Nvidia’s controversial DLSS 5 arrives September 3rd and requires serious GPU horsepower
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TL;DR
- DLSS 5 is officially launching, with NBA 2K27 as the only supported game at release.
- The technology is officially available on RTX 50-series desktop and laptop GPUs and GeForce Now.
- Early demos of DLSS 5 were criticized for excessive alterations to character appearances, leading to memes.
- Examples from NBA 2K27 show less dramatic changes, focusing on enhancing realism through shadows and textures.
- Developers will have granular control over how DLSS 5 affects different aspects of a game.
- DLSS 5 requires significant GPU power, though Nvidia claims a mid-range RTX 5060 can handle it under specific conditions with extreme frame generation.
- The technology causes a substantial performance hit, estimated between 50-60%.