Nvidia DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution Rolls Out
Nvidia has officially made its DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution feature available to all users through the Nvidia app, after a period in beta. This update marks another step in Nvidia’s ongoing push to boost gaming performance and image quality using advanced AI technology.
If you are running a modern GeForce graphics card and use the Nvidia app to manage your drivers and settings, DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution is now part of your toolkit. For many PC gamers this means you can look forward to sharper visuals and higher frame rates in supported games without needing to upgrade your hardware.
What DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution Does
DLSS which stands for Deep Learning Super Sampling is Nvidia’s AI powered upscaling technology. Instead of rendering every frame at your monitor’s full resolution the game can render at a lower resolution and then use AI to reconstruct a higher resolution image.
The result is a balance of better performance and strong image quality. DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution focuses specifically on this upscaling process. With each new revision Nvidia trains its models on more data and refines how well it can predict fine details like textures edges and small objects in motion.
For gamers this usually means:
- Higher frame rates at the same visual quality settings
- Cleaner edges and fewer shimmering artifacts in motion
- Better clarity on high resolution displays such as 1440p and 4K
- The option to push higher graphics settings without losing smooth performance
Because DLSS is handled by the GPU’s dedicated tensor cores it can often deliver these gains without a huge extra load on the rest of your system. That makes it especially valuable if your CPU is not top tier or if you are trying to run especially demanding games.
What This Means For PC Gamers
Now that DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution has left beta and is rolling out to all users in the Nvidia app the barrier to trying it out is much lower. You no longer have to opt into special beta programs to access the latest version.
Here is what this means in practice if you own an Nvidia RTX card that supports DLSS:
- You can enable DLSS in supported games and benefit from the updated 4.5 Super Resolution model through your regular Nvidia app setup.
- You might see smoother gameplay especially at higher resolutions or with ray tracing enabled.
- You can often choose higher detail presets without dropping below your target frame rate.
The exact improvement you see will vary from game to game. Some titles integrate DLSS more effectively than others and different modes such as Quality Balanced Performance or Ultra Performance will shift the trade off between sharpness and speed.
If you care about competitive gaming you might lean on DLSS Performance mode to push frame rates as high as possible. If you mostly play cinematic single player games you might prefer DLSS Quality mode for a sharper image while still gaining some performance headroom.
Since DLSS 4.5 is delivered through the Nvidia app and driver ecosystem you should also make sure your drivers are up to date. New DLSS versions often arrive alongside driver optimisations for recent releases which can give you a little extra performance boost in those specific games.
For PC builders and upgraders the arrival of DLSS 4.5 is another reminder that raw hardware is only part of the story. Software level advances like AI upscaling can stretch the lifespan of your GPU and keep demanding games playable longer than you might expect.
If you are putting together a new system and are on the fence between GPU tiers remember that DLSS support and its ongoing updates can make a mid range RTX card perform surprisingly well at modern resolutions when the feature is available.
Original article and image: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpu-drivers/nvidia-dlss-4-5-super-resolution-leaves-beta-available-now-to-nvidia-app-users-update-includes-support-for-over-400-titles-with-new-presets
