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NVIDIA DLSS 5 Hands Over Full Control To Artists To “Direct The Final Frame”, As SIGGRAPH Technical Demo Shows How Neural Rendering Solved Big Challenge To Achieve 4K “Life-Like” Visuals On A Single GPU

By: Hassan Mujtaba

21 July 2026 at 19:35

NVIDIA is addressing the biggest concerns regarding DLSS 5 while presenting the tools it offers to developers to retain "artistic integrity" at SIGGRAPH. NVIDIA Says DLSS 5 Is Not "AI Replacing Graphics" but rather "AI Expanding Graphics", As It Promises More Control To Preserve Artists' Vision While Delivering Enhanced Visuals At GTC 2026, NVIDIA unveiled DLSS 5, its next major update to the DLSS technology suite. The first DLSS off vs DLSS on comparisons showed a day-and-night difference in visuals, massively uplifting the quality of existing assets through Neural Rendering, but as soon as the technology was unveiled, there was […]

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NVIDIA Moves Gaming Segment Under “Edge Computing”, Posts 29% Revenue Growth From Blackwell Workstations But Gaming GPUs Slow Down Due To “Elevated” Memory Prices

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By: Hassan Mujtaba

21 May 2026 at 19:01

NVIDIA's Gaming segment will now be reported under the "Edge Computing" segment in future earnings results as the company pivots from being a GPU manufacturer to an ecosystem provider. NVIDIA's Edge Computing Segment Will Now Include All Client Markets, Including Gaming NVIDIA announced its latest earnings, where it posted a record revenue of $81.6 billion for Q1 FY2027. The bulk of the revenue came from the Data Center segment, but the gaming market revenue wasn't presented in the earnings chart. The company confirms that it has now placed Gaming alongside other segments under a new segment, called Edge Computing. Unlike […]

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Atomic Heart Studio Mundfish Sidesteps NVIDIA DLSS 5 Commitment, Rejects AI Tools In Daily Production For Now
4 May 2026 at 19:15

Atomic Heart Studio Mundfish Sidesteps NVIDIA DLSS 5 Commitment, Rejects AI Tools In Daily Production For Now

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By: Alessio Palumbo

4 May 2026 at 19:15

In a recent interview with Mundfish founder and CEO Robert Bagratuni about the Atomic Heart series, I inquired about the studio's opinion on NVIDIA DLSS 5, the surprise announcement at GDC 2026 that proved highly controversial among developers and modders: some people love it, others hate it. Atomic Heart already supports NVIDIA DLSS technologies like Super Resolution and Frame Generation. Is Mundfish considering DLSS 5? Well, Bagratuni called it "highly promising", though he added that the developers are following its progress and will evaluate its potential addition in future releases. In short, he hasn't committed yet. DLSS 5 is a very […]

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Roblox Reality Is a DLSS 5-Like AI Powered Photorealistic Model That’s Actually Integrated with the Engine
1 May 2026 at 12:45

Roblox Reality Is a DLSS 5-Like AI Powered Photorealistic Model That’s Actually Integrated with the Engine

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By: Alessio Palumbo

1 May 2026 at 12:45

This week, Roblox Corporation has unveiled Roblox Reality, an ambitious project that aims to deliver a DLSS 5-like AI powered model to level up the visuals available in the popular game creation platform. In the announcement blog post, Senior Vice President of Engineering Anupam Singh described Roblox Reality as a hybrid architecture that splits responsibilities between two components: the existing Roblox Game Engine (running on cloud servers), which handles all authoritative game logic like physics, collision, state synchronization, and player positions, while a new Video World Model (called "Super Upsampler") runs on edge infrastructure powered by H200/B200-class GPUs and handles the visual output, generating […]

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Tarkov Creator’s New Shooter, Fragmentary Order, Will Use DLSS 5 “If It’s Available” But Says “It Still Needs Many Additional Changes”

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By: David Carcasole

22 April 2026 at 18:56

The most controversial topic in the video game industry now and for the last few years has been Generative AI and its place (or lack thereof) in video game development. The most recent hot-button layer to that has been NVIDIA's introduction of DLSS 5. While the tech likely won't be impacting games coming later this year, projects further off than that, like Fragmentary Order, the new extraction shooter from Nikita Buyanov, the creator of Escape From Tarkov, are likely going to be able to implement the tech if they choose to. As for Buyanov and his new team at Rant […]

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Jensen Huang Warns You Won’t Lose Your Job to AI, But You Might Lose It to Someone Who Uses AI
17 April 2026 at 18:45

Jensen Huang Warns You Won’t Lose Your Job to AI, But You Might Lose It to Someone Who Uses AI

