I've found DLSS 5 can slash frame rates by up to 73% on an RTX 5080 gaming PC in NBA 2K27, and I'm wondering what kind of mega-rig would justify the performance hit

I’ve found DLSS 5 can slash frame rates by up to 73% on an RTX 5080 gaming PC in NBA 2K27, and I’m wondering what kind of mega-rig would justify the performance hit

DLSS 5 is finally here. Well, its been officially released in one game, anyway, after modders got their hands on it last week and made the actual launch somewhat redundant. Still, I’ve been testing Nvidia’s new AI image-enhancing tech in NBA 2K27, the latest hoop-shooting game in the long-running series, and I have bad news:…

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Microsoft announces cap on Xbox Cloud Gaming hours for Game Pass subscribers, admits most aren’t using it much anyway

As Microsoft continues to flail for a remedy to the reputational damage it’s incurred as a result of its repeated mass layoffs, bungled industry consolidation strategies, and partnership with Israeli surveillance agencies, its gaming division is returning to a favorite page from its playbook in recent years: Hiking service costs. Today, Xbox announced that it…

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DLSS 5 can be jammed into almost any game now, so I’ve been playing FM26 with neural rendered little computer people because that’s just what I do

Ever since the Control mod appeared I’ve been enjoying jamming the released DLSS 5 .dll files into a bunch of different games, to greater or lesser effect. Some games it works well in, some it doesn’t quite take and you end up with visuals that look a lot like the characters have worms writhing around…

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