Modders Ripped Faster DLSS 5 From NBA2K27 With Impressive Results
Nvidia's new, faster version of its DLSS 5 generative reshade feature is delivering similar performance improvements in unofficial games, too. Ripped from the official NBA2K27 release, modders found it can run up to 90% faster in some games, making DLSS 5 far more viable than it originally seemed.
When Nvidia first showed off DLSS 5 in Spring 2026, two main complaints emerged: it looked weird, and it was too demanding on hardware. It gave everyone heavy eye makeup and overly deep facial wrinkles, and it still needed a whole separate RTX 5090 to run. After several performance improvements and a new performance-focused mode that slightly reduces quality, Nvidia appears to have made it much easier to use, and the results are impressive.
It's technically available in only a handful of games for now, but modders have done what they do best: ripped it out and applied it elsewhere...
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