{
  "id": 5118542,
  "title": "Nvidia's controversial, face-changing, gen-AI DLSS 5 tech releases tomorrow for one game, and seems to tank frame-rates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/nvidias-controversial-face-changing-gen-ai-dlss-5-tech-releases",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-02T15:53:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Eurogamer",
    "slug": "eurogamer",
    "url": "https://www.eurogamer.net/dlss-5-release-date-nvidia-nba-2k7-frame-rate"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nvidia's controversial DLSS 5 technology, which utilizes generative AI to apply graphical filters to existing games, is set to launch tomorrow for the game NBA 2K7. The GeForce drivers for DLSS 5 will be available Thursday night in the US and early Friday morning in the UK. This advanced version of DLSS 5, known as 3D-Guided Neural Rendering, goes beyond previous iterations by generating rich lighting and material details within the game engine's rendered frame, while preserving the artist's original vision.\n\nHowever, the introduction of DLSS 5 has raised concerns about both ethical and performance issues. Some users have criticized the technology for \"yassifying\" characters' faces, while others have pointed out that the performance impact of DLSS 5 is significant. Early tests have shown that the technology can drastically reduce frame rates, with a GeForce RTX 5060 card only managing 43 FPS in 1080p on Ultra settings, and a GeForce RTX 5090 barely breaking 60 FPS in 4K on Ultra. Despite Nvidia's claims of a 5X performance gain from dual GeForce RTX 5090s to a single graphics card, these results suggest that DLSS 5 may not be the performance-enhancing technology that Nvidia initially touted.",
  "summary": "Nvidia's hotly debated DLSS 5 tech, which uses generative AI to apply graphical filters to existing games, arrives this week, albeit only in one game. The game is NBA 2K7, and the GeForce drivers for DLSS 5 arrive Thursday night in the US (9pm PDT) and early Friday morning here (5am BST). This is only available for GeForce 50-series graphics cards, laptops and GeForce Now. Read more",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}