Modders Apply Leaked Nvidia DLSS 5 to Skyrim, GTA, Control
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- Modders extracted DLSS 5's 'Neural Rendering' file from an early-access build of NBA 2K27, with the RenoDX Discord channel credited by Notebook Check and VideoCardz as the originators before expanding to other games
- The modded DLSS 5 visibly alters character faces and lighting — Control's Jesse Faden becomes paler with more visible laugh lines and makeup smudges, while GTA: San Andreas's lighting shifts from warm to cool tones via sliders
- The unofficial tech halves frame rates in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and drops FPS from 90 to 29 in GTA V, with preset swapping consuming large amounts of VRAM
- The mod initially required RTX 50-series chips but has now been extended to RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 GPUs, according to VideoCardz
- Nvidia first announced DLSS 5 in March, and CEO Jensen Huang responded to complaints about 'yassified' character appearances by saying the tool 'doesn't change the artistic control'
- Player reactions remain split: some praise the visual upgrades while others call the effect 'AI slop' resembling an AI-enhanced Instagram filter
- Official DLSS 5 is scheduled to launch this fall.
Why it matters: RTX 4080 and 4090 owners now have unofficial access to neural rendering Nvidia hasn't yet enabled on those cards — but frame rates can drop by up to two-thirds and VRAM usage spikes. The mods also directly test Huang's 'doesn't change artistic control' claim by visibly altering character faces without any developer's involvement.
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