Indiana Jones Gets a Haircut: RTX Hair Arrives in September

New RTX Hair in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle with Linear Swept Spheres (LSS) – Improving Graphics Efficiency with NVIDIA’s Blackwell Architecture

NVIDIA has confirmed that its RTX Hair technology will be available in September, integrated into the upcoming game Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. This new RTX Hair feature introduces Linear Swept Spheres (LSS), a novel concept that GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs use. Unlike traditional triangular polygons, linear spheres now represent hair strands, requiring less geometry per strand. NVIDIA states this approach improves hair lighting and shadows while reducing GPU memory consumption. However, LSS is exclusive to GPUs based on the Blackwell architecture; other GPUs will continue to use the previous hair rendering model. The potential impact of RTX Hair on game performance remains unconfirmed; practical tests are expected to provide clarity. NVIDIA promises that this new technique will achieve a balance of visual quality and resource usage. Separately, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will receive its first paid DLC, The Order of Giants, on September 4, 2025. This DLC is included with the game’s Premium Edition or can be purchased individually as a Digital Premium Upgrade. (Image credit: Nvidia)

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