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By: Hassan Mujtaba

17 April 2026 at 18:45

NVIDIA CEO has said that the AI era will lead to the creation of more jobs, highlighting AI as the new job platform rather than a replacement for mankind. AI Will End Up Creating More Jobs At The End of the AI Revolution than at its beginning, according to NVIDIA CEO Jensen Talking at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, NVIDIA's CEO, Jensen Huang, once again referred to the rise of AI as the Industrial Revolution of the modern world. There have been many talks regarding AI and its benefits, but in parallel, a long discussion has been ongoing on […]

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Phantom Blade Zero Dev Appears to Pull DLSS 5 Support: ‘No AI Visual Tech That Alters Our Artists’ Intent’
10 April 2026 at 14:30

Phantom Blade Zero Dev Appears to Pull DLSS 5 Support: ‘No AI Visual Tech That Alters Our Artists’ Intent’

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By: Alessio Palumbo

10 April 2026 at 14:30

This morning, Phantom Blade Zero Game Director Liang Qiwei (known to the public as Soulframe) posted a lengthy letter on X about the studio's commitment to human artistry and creative expression over AI-generated content. Above all, though, it seems like the studio is quietly withdrawing support for the new NVIDIA DLSS 5 technology. Phantom Blade Zero was and still is officially listed among the first games to support NVIDIA DLSS 5, alongside AION 2, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Black State, CINDER CITY, Delta Force, Hogwarts Legacy, Justice, NARAKA: BLADEPOINT, NTE: Neverness to Everness, Resident Evil Requiem, Sea of Remnants, Starfield, The […]

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Samson Dev: DLSS 5 Needs Full Pipeline Integration & Broad Hardware Support to Be Viable
8 April 2026 at 18:30

Samson Dev: DLSS 5 Needs Full Pipeline Integration & Broad Hardware Support to Be Viable

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By: Alessio Palumbo

8 April 2026 at 18:30

Following the controversial reveal of NVIDIA DLSS 5 at GTC 2026, we have heard all sorts of reactions from both sides of the argument. However, in most cases, they were heavily skewed towards one side, either embracing or condemning the technology. Nobody really delved too much into what it would really take to make it viable from a game developer's standpoint. We've continued to reach out to various studios to gather their perspectives on this oft-neglected part of the DLSS 5 discourse. Today, on the release date of their debut game (Samson: A Tyndalston Story, of which you can read […]

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NVIDIA DLSS 5 — Everything We Know So Far About NVIDIA’s Latest Neural Rendering Technology
7 April 2026 at 18:05

NVIDIA DLSS 5 — Everything We Know So Far About NVIDIA’s Latest Neural Rendering Technology

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By: Sebastian Castellanos

7 April 2026 at 18:05

DLSS 5 marks the next major evolution of NVIDIA’s neural rendering journey, pushing beyond temporal upscaling, frame generation, and machine learning-based ray tracing denoising into fully AI-enhanced image synthesis for real-time graphics. Officially unveiled at GTC 2026 and set to launch later this year, the technology promises a generational leap in visual fidelity by infusing frames with photoreal lighting and materials using advanced artificial neural networks. But what exactly is DLSS 5? How does it differ from previous DLSS iterations, and what does it mean for the future of PC gaming? Here’s everything you need to know. What DLSS 5 […]

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A YouTuber Just Debunked DLSS 5’s Geometric Anomalies, Showing That They Were Already in the Games
1 April 2026 at 15:30

A YouTuber Just Debunked DLSS 5’s Geometric Anomalies, Showing That They Were Already in the Games

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By: Alessio Palumbo

1 April 2026 at 15:30

Beyond the ideological critiques of NVIDIA DLSS 5, which purportedly ruined the original artistic intent of a game, several gamers also pointed out "geometric anomalies" in the official DLSS 5 screenshots and footage released by NVIDIA following the controversial GTC 2026 reveal. The core criticism in this case is that DLSS 5, as an alleged AI filter, fabricated these issues in its clumsy attempt to improve the graphics. However, content creator WhizzDumbPlayz has just released a video analysis showing that most, if not all, of these visual issues were already present in the original games. In the main Starfield comparison […]

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Podcast #861 – Intel Core Ultra Plus Review, Big Battlemage, ARM Makes Chips, US Router Ban, Q Day coming, and Jensen says…, plus MORE!

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28 March 2026 at 14:00

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KitGuru Games: DLSS 5 misses the point

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By: Mustafa Mahmoud

28 March 2026 at 13:00

It would be hard to argue that NVIDIA’s DLSS technologies haven’t been a net positive to the PC space, with the machine-learning based upscaler successfully translating lower resolution inputs into a final image which is perceivably sharper while hogging fewer resources. Though somewhat more contentious, the next evolution of DLSS came in the form of Frame Generation, using ML in order to generate additional frames for high-refresh rate gaming. Both techniques can have their issues, but generally speaking they’ve allowed for more people to experience higher-end titles at increased frame rates. DLSS 5, however, takes a sharp pivot, with a very different end goal in mind than the performance-boosting versions that came before.

