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PublishedSeptember 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Nvidia’s controversial DLSS 5 arrives September 3rd and requires serious GPU horsepower

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Nvidia is officially launching DLSS 5 this week, following a divisive announcement in March where we likened the AI upscaling tech to a "real-time generative AI filter for video games" and "motion smoothing for video games, but worse." DLSS 5 will officially be available on RTX 50-series desktop and
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