Nvidia says its new DLSS 5 model is twice as fast and uses 20% less VRAM at 4K
Nvidia says the new model behind DLSS 5 is twice as fast as the version it shipped in September and needs 20% less VRAM at 4K. These are Nvidia's figures, and no one has tested them independently yet.
Nvidia published this image with its October DLSS 5 update. Image: Nvidia
DLSS 5 uses AI to add lighting and material detail to a finished frame. It is the most demanding part of DLSS, so a lighter model leaves more of the GPU for the game.
Nvidia cut the model by a quarter and halved its GPU overhead
According to Nvidia, the October model has about 118 million parameters, 24% fewer than before. The company says this gives half the GPU overhead of the September version with comparable image quality.
Nvidia also says the model is now ten times faster overall than when it announced DLSS 5 in March.
Nvidia says Where Winds Meet gets DLSS 5 in late November. Image: Nvidia
A model twice as fast gives NBA 2K27 up to 1.4 times the frame rate
A faster model does not mean twice the frame rate. The model is only one stage of each frame, and the rest of the game still has to render.
NBA 2K27 was the first game to get the new model, on October 16. Nvidia says it raises frame rates by up to 1.4 times in that game. The update covers GeForce RTX 50 cards, Nvidia's RTX Spark laptops and GeForce NOW. Nvidia names no RTX 40 support for these launches.
RTX Remix, Nvidia's modding tool for older games, adds DLSS 5 on October 23. Image: Nvidia
Hogwarts Legacy gets DLSS 5 on November 5, and Where Winds Meet follows in late November
Hogwarts Legacy adds DLSS 5 on November 5 for RTX 50 cards, RTX Spark and GeForce NOW. Where Winds Meet gets it in late November, Nvidia says.
The new model will ship by default in future DLSS 5 games. RTX Remix, Nvidia's modding tool for older games, adds DLSS 5 on October 23.