Described as “the company’s most significant breakthrough in computer graphics since the debut of real-time ray tracing in 2018,” this lighting-focused technique is attempting to go beyond a game’s peak, “bridging the divide between rendering and reality”. The thing is, unlike all other forms of DLSS, this 5th iteration seems to be missing the point of why we appreciate this ever-evolving technology – trying to give us what it thinks we want instead of what is actually desired.

First and foremost I wish to acknowledge a couple things. As per NVIDIA themselves, this technology is still in a pre-release state and so the final product could wind up being different. Secondly, lighting can have a huge impact, especially on faces. One needs to go no further back than with the announcement of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 in which fans protested against MJ’s new face model – only for the devs to claim that her design had not changed but an alteration to the lighting is what led to the disparity.

All this is to say that I am not an expert on lighting, nor have I studied the structure of the human face and how it reacts to different lighting scenarios. Even so, my initial reaction to NVIDIA's latest DLSS 5 was immediate and visceral.

Unlike all other forms of DLSS, it was clear that this new technique was operating with a different goal to the rest. In trying to “deliver a new level of photoreal computer graphics previously only achieved in Hollywood visual effects” DLSS 5 does give each shot a certain level of added perceived depth and realism – but it does so (in my opinion) in a way which can take away from the game’s intended art design and aesthetics.

While an oversimplification, this new “AI-Powered Breakthrough“ is trying to do something which none of the other forms of DLSS have. With DLSS Super Resolution, machine learning was used in order to take a lower-res frame and make it appear higher resolution. Luckily, NVIDIA already knows what a higher-res version of the frame would look like, because resolution is scalable and so the model can be trained on the exact game running at 4K or greater.

The same applies to DLSS Frame Generation. Outside of the odd outlier, we already know what a game running at 120fps and beyond should look like, so the inserted frames don't look out of place.

DLSS 5 on the other hand reaches outside of the confines of the game, and uses an external model in order to approximate what a game with more evolved lighting could look like. This desire to go beyond can be seen throughout NVIDIA’s press release, claiming that the technology “infuses pixels with photoreal lighting and materials. Bridging the divide between rendering and reality.”

The company states that the tools are able to be tweaked by developers in order to create a final result which aligns with their own vision, utilising “a game’s color and motion vectors for each frame as input, and uses an AI model to infuse the scene with photoreal lighting and materials that are anchored to source 3D content and consistent from frame to frame”. Assuming this to be the case, and that developers do go in and personalise the variables, DLSS 5 is still attempting to operate in an entirely different ballpark than prior DLSS features.

A game’s internal lighting model could have its own issues with fidelity and consistency, but at the very least it is weaved into the game itself and as such has an understanding of its role within the engine pipeline. In the examples shown so far, DLSS 5's guesswork approach here seems to deliver an uncanny end result and to me, it does look jarring.

A majority of the shots shared so far focus on close-ups of faces and slowly panning camera sweeps; two relatively static experiences and yet even at its best the end result feels somewhat uninviting. All this is without going into the whole yass-ification of each character, looking to me like they’ve just come fresh out of a beauty salon.

As mentioned, this is all relatively early technology and so I can’t judge too much but, as a layman, the opening quote from NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang told me pretty much all I needed to know: “DLSS 5 is the GPT moment for graphics”. Whether I agree or not with its intentions, DLSS 5 is going in a different direction to the rest of NVIDIA’s efforts.

If nothing else, perhaps a move away from the ‘DLSS’ framework of branding could make for greater clarity in what this new technology is and how it differs on a fundamental level. We will have to wait and see as and when NVIDIA’s ~~DLSS 5~~ DLSL (Deep Learning Super Lighting) gets closer to a public release.

KitGuru says: What was your initial reaction to DLSS 5? Do you see any benefits to the technology?

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NVIDIA DLSS 5 Could Eventually Become a Driver-Level Toggle
27 March 2026 at 15:00

NVIDIA DLSS 5 Could Eventually Become a Driver-Level Toggle

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By: Alessio Palumbo

27 March 2026 at 15:00

The NVIDIA DLSS 5 reveal at GTC 2026 is now over ten days past, but footage and impressions are still trickling in from attendees. Earlier this week, PC World did a livestream where they showed footage captured off-screen (with a DJI Osmo Pocket 3 in D-Log, with Rec.709 LUT applied) after checking the various DLSS 5 demos available, including Avalanche Software's Hogwarts Legacy, Bethesda's Starfield and Oblivion Remastered, Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Shadows, and NVIDIA's own Zorah Tech demo crafted in Unreal Engine 5. PC World's Adam said he was able to freely toggle the technology on and off during the […]

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‘Night and Day Difference’: Starfield Fans Defend NVIDIA DLSS 5, Finding It Transformative
24 March 2026 at 16:16

