For years, Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) technology has been at the front of the gaming conversation. From the “fake frames” it generates to whether or not it’s truly good for gaming, there’s no shortage of opinions out there. However, the discourse never became as loud as it did with the announcement of DLSS 5.
When it was revealed in March, many viewed Nvidia’s DLSS 5 as a “cheap AI filter” that removes the artistic integrity from a game. Since then, there’s been continued debate about the technology. But it’s here, and players are interested in seeing what it can do across all sorts of games.
Though the first game to officially support the feature is NBA 2K27—other games with official support will include EA Sports FC, Resident Evil Requiem, Starfield, and Hogwarts Legacy—modders have found a way to give users the ability to use DLSS 5 in any game on any RTX graphics card with the click of a button. And it’s quite simple to set up.
Before we get into that, however, it’s important to note that, as of writing, Nvidia only officially supports DLSS 5 on RTX 50 series graphics cards. Official support for the RTX 40 series is coming, but nothing’s been made official regarding a release date. And for those with even older graphics cards, Nvidia hasn’t mentioned adding support for RTX 30 series GPUs or older.
That’s a long-winded way to say you are following the next steps and walkthrough at your own risk on your machine. Also, this guide is specifically for those with Nvidia graphics cards.
How Is This Possible?
NBA 2K27 is the first, and currently only, game to support DLSS 5 at an official level. However, modders were able
How To Set Up Nvidia DLSS 5 On Any RTX Graphics Card
Below you’ll find step-by-step instructions on installing the DLSS 5 mod to support any game with an RTX graphics card. A reminder: you are doing this at your own discretion.
- Download the DLSS 5 Swapper tool from GitHub
- After downloading, install the software and open.
- Once opened, it’ll detect the games you have installed
- Once opened, it’ll detect the games you have installed
- Look for the game you want to inject DLSS 5 into and select it.
- Scroll down in the pop-up window and select “Install DLSS 5”
- If you load the game and realize you don’t like it or want it due to compatibility issues or otherwise, simply select “Restore Originals” in the same window to remove DLSS 5.
- If you load the game and realize you don’t like it or want it due to compatibility issues or otherwise, simply select “Restore Originals” in the same window to remove DLSS 5.
- After installing DLSS 5, you may need to go into the settings of the specific game and make sure that you have DLSS active in the graphics settings.
Tweaking the settings
Once you’re in a game, you may want to tweak the settings for DLSS 5. To do this, press the F8 key (default hotkey) on your keyboard to open the in-game overlay. In this menu, you can adjust various settings or simply turn it off altogether.
Important Details
By injecting DLSS 5 into games, you are technically modding the games. Because of that, multiplayer games may detect the mod and flag you for cheating. If you play multiplayer games, it’s highly recommended that you not install DLSS 5 into the game.
It’s also important to mention that since this is an unofficial way to add the feature, you’ll likely have to update the DLSS 5 Swapper tool regularly as updates come for the technology. Just something to be aware of.
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