--- title: Another RADV Ray-Tracing Merge Lands Some Additional... description: Mesa 26.0 received another RADV ray-tracing optimization merge from Valve contractor Natalie Vock. The update switches RADV ray-tracing to wave32 mode,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/another-radv-ray-tracing-merge-lands-some-additional-gains-for-mesa-26-0-4hypols6m twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Another RADV Ray-Tracing Merge Lands Some Additional Gains For Mesa 26.0 | daily.dev og:description: Mesa 26.0 received another RADV ray-tracing optimization merge from Valve contractor Natalie Vock. 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