Unveiled Alleged DLSS 4 Information Indicates Upcoming RTX 50-Series Graphics Cards Feature 'Intelligent Rendering'
Unveiled Alleged DLSS 4 Information Indicates Upcoming RTX 50-Series Graphics Cards Feature 'Intelligent Rendering'
We've got a solid understanding of the future large-scale, powerful, and purportedly advanced GPUs Nvidia has in store. However, there's another aspect of Team Green's success, and that's their DLSS upscaling software. There's rumor of an upgrade in 2025 with DLSS 4. Some insider sources suggest that Nvidia's scaling tech might get "neural rendering capabilities" alongside other AI enhancements, aiming to enhance game performance on less powerful hardware.
German tech site HardwareLuxx (via VideoCardz) discovered pre-CES marketing from GPU manufacturer INNO3D. The brand highlighted Nvidia's innovative "deep learning super sampling", promising improved image quality and higher frame rates. The upcoming GPUs are expected to offer "advanced ray tracing", "improved AI-driven upscaling", and "neural rendering capabilities".
Based on these points, it appears that whatever upgrade to DLSS 3.5 – originally launched in 2023 – will likely be AI-focused. INNO3D removed the original DLSS bullet points from its press release, but the original page is available via the Internet Archive. Unfortunately, we still don't have a clear understanding of how neural rendering will affect how GPUs display graphics on PCs.
Similar to super sampling technologies from AMD and Intel, Nvidia employs AI algorithms to upscale lower-resolution frames to higher resolutions, boosting frame rates. Nvidia claims that over 600 games currently support various RTX upscaling technologies, though only a fraction of these titles support the latest version, DLSS 3.5. Both RTX 20- and RTX 30-series cards support DLSS 3 or later, but frame generation is only accessible on 40-series GPUs.
It's plausible that Nvidia won't ignore their previous range of cards or skip over the RTX 30-series for the upcoming DLSS update. Some features might be reserved for the 50-series cards, particularly those requiring significant AI performance. This month, Nvidia introduced the compact $250 Orin Nano chip, enabling users to run AI applications on their PCs. The new DLSS update is expected to include "generative AI acceleration", suggesting that the new graphics cards will also have an AI orientation.
INNO3D's release mentions that this "new range of graphics cards" will include the liquid-cooling option iChill Frostbite as well as fan-cooled GPUs. VideoCardz perceived "Small Form Factor" as a hint that Nvidia might introduce mid-range cards like the 5060 at CES in January. Nvidia may reveal these cards at CES but delay their release until 2025, but we'll have to wait and see.
FSR 3 and XeSS (recently upgraded to XeSS 2) are successful at improving frame rates in games, but our experience suggests that DLSS offers slightly superior overall performance. It's also the most flexible, with certain games, like Cyberpunk 2077, offering specific frame generation and ray reconstruction options. We're still in the dark as to whether the AI capabilities will extend to games, but perhaps we'll finally see the much-promised "G-Assist" features to adjust game graphics for users on the fly.
In the future, Nvidia's DLSS 4 upgrade might incorporate "neural rendering capabilities" and other AI enhancements, aiming to enhance game performance on less powerful hardware. As Nvidia continues to innovate, it's plausible that the new DLSS update will include "generative AI acceleration," suggesting that the new graphics cards will also have an AI orientation.