Nvidia’s controversial DLSS 5 arrives September 3rd and requires serious GPU horsepower

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Nvidia" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/nba-2k-image.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Nvidia is officially launching DLSS 5 this week, following a divisive announcement in March where we likened the AI upscaling tech to a <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/895472/nvidia-dlss5-generative-ai-pc-graphics">"real-time generative AI filter for video games"</a> and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/896213/nvidia-dlss-5-ai-faces-motion-smoothing">"motion smoothing for video games, but worse."</a> 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 <em>NBA 2K27</em> - which is launching September 3rd at 9PM PT on PC.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">When it was announced, Nvidia <a href="https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/dlss5-breakthrough-in-visual-fidelity-for-games/">lauded DLSS 5 as</a> "the company's most significant breakthrough in computer graphics since the debut of real-time ray tracing in 2018," and highlighted how the tec …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/986378/nvidia-dlss-5-launch-nba-2k27">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>