many users due to its balance of performance and visual accuracy. What is RTGI? RTGI is a post-process shader for