Nvidia's DLSS 5 Debuts with Performance-Killing Consequences

Nvidia's DLSS 5 technology has been met with disappointment from gamers and tech enthusiasts. The AI-driven upscaling tech, set to release on September 3, reduces performance by 50-60% in games, even on high-end GPUs.

This is a significant setback for Nvidia, which had previously claimed that DLSS 5 would provide improved performance and visuals. However, modders who got their hands on an experimental build of the tech found that it actually halved framerates, making it difficult to run games smoothly.

Nvidia attempted to defend this by saying that six months ago, the new AI-driven tech required two RTX 5090s to run at all, so today's performance represents a huge improvement in a relatively short length of time. However, this argument may not be enough to win over gamers who are looking for better performance and visuals from their hardware.