NVIDIA claims DLSS 5 will deliver'photoreal' image quality with AI this fall The company plans to rely on AI for more than just additional frames. Just months after announcing DLSS 4.5 at CES, NVIDIA has unveiled its next major upscaling technology, DLSS 5. The company is doubling-down on AI for this next iteration, claiming DLSS 5 "infuses pixels with photoreal lighting and materials" using a real-time neural rendering model when it arrives this fall. So what does this mean in practice? In an on-stage demo at NVIDIA's GTC 2026 keynote, CEO Jensen Huang showed off the technology with and DLSS 5 adds a noticeable amount of detail to character's hair and skin tone, but it also appears it's being compared to those games without any DLSS features turned on.

Nvidia unveiled DLSS 5 with 3D-Guided Neural Rendering at its GPU Technology Conference, using AI to add photorealistic lighting and materials to games in real-time. PCWorld reports this technology aims to bridge the gap between rendering and reality, enhancing details like skin and fabric in major titles including Hogwarts Legacy and Starfield. DLSS 5 launches this fall and represents what Nvidia calls a "GPT moment for graphics," potentially delivering unprecedented visual realism in PC gaming. We've only just gotten some of the headline features of DLSS 4.5, and now Nvidia has announced the next version. At its self-branded GPU Technology Conference in California, Nvidia revealed DLSS 5.