NVIDIA Doubles DLSS 5 Speed And Slashes VRAM Use For RTX Spark Launch

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When we tested DLSS 5's 3D-guided neural rendering in NBA 2K27, we were impressed with the upgrade in visual fidelity, but a little less impressed by the enormous performance hit imposed by the tech on non-flagship graphics cards. NVIDIA is well aware that this is a pain point of the technology, and just ahead of the launch of RTX Spark laptops later this week, the firm has announced that it has fully doubled the speed of DLSS 5, and it's also bringing the tech to two more games: Hogwarts Legacy and Where Winds Meet.

IF you haven't read our previous coverage, it goes down like this: DLSS 5 is what NVIDIA calls "3D-guided neural rendering." It's fully regenerating the game image with AI in real-time as you play, and it's using the 3D render created by the game engine as the "guidance" for the generative engine....

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