DLSS 5: Has Nvidia’s AI graphics technology gone too far?
Mar 18, 2026
Nvidia has revealed a new “3D guided neural rendering model” called DLSS 5 that can change a game’s lighting and materials in real-time, and… many gamers aren’t happy. From DLSS 5 memes to complaints about how it’s “yassified” Resident Evil Requiem characters in demos, the f
irst impression has not been a good one, no matter how much Nvidia insists that this pursuit of photorealism is still honoring the original artists’ intent.
Follow along below for all the latest updates about Nvidia’s DLSS 5 upgrades.
Jensen Huang, on the critical reaction to DLSS 5: “Well, first of all, they’re completely wrong.”
Nvidia’s DLSS 5 is like motion smoothing for video games, but worse
DLSS 5 looks like a real-time generative AI filter for video games
Nvidia just announced DLSS 5 and Digital Foundry already has a video.
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