Nvidia brings DLSS 5 to RTX 40 GPUs
Nvidia confirms DLSS 5 is officially coming to older RTX 40-series GPUs, but restricts gamers to a simple on-off toggle.
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- Nvidia confirms DLSS 5 will officially expand to older RTX 40-series GPUs
- Gamers will only receive a simple on-or-off toggle control for the feature
- Advanced granular artistic controls remain strictly reserved for game developers
- The official status of previously announced DLSS 5 game titles remains unclear
Following unofficial leaks where modders successfully ported a version of DLSS 5 to run on various hardware while pushing sliders to their maximum limits, Nvidia is officially shifting its strategy. While the controversial AI rendering technology is still launching first on the brand-new RTX 50-series, Nvidia spokesperson Rajal Maharaj has confirmed to the press that official support is heading to older RTX 40-series hardware as well.
According to Nvidia's official statement, the current priority centers on tuning performance for the GeForce RTX 50-series with updates expected later this fall. Once that performance phase reaches stability, the company plans to expand official support to the GeForce RTX 40-series Stock photo for illustration only, not from the actual event
Regarding even older hardware like the RTX 30 and RTX 20-series—which modders also targeted despite encountering severe framerate drops and crashes—Nvidia maintains that its immediate focus stays squarely on the 50-series before evaluating the 40-series.
Nvidia's rapid pivot to support the previous generation highlights how community modifications and leaks can force hardware manufacturers to adjust their software support roadmaps. It also demonstrates an effort to appease existing high-end card owners who might otherwise feel alienated by exclusive generation gating.
Now that the details are out in the open, gamers are left wondering if they will gain full control over DLSS 5 sliders in the same way modders did. Nvidia has firmly shut down that possibility for end users, stating:
"For gamers, DLSS 5 is a simple on-or-off toggle. The more granular artistic controls are for developers, including model selection, Structure Intensity, Tone Intensity, automatic masking and custom per-pixel masking."
Even though players are restricted to a binary switch, Nvidia notes that developers retain the flexibility to pass along specific controls within their own game settings menus, mirroring how earlier iterations of DLSS Super Resolution evolved over time.
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On the integration front, Nvidia emphasizes that DLSS 5 is designed for seamless adoption. Developers are not required to manually tag every individual asset like silverware or furniture because semantic AI models automatically recognize and isolate objects within a scene. This allows the system to distinguish between faces, textiles, and foliage to apply tailored neural processing, complemented by native Unreal Engine 5 plugins and official SDKs.
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Uncertainty still surrounds whether early backlash has scared away publishers who originally committed to the technology. When asked to re-confirm whether major titles like Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Hogwarts Legacy, Starfield, Resident Evil Requiem, and twelve other previously announced games would still ship with the tech, Nvidia offered a brief non-committal response indicating that many developers are actively integrating the system and updates will follow.
Source: The Verge
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