Nvidia will officially bring DLSS 5 to older GPUs — but won’t give gamers full control

<figure> <img alt="An RTX 4080 Super GPU sitting on a table" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25256536/246993_Nvidia_RTX_4080_Super_TWarren_0002.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Officially, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/986980/nvidias-dlss-5-explained">Nvidia's controversial DLSS 5</a> AI rendering was supposed to launch this evening <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/986378/nvidia-dlss-5-launch-nba-2k27">with only a single game</a>, only on Nvidia's latest RTX 50 GPUs, and with developers in full control of their artistic vision.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">But unofficially, modders have already ported a leaked version of DLSS 5 to run on just about anything while cranking sliders to the max. Now, Nvidia is changing its plans. DLSS 5 is still launching first on RTX 50 GPUs, but it's officially coming to older RTX 40-series GPUs as well, Nvidia spokesperson Rajal Maharaj confirms to <em>The Verge</em>.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">"Our current focus is on optimizing performance for the GeForce RTX 50 Series with model u …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/989978/nvidia-dlss-5-rtx-40">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>