Ray Tracing and 4K are the most talked about features of Nvidia’s GeForce RTX graphics cards. The DLSS feature that these GPUs can use doesn’t make as much noise, but it’s just as impressive – especially given the magic that can work at frame rates for those who play on low- and mid-range hardware.
Here is a quick look at what DLSS is, how it works and what games are supported.
What is DLSS?
DLSS, or Deep Learning Super Sampling, is a machine learning based feature that uses AI Tensor Cores on Nvidia’s RTX 20 and 30 series graphics cards. When DLSS is enabled, your GPU renders the game’s graphics at a lower resolution and then uses AI to artificially enhance and enhance the visuals to a higher resolution without impairing performance. To achieve this, Nvidia “trained” its DLSS algorithm with a supercomputer built specifically for graphics rendering.
For example, instead of rendering a game in 4K, DLSS renders the game in 1440p and machine learning algorithms work. The result is an image that looks almost identical to the native 4K resolution, but works as if it had been rendered at 1440p, which can increase the game’s frame rate and leave a lot of system resources for ray tracing and other graphics settings. tip.
DLSS is a game changer; it allows even the weakest Nvidia RTX cards, such as the RTX 2060, to work at a convincing (and playable) 4K resolution, although the hardware is not normally capable of such output. It is a pity that the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X do not support DLSS; of course, they may be capable of 4K and raytracing, but enabling these settings often results in an impact on your frame rate, leaving players to choose between graphical fidelity or consistent performance. PC players with a DLSS-compatible system do not have to choose.
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DLSS is not perfect, however; the feature is known to cause blurry textures and some loss of detail. Although the most recent iteration, DLSS 2.0, fixes many of these problems and increases the resolution increase to 4x (1080p to 4K), you can still experience some artifacts and blur, especially in the finer details. But since the DLSS 2.0 algorithm is constantly being updated, the feature will only get better over time.
What games support DLSS?
The other limitation of DLSS is its availability; it is only in selected number games, at least for now. Originally, Nvidia had to train DLSS per game, but the DLSS 2.0 algorithm can apply its enhancements to any game that supports the feature and makes it easier for developers to implement. Here is the list of games that support DLSS, in addition to a list of titles that have been confirmed to support DLSS in the future:
DLSS compatible games:
- Hymn
- Battlefield V
- Bright Memory
- Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
- To control
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Death Stranding
- Give us the moon
- F1 2020
- Final Fantasy XV
- Fifteen days
- Ghostrunner
- Iron Conflict
- Justice
- Marvel Avengers
- Mechwarrior V: Mercenaries
- Metro Exodus
- Minecraft
- Monster Hunter: World
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider
- Watch the Legion of Dogs
- Wolfenstein Youngblood
Upcoming games with DLSS support:
- Amid evil
- Atomic Heart
- border
- Call Of Duty: Warzone
- Edge of Eternity
- FIST: Forged In Shadow Torch
- Five nights at Freddy’s security breach
- JX3
- Deadly Shell
- Bannerlord Mount and Blade II
- Outriders
- Ready or not (launch with early access)
- Scavengers
- The medium
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2
- Xuan-Yuan sword VII