DLSS 5 leaked and modders are putting Nvidia’s AI effects on everything

<figure> <img alt="A screenshot showing Control with DLSS 5" data-caption="The unofficial version of DLSS 5 makes Jesse Faden’s features much more pronounced. | Image: gabdeg via &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb2HWTvh0Fo&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;" data-portal-copyright="Image: gabdeg via &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb2HWTvh0Fo&quot;&gt;YouTube&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-28-at-12.07.16-PM.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> The unofficial version of DLSS 5 makes Jesse Faden’s features much more pronounced. | Image: gabdeg via <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb2HWTvh0Fo">YouTube</a><br> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Modders are trying out an unofficial version of Nvidia's DLSS 5 on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzeWfqP6N5Q&amp;t=3s"><em>Skyrim</em></a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARumLQpdpo4"><em>Cyberpunk 2077</em></a>, <em><a href="https://youtu.be/x2NyX76QaOs?si=CmyyiNcbUth5W6mr">GTA V</a></em>, and a bunch of other games after code for the AI upscaling tech appeared in an early-access build of <em>NBA 2K27</em>. Members of the RenoDX modding channel on Discord reportedly found a way to extract the DLSS "Neural Rendering" file and apply it to <em>Control</em> before it expanded to other games, as <a href="https://www.notebookcheck.net/Here-s-a-glimpse-at-DLSS-5-neural-rendering-in-action-ahead-of-official-release.1381000.0.html">reported earlier by <em>Notebook Check</em></a> and <a href="https://videocardz.com/newz/breaking-modders-unlock-experimental-nvidia-dlss-5-hours-after-dll-discovery"><em>VideoCardz</em></a>.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">In <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxXdIVc9Suo">one video</a>, a person shows how <em>Control </em>protagonist Jesse Faden's facial features become more and less defined as they tweak various DLSS 5 settings enabled by the RenoDX modders. With the "Neural Uplift" sett …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/986197/nvidia-dlss-5-leak-ai">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>