All articles tagged with #dlss
Digital Foundry's analysis reveals that Switch 2 employs two different DLSS models: a CNN-based model for 1080p gaming with good anti-aliasing, and a sharper, less anti-aliased model for higher resolutions, likely to reduce GPU load. The findings are based on technical examination and developer insights, highlighting the console's advanced upscaling capabilities, though official details remain unconfirmed.
The Switch 2 version of Street Fighter 6 outperforms the Xbox Series S in image quality, maintaining a steady 60 FPS in competitive modes, thanks to DLSS technology, despite running at a lower native resolution with some graphical compromises.
NVIDIA's upcoming DLSS Transformer Model is expected to reduce VRAM usage by around 20%, improving performance and image quality, especially benefiting gamers with 8GB or lower GPUs. The new model, which replaces the previous CNN approach with a vision transformer, offers significant enhancements in upscaling and ray reconstruction, and is set to be officially released soon.
NVIDIA has released the GeForce Game Ready 566.36 WHQL driver, enhancing gaming experiences for titles like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2, and Marvel Rivals, with added support for Path of Exile 2, Forza Motorsport, and Delta Force. The update also fixes crash issues in Forza Horizon 5 and God of War: Ragnarok, and optimizes settings for Farming Simulator 25, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl.
Stalker 2's updated system requirements on Steam suggest the use of upscaling technologies like DLSS, FSR, and XeSS to achieve optimal performance. Even high-end GPUs like the RTX 4090 struggle to run the game at 4K without these technologies. The new recommended specs for 1440p gaming at 60 FPS include GPUs like the RTX 4070 or RX 6800 XT, indicating a need for upscaling to maintain high settings. The updated requirements highlight the increasing hardware demands of modern games.
Nvidia has unveiled Project G-Assist, an AI-powered assistant for PC gaming that provides real-time advice and insights based on in-game actions. Leveraging large language models, G-Assist can be customized by developers for specific games, offering tips, performance tweaks, and more. Initially showcased with ARK: Survival Ascended, the assistant aims to enhance gaming experiences without the need for extensive online guides or manual hardware adjustments.
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, while graphically demanding, can achieve a balance of visuals and performance on both high-end and lower-end PCs through optimized settings and the use of upscaling technologies like DLSS and FSR. The game scales well with better GPUs, and specific settings adjustments can significantly improve frame rates without drastically compromising visual quality.
Manor Lords, a citybuilding/RTS hybrid game set to launch in early access, boasts solid technical performance and relatively light hardware demands, making it suitable for older PCs and handhelds like the Steam Deck. With support for FSR and DLSS upscaling, the game offers a range of graphics settings that allow for smooth gameplay on various GPUs, from entry-level to premium rigs. While the game exhibits some technical flax and minor issues in its early access phase, it generally runs well on a wide range of hardware configurations, providing a best settings guide to optimize performance without sacrificing visual quality.
The first post-launch update for Dragon’s Dogma 2 significantly improves the game's performance on PC, particularly in big cities like Vernworth, with way fewer stutters. Tests using high-end hardware and mods show improved frame rates and smoother gameplay, with users on various platforms confirming the performance boost. Modders have also enhanced the game with improvements to mouse camera movement, lock-on combat, save management, ray tracing quality, and DLSS support, providing a more enjoyable gaming experience.
Nixxes has released the first patch update for the PC version of Horizon: Forbidden West, addressing crash fixes, bug fixes, and improvements based on player feedback. The update includes enabling DLSS 3 Frame Generation in cutscenes and UI screens for RTX40 series GPU owners, fixing issues with mouse cursor placement and quest categories, and ensuring HDR functionality for monitors and TVs. Additionally, a quality of life improvement allows the game to save when the Documents folder is rerouted, and the update will be automatically downloaded through Steam.
Guerrilla Games and Nixxes have released patch 1.0.43.0 for Horizon Forbidden West on PC, bringing DLSS 3 Frame Generation in cutscenes, crash fixes, bug resolutions, and improvements including addressing issues with claiming rewards at the Hunting Grounds and the HDR Max Luminance slider. The PC port of the game has been praised for its features such as Ultrawide support, NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FidelityFX, and full DualSense controller support.
The PC port of Horizon Forbidden West is a commendable effort, offering stable performance and scaling well on various hardware configurations. The game supports Nvidia's DLSS 3 and FSR 2.2 upscaling, providing significant performance boosts, and offers a wide range of settings for customization. While there are minor quirks such as Nvidia Reflex affecting performance and occasional stuttering during cutscenes, the port overall runs effectively on both high-end and budget hardware, making it a solid option for PC gamers.
Microsoft introduces DirectSR, a new API aimed at simplifying the use of upscaling technologies in PC gaming by providing a common set of inputs and outputs, allowing a single code path to activate a variety of solutions. This API, developed in partnership with GPU hardware vendors, aims to eliminate the need for game developers to individually support technologies like DLSS, FSR, or XeSS, and instead target DirectSR, which will then utilize the most suitable upscaling technology for the hardware. This move could potentially resolve the issues of game-specific upscaling support and streamline the implementation of upscaling in PC games.
Microsoft is reportedly developing an AI-upscaling feature similar to Nvidia's DLSS for Windows 11, as seen in the latest test versions of the operating system. The feature, called Automatic Super Resolution, aims to make supported games play more smoothly with enhanced details using AI. This update also includes new color management tools, and amidst rumors of Xbox-exclusives potentially coming to PS5, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has indicated that Microsoft will continue manufacturing consoles.
Microsoft is reportedly developing an AI upscaling feature similar to Nvidia's DLSS for Windows 11, aimed at enhancing gaming performance and image quality. The company is also working on improved color management for the OS, particularly beneficial for OLED monitors utilizing HDR, with integrated color profile settings and automatic color management features.