What is Nvidia DLSS? Upscaling, frame gen, and more explained
What is Nvidia DLSS? Deep Learning Super Sampling, or DLSS, is a suite of software technologies that use AI to help you boost your frame rate or game image quality. Originally just a technique for upscaling games from a lower to a higher resolution, DLSS has since expanded to become a range of techniques, including options to generate entirely new frames using AI, using AI to improve ray tracing image quality, and offering class-leading image quality thanks to DLSS-based anti-aliasing. AMD offers a rival suite of technologies called FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR), and Intel also has its XeSS tech. You'll need a GPU from Nvidia's GeForce RTX lineup in order to use DLSS, plus some features are exclusive to newer generations of these cards. This is one of the key differences between DLSS and both AMD FSR and Intel XeSS, as several of the features of FSR and XeSS are available to any graphics card, though not all of them. Nonetheless, DLSS can be transformative for performance and image quality, allowing you to more easily enjoy the best PC games at high refresh rates.[site_jumplinks]