We examined Nvidia DLSS 4 on 20-series to 50-series graphics playing cards

Initially a super-fancy type of upscaling, “DLSS” has develop into gamer shorthand for a bunch of allegedly AI-powered graphics methods unique to Nvidia’s graphics playing cards. Within the PCWorld lab, Will Smith has been breaking down among the completely different ways in which upscaling and different AI methods work within the newest model of Nvidia’s drivers and evaluating how they carry out on completely different playing cards. Additionally, a wild Brad Chacos seems!

Will and Brad present that whereas it’s simple to match a few of this tech should you’re watching frame-by-frame and zooming in for the best particulars—particularly on video games which have a devoted benchmark software—it may be lots tougher to identify in movement in a approach that truly impacts your gaming expertise. Additionally observe that among the most up-to-date fashions, like Transformer Upscale, are solely out there on some video games.

We hope it will allow you to make some selections on what settings to make use of, and even whether or not or to not improve to a brand new card in these attempting instances. For extra assessments and evaluation, be sure you subscribe to PCWorld on YouTube, and watch our podcast The Full Nerd each week!