NVIDIA DLSS has revolutionized graphics rendering, using AI and GeForce RTX Tensor Cores to boost frame rates while delivering crisp, high quality images that rival native resolution. And DLSS 3 adds new Frame Generation technology to multiply performance.
DLSS 3 adoption continues to accelerate, with 6 new games adding support in the next few weeks, including Dying Light 2 Stay Human, HITMAN 3, Dakar Desert Rally, Deliver Us Mars, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, and PERISH.
And there’s a bunch more DLSS 3 games coming down the pipe, too, including Atomic Heart, ILL SPACE, THRONE AND LIBERTY, The Day Before, Tower of Fantasy, Warhaven, and Witchfire, which we announced earlier this month.
NVIDIA DLSS 3 Multiplies Frame Rates
Powered by new hardware capabilities of the NVIDIA Ada Lovelace architecture, DLSS 3 generates entirely new high quality frames, rather than just pixels.
Through a process detailed in full in our NVIDIA DLSS 3 article, DLSS 3 combines DLSS Super Resolution technology and DLSS Frame Generation to reconstruct 7/8ths of the displayed pixels, accelerating performance.
In GPU-limited games, DLSS 2 Super Resolution technology can increase your frame rates by up to 2X. With DLSS 3, we can multiply performance.
Certain games make extensive use of the CPU which can limit performance. DLSS 3 operates on the GPU, bypassing CPU bottlenecks and boosting frame rates. In Microsoft Flight Simulator, for example, DLSS 3 boosts frame rates by up to 2X.
DLSS 3 games are backwards compatible with DLSS 2 technology - developers simply integrate DLSS 3, and DLSS 2, also known as DLSS Super Resolution, is supported by default. Additionally, integrations of DLSS 3 also include NVIDIA Reflex, reducing system latency for all GeForce RTX users, making games more responsive.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns DLSS 3 Update Available Now
From the creators of the critically-acclaimed tactical XCOM series comes Marvel’s Midnight Suns, where the rich story, character relationships, customization and progression of an RPG combines with the tactical strategy and combat mechanics of a card-based tactics game. Set in the darker side of the Marvel Universe, you will forge unbreakable bonds with legendary Marvel Super Heroes and dangerous supernatural warriors in the fight against the world’s greatest threat yet… the demonic forces of Lilith and the elder god Chthon.
Launched last month to critical acclaim, VGC awarded Marvel’s Midnight Suns with a 5 out of 5, calling it a “modern strategy classic;” PC Gamer said it was “completely brilliant” and scored it an 88 out of 100, and Rock Paper Shotgun called it “one of the best superhero games full stop.”
At launch, Marvel’s Midnight Suns boasted immersive, ray-traced ambient occlusion and ray-traced reflections effects, improving the fidelity and spectacle of battles, and adding detail to your exploration of the heroes’ home base. To ensure the highest levels of performance, NVIDIA DLSS 2 was available alongside ray tracing, and now Marvel’s Midnight Suns is upgrading to NVIDIA DLSS 3, further accelerating performance for GeForce RTX 40 Series gamers.
When activated, DLSS 3 multiplies performance on GeForce RTX 40 Series graphics cards by up to 2.2X. Without DLSS 3, performance becomes CPU limited at 70-80 FPS, preventing players from utilizing the full capabilities of their systems. With DLSS 3, we blow past the limit and deliver a significantly faster, more fluid experience for GeForce RTX 40 Series gamers.
Alongside this game update, which includes DLSS 3, 2K and Firaxis Games also released a new DLC featuring Deadpool, everyone's favorite Merc with a Mouth, who teams up with the Midnight Suns! With Marvel’s Midnight Suns - The Good, the Bad, and the Undead*, you can add Deadpool to your roster, play new story missions, encounter new enemies, unlock and add Deadpool’s Abbey upgrade to your homebase, and experience Deadpool’s trademark banter with the rest of the game’s roster.
*This content requires Marvel's Midnight Suns to play and is included in the Season Pass.
HITMAN World of Assassination DLSS 3 Update Available Now
IO Interactive’s critically acclaimed HITMAN 3 introduced support for DLSS 2, ray-traced opaque reflections, and ray-traced shadows, last year. Now, alongside the HITMAN World of Assassination update, DLSS 3 has been added. When DLSS 3 is enabled, 4K performance with a GeForce RTX 4090 will be boosted by 2.4X to 162 FPS, and with a GeForce RTX 4080 increased by 2.7X to 127 FPS. With a GeForce RTX 4070 Ti at 1440p, DLSS 3 increases performance by 2.1X and delivers 145 FPS.
Download and play the HITMAN World of Assassination demo on Steam to see the difference DLSS 3, DLSS 2 and ray tracing makes, or stealth your way through the entire game on Game Pass for PC.
Dying Light 2 Stay Human DLSS 3 Upgrade Arrives January 31st
Since its launch last February, Dying Light 2 Stay Human has boasted a bevy of beautiful, game-changing ray-traced effects, which were accelerated by DLSS 2 Super Resolution. From January 31st, GeForce RTX 40 Series players can multiply frame rates thanks to the addition of DLSS 3. With DLSS 3 enabled, 4K performance with a GeForce RTX 4090 will be boosted by 2.8X to 186 FPS, and with a GeForce RTX 4080 increased by 2.9X to 135 FPS. With a GeForce RTX 4070 Ti at 1440p, DLSS 3 increases performance by almost 2X and delivers 135 FPS.
