Overview
Computex 2023 in Taipei was the first public technical showcase for Honor of Kings: World. On May 31, 2023, NVIDIA used its GeForce announcements at the show to confirm that the game would support DLSS 3 (including frame generation on RTX 40-series cards) and ray tracing. The reveal included a fresh 4K gameplay trailer, and positioned Honor of Kings: World alongside other Eastern-market NVIDIA partner titles from the same announcement batch.
Key Details
Detail | Information |
|---|---|
Date | May 31, 2023 |
Event | Computex 2023, Taipei |
Host Announcement | NVIDIA GeForce DLSS 3 and ray tracing partner showcase |
Format | 4K gameplay trailer |
Partner Titles | Announced alongside Legend of Ymir, Ash Echoes, and other Eastern market partners |
Technical Commitment | DLSS 3 frame generation plus ray tracing confirmed for Honor of Kings: World at launch |
Why It Mattered
Before Computex 2023, Honor of Kings: World had been publicly positioned primarily as a mobile-first project from Tencent's TiMi Studio Group. The Computex reveal was the moment the game was confirmed as a genuine PC release with high-end graphical commitments. DLSS 3 frame generation was at the time a new technology exclusive to GeForce RTX 40-series cards, and including Honor of Kings: World in NVIDIA's showcase signaled that TiMi was targeting current-generation PC performance, not only scaled-down mobile visuals.
First confirmation of full ray tracing support
First confirmation of DLSS 3 and frame generation support
First public 4K gameplay trailer, as opposed to earlier cinematic teasers
Established NVIDIA as a long-term technical partner for the Spring 2026 launch window
Relationship to Later Showings
The Computex 2023 reveal set the technical floor that every subsequent showing built on. When the PC Pioneer Test shipped in July 2025 with an RTX 2060 minimum GPU, it confirmed that TiMi was honoring the Computex commitment by extending ray tracing support down to older RTX hardware at reduced quality settings. The DLSS 3 commitment also informed the framing of the GDC 2025 Showcase press demos, which ran on RTX 40-series PCs in 4K with the full feature set enabled.
Relationship to the NVIDIA Partnership
The Computex 2023 reveal is the origin point of Honor of Kings: World's NVIDIA Partnership. Every subsequent NVIDIA showcase involving the game has referenced DLSS 3 and ray tracing, and the partnership has not been publicly revised or downgraded in any of the public materials since. The partnership is the single longest-running technical commitment TiMi has made for the project.