Nvidia's DLSS 5 has leaked, and modders are already creating uncanny valley nightmares
Hopefully, the final version of the AI upscaling tool doesn't make games look this ridiculous.
An early version of Nvidia's upcoming DLSS 5 neural rendering technology has reportedly been found running in the game Control. Renan Maniero discovered that NBA 2K27, which has been in early access, contains a new Nvidia library called nvngx_dlssnr.dll that appears to be associated with DLSS 5. Developers quickly adapted DLSS 5 to run in Control using the DLSS-NR library.
The developer behind RenoDX, a popular toolset for game modding, successfully implemented DLSS 5 in Control, applying it to the game's character models. The technology currently supports seven different styles controlled by seven sliders, allowing users to adjust parameters such as style, intensity, tone, and structure strength.
However, DLSS 5 reportedly reduces performance on an RTX 5070 Ti at 4K from 71 FPS to 35 FPS. The performance impact is attributed to the early implementation of the technology in a game by modders, not an official release. DLSS 5 is expected to launch this fall, and while Nvidia has implemented optimizations ahead of the official release, it is still expected to be demanding on hardware.
In terms of image quality, DLSS 5 has shown improvements in lighting, shadows, and material rendering in Control's screenshots, making scenes appear more photorealistic. However, the neural rendering model occasionally deviates significantly from the intended artistic direction.
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