Nvidia is officially launching DLSS 5 this week, following a divisive announcement in March where we likened the AI upscaling tech to a "real-time generative AI filter for video games" and "motion smoothing for video games, but worse." DLSS 5 will officially be available on RTX 50-series desktop and laptop GPUs and through GeForce Now cloud gaming, though the only game with the tech so far is NBA 2K27 - which is launching September 3rd at 9PM PT on PC.
When it was announced, Nvidia lauded DLSS 5 as "the company's most significant breakthrough in computer graphics since the debut of real-time ray tracing in 2018," and highlighted how the tec …
