The problem with this game is that there are two sets of settings. One that's within the game's engine itself, and another that's part of the RTX version. The RTX settings can be accessed by pressing ALT+X but the game only tells you this when you boot up the game in small test at the top left that disappears after a couple of seconds, so it can be easily missed. I know it's a free update and all, but a little more care should've gone into it.
I ran through the game again with this version and did not experience any issues with everything in the RTX menu on max, did crash once. And yeah it is poorly optimized as well as having rtx menu bodged on there. I feel like portal is the wrong game to show off ray tracing due to all the flat florescent sterile lighting. The second half of the game looks really good however.
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