‘Night and Day Difference’: Starfield Fans Defend NVIDIA DLSS 5, Finding It Transformative

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By: Francesco De Meo

24 March 2026 at 16:16

The reveal of NVIDIA DLSS 5 last week was met with widespread skepticism, but the Starfield community doesn't seem to share the sentiment, judging by the reception of a video showcase shared on YouTube a few days ago by Plano Plays Games. The off-screen video was taken during last week's GTC 2026, chronicling the hands-on time the YouTuber had with Starfield running with NVIDIA DLSS 5. While the off-screen footage isn't of the best quality, it does a good job showing how the upcoming new version of NVIDIA's tech generally does a good job enhancing the lighting of New Atlantis […]

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What NVIDIA Actually Got Wrong with the DLSS 5 Reveal
23 March 2026 at 20:00

What NVIDIA Actually Got Wrong with the DLSS 5 Reveal

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By: Alessio Palumbo

23 March 2026 at 20:00

Nobody, except for a very select few who had already checked out a demo, was expecting NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang to unveil DLSS 5 during his GTC 2026 keynote last week. NVIDIA had already countered AMD's FSR Redstone at CES 2026, where it announced and released a second-generation transformer model for its Super Resolution upscaler, which adopted the DLSS 4.5 label and was quickly judged the best upscaler available. Two months later, they stunned the world - for better or worse - with a new version of DLSS that did not focus on improving frame rates or ray tracing performance, […]

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Podcast #860 – DLSS 5 Reaction, Arrow Lake Refresh, New Ryzen Rumor, MSI’s DDR4 Mobo, Subnautica 2 + MORE!
23 March 2026 at 03:00

Podcast #860 – DLSS 5 Reaction, Arrow Lake Refresh, New Ryzen Rumor, MSI’s DDR4 Mobo, Subnautica 2 + MORE!

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By: PCPer Staff

23 March 2026 at 03:00

Back in the podcast booth this week! Enjoy the DLSS takes, noticing that SSD vendors are having a great year, there are some actual good news on Copilot, and fake ram kits…

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NVIDIA’s DLSS 5 Reveal Was a Mistake, Needs to Go Back to the Drawing Board, Says Eternal Darkness Dev Denis Dyack
20 March 2026 at 17:00

NVIDIA’s DLSS 5 Reveal Was a Mistake, Needs to Go Back to the Drawing Board, Says Eternal Darkness Dev Denis Dyack

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By: Alessio Palumbo

20 March 2026 at 17:00

Four days after the reveal of NVIDIA DLSS 5 at GTC 2026, we're still gathering reactions from the game development and modding community to the highly polarizing technology. Yesterday, we published some thoughts from RTGI author Pascal Gilcher. Today, we can share an exclusive comment from industry veteran Denis Dyack, as part of a much larger interview that will soon be published in its entirety on Wccftech. Dyack, known to gamers primarily as the creator of classics like Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, was quite critical of DLSS 5 as a whole while also noting […]

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“Most People Bashing DLSS 5 Are on the Peak of Ignorance” – Veteran Game Artist Shows Exactly How Much of a Difference Lighting Can Make

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By: Alessio Palumbo

18 March 2026 at 13:35

To say that the reveal of NVIDIA DLSS 5 at GTC 2026 sparked a controversy on social media would be the understatement of the year. Despite strong praise from veteran tech journalists who experienced the in-person demo, such as Digital Foundry and Ryan Shrout, and the reassurance from both NVIDIA and game studios like Bethesda that the (work-in-progress) tech is fully under developer control and optional anyway, the vocal anti-AI crowd hasn't stopped condemning NVIDIA's newest DLSS addition for being "just an AI filter" and "disrespectful of the developer's original design". However, DLSS 5 also has its proponents, including veteran […]

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NVIDIA CEO Says Gamers Are “Completely Wrong” About DLSS 5 Being ‘AI Slop’, Insisting Developers Have Full Artistic Control
17 March 2026 at 20:54

NVIDIA CEO Says Gamers Are “Completely Wrong” About DLSS 5 Being ‘AI Slop’, Insisting Developers Have Full Artistic Control

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By: Muhammad Zuhair

17 March 2026 at 20:54

NVIDIA's DLSS 5 showcase has been criticized by several gamers who oppose generative AI, but Jensen says those individuals are 'entirely wrong'. NVIDIA's CEO Claims DLSS 5 Gives Developers the Leverage to Achieve Realistic Output, Depending Upon the Input Data The unveiling of DLSS 5 at this year's GTC was a complete shocker, given the event's enterprise focus, but it appears Jensen decided to throw in the surprise. Leveraging neural rendering, DLSS 5 enhances the title's visuals by running them through an 'AI layer,' aiming to create hyper-realistic scenarios. While many gamers were surprised by the quality improvements with DLSS […]

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