GeForce gamers: alongside the launch of DLSS 3, you can snag free in-game gear from GeForce Rewards:
Starting January 31st, you can get the complimentary Dying Light 2 Stay Human Post-Apo Gear Set via GeForce Experience, our free application that optimizes game settings, updates your drivers, and enables you to stream and capture your gameplay. All you need to do is follow a few simple steps:
- If you don’t have one already, create an NVIDIA account. You can use Google and other simple sign in options, and during the process you can opt-in to our GeForce Reward giveaways
- If you're already registered with NVIDIA, head to your account page and check that you’ve opted in to GeForce rewards, or click here to enroll
- Download and install GeForce Experience if you haven’t already got it, and log in
To access the reward, open GeForce Experience - if you’re using a GeForce GTX 10 Series, GeForce GTX 16 Series, or GeForce RTX desktop, GPU or laptop, you’ll receive a GeForce Reward notification on the top right corner of the app. Click it and follow the steps to acquire a code that you’ll redeem on Techland’s website here. Once you’ve followed the instructions, you’ll find the gear in your in-game stash after the Prologue.
Deliver Us Mars Launches With DLSS 3 & Ray Tracing February 2nd
Deliver Us The Moon from KeokeN Interactive was one of the first DLSS 2 games with advanced ray tracing capabilities when released back in 2019. On February 2nd, the game’s story continues in the sequel, Deliver Us Mars.
Set 10 years after Deliver Us The Moon, you’ll head to Mars after receiving a distress call, for a mission that may save humanity. On a GeForce RTX PC or laptop, you can enable DLSS 3, NVIDIA Reflex, ray-traced reflections, and ray-traced shadows, for the fastest, most responsive, and most immersive experience possible.
Using DLSS 3, GeForce RTX gamers can more than double performance in Deliver Us Mars at 4K. When DLSS 3 is enabled, 4K performance with a GeForce RTX 4090 will be boosted by 2.4X to 180 FPS, and with a GeForce RTX 4080 increased by 2.8X to 153 FPS.
PERISH Available February 2nd With DLSS 3 & Ray Tracing
ITEM42 and HandyGames' PERISH is a stylish 1-4 player co-op first-person shooter launching February 2nd. Slay hordes of creatures on the scorched sands of Purgatory and sell their gold-stained corpses to craven priests. Kill magnificent bosses and use the proceeds to gain entrance to Elysium, a place of cosmic revelations.
GeForce RTX gamers can accelerate performance from day 1 with DLSS 3, enhance the action with ray-traced reflections and shadows, and minimize system latency for the most responsive shooting possible thanks to the inclusion of NVIDIA Reflex.
When DLSS 3 is enabled, 4K performance with a GeForce RTX 4090 will be boosted by 2.4X to 155 FPS, and with a GeForce RTX 4080 increased by 2.5X to 117 FPS. With a GeForce RTX 4070 Ti at 1440p, DLSS 3 increases performance by almost 2X and delivers 148 FPS.
Dakar Desert Rally DLSS 3 Update Available Now
Take to the desert to compete in the world’s most demanding rally race, replicated in unprecedented detail by developer Saber Porto. Compete offline, or in online multiplayer races, using motorbikes, cars, trucks, quads and side-by-side vehicles in Dakar Desert Rally.
Having launched with DLSS 2 and NVIDIA Reflex in October, Dakar Desert Rally upgraded to DLSS 3 on January 19th, further boosting performance on GeForce RTX 40 Series graphics cards.
Check out our DLSS 3-enhanced gameplay video below to see DLSS 3 in action:
Dead Space Out Today With DLSS 2 & Ray Tracing
The sci-fi survival-horror classic Dead Space returns, completely rebuilt from the ground up to offer a deeper, more immersive experience. The remake is available today bringing jaw-dropping visual fidelity, suspenseful atmospheric audio, and improvements to gameplay while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
Isaac Clarke is an everyman engineer on a mission to repair a vast mining ship, the USG Ishimura, only to discover something has gone horribly wrong. The ship's crew has been slaughtered and Isaac’s beloved partner, Nicole, is lost somewhere on board.
To ensure you can experience Dead Space with maximum immersion, at the highest levels of detail, with ray-traced ambient occlusion effects enabled, activate NVIDIA DLSS 2 on your GeForce RTX PC, laptop or graphics card for a performance boost of up to 63%.
As Always, There’s More To Come
NVIDIA DLSS is now supported in over 260 released games and apps, and each month that number grows ever higher.
Now, there’s NVIDIA DLSS 3 and its new Optical Multi Frame Generation technology that multiplies performance, whether bottlenecks are a result of the CPU or GPU. With DLSS 3, you’ll have ultimate performance in every supported game.
Stay tuned to GeForce.com for further information about the release of NVIDIA DLSS 3 for the latest and greatest games, because there are many more to come in the near future.