What games enable DLSS?
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Games that enable DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) include Ad Infinitum, AirportSim, Alan Wake 2, Arcadegeddon, Atomic Heart, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Alan Wake Remastered, and Amid Evil, with the list continually expanding to support more titles. DLSS only works with supported games, which means not every indie classic or blockbuster AAA title will be able to take advantage of this technology, but notable games like Elden Ring can also utilize DLSS through mods, significantly improving FPS and stability.
Frequently Asked Questions
General Information
- Does DLSS work on all games? No, DLSS only works with supported games, which means not every indie classic or blockbuster AAA title will be able to take advantage of this technology.
- Does Elden Ring support DLSS? While Elden Ring does not natively support DLSS, mods have been tested to improve FPS from 65.6 to 83.5 on average with all graphics options at maximum settings, including ray tracing.
- Do games look better with DLSS? DLSS 2.0 offers four times the resolution, allowing you to render games at 1080p while outputting them at 4K, generating an even better-looking image than traditional super-resolution techniques.
Performance and Quality
- Does enabling DLSS increase FPS? Yes, NVIDIA DLSS improves FPS by rendering at lower resolutions like 1080p or 1440p and letting DLSS reconstruct the visual data.
- What is the downside of using DLSS? DLSS 1.0 produced a smooth but rather blurry image with a weird “artsy” look and had limitations such as requiring a specific resolution and a specific GPU.
- Is DLSS better than ray tracing? Nvidia DLSS 3.5’s AI Ray Reconstruction makes ray tracing look even better by replacing traditional denoisers for cleaner, crisper, more accurate ray-traced visuals.
Compatibility and Requirements
- Is it worth using DLSS at 1440p? DLSS works with 1440p, but it’s only better if you need it for the FPS boost, as the improvement may not be noticeable in all cases.
- Does DLSS affect aim? Yes, DLSS can affect aim, with the phenomenon increasing exponentially depending on the resolution you’re running the game at.
- Is it worth using DLSS? For the most powerful hardware, such as the RTX 4080 and 4090, DLSS Quality should keep respectable frames in most games, even at 4K.
Technical Specifications
- Do all RTX cards support DLSS? DLSS is only available on GeForce RTX 20, GeForce RTX 30, GeForce RTX 40, and Quadro RTX series of video cards, using dedicated AI accelerators called Tensor Cores.
- What GPU requirements are needed for DLSS? Any GeForce RTX GPU can support DLSS Ray Reconstruction and DLSS Super Resolution, but DLSS Frame Generation requires a RTX 40 Series GPU.
- What GPU do you need for DLSS? Only Nvidia RTX series graphics cards, including the RTX 20-series and RTX 30-series, support DLSS due to the requirement for Tensor Cores.
DLSS Modes and Comparisons
- Is DLSS only for ray tracing? No, NVIDIA DLSS is available for both DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 and can be used with or without ray tracing.
- Which DLSS mode is best? The Quality mode offers higher image quality, the Performance mode offers higher performance, and the Ultra Performance mode offers the highest performance increase, available for 8K resolution only.
- Is DLSS only good for 4K? No, DLSS 2.0 can render games at 1080p while outputting them at 4K, and it can also improve FPS at 1440p by rendering at lower resolutions and using AI to upscale.