NVIDIA RTX 5000 GPUs: Performance without DLSS — are they worth it?
The first of NVIDIA's RTX 5000 GPUs is expected at the end of January, and the company has released details surrounding non-DLSS performance. Here's what you need to know.
DLSS enabled by over 80% of GeForce RTX gaming GPU owners, claims Nvidia
Despite push back from some gamers, DLSS is proving popular with graphics card owners that have it as an option, according to Nvidia.
Over 80% of GeForce RTX owners enable DLSS when gaming
Most PC games launch with DLSS support, and according to NVIDIA over 80% of GeForce RTX owners are gaming with DLSS enabled to boost performance.
Nvidia says over 80% of GeForce RTX GPU owners use DLSS
Nvidia held a lengthy presentation at CES 2025 outlining the past and future of its DLSS neural rendering technology. One slide included a data point claiming
Nvidia's RTX 5090 still can't game in 4K without DLSS 4
That's where DLSS 4 comes in. With the latest iteration of Nvidia's frame generation technology, you'll be able to game in 4K with frame rates over 200 fps. Of course, you're relying on software performance to generate all of those additional frames rather than pure silicon, and not all games offer DLSS 4 support.
I can't believe I'm saying this, but Nvidia, good on you - RTX 4000 series GPUs will receive DLSS Frame Generation enhancements this month
Honestly, I'm not sure, at least regarding the wallet-busting RTX 5080 or 5090 for now. While we’re still awaiting actual performance results, there's a strong chance that DLSS 4 will prove to be a massive benefit to the older GPUs.
Nvidia says the RTX 5080 is ‘about’ 15% faster than the RTX 4080 without DLSS
Nvidia has provided some more concrete performance estimates for its upcoming RTX 50-series graphics cards without DLSS turned on.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
NVIDIA admits RTX 5070 no match for RTX 4090 without DLSS
NVIDIA's own performance charts suggest that the newly unveiled RTX 5070 is only 20 per cent faster than its predecessor.
Here's how the new RTX 50-series cards perform against the previous generation of GeForce GPUs
And here's also why we're not getting the same sort of big frame rate bump we got out of the RTX 40-series: hardware is hard.
NVIDIA has shown tests without DLSS — RTX 5090 is 30% faster than 4090, other graphics cards received less acceleration
The advantage of NVIDIA RTX 50xx Blackwell video cards over their predecessors without using DLSS is 15–30% — the company has released additional
Watch: GeForce RTX 5090 Vs RTX 4090 DLSS 4 Vs DLSS 3 Image Quality And Perf Demo
NVIDIA's keynote marked the official unveiling of the GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs and their crown jewel, DLSS 4. The show was a non-stop roundabout of announcements, but we had the opportunity to stop and smell the coffee with NVIDIA's Ray Washington to see these advancements in action,
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