Nvidia will officially bring DLSS 5 to older GPUs — but won’t give gamers full control

September 3, 2026 Sean Hollister

An RTX 4080 Super GPU sitting on a table

Officially, Nvidia's controversial DLSS 5 AI rendering was supposed to launch this evening with only a single game, only on Nvidia's latest RTX 50 GPUs, and with developers in full control of their artistic vision.

But unofficially, modders have already ported a leaked version of DLSS 5 to run on just about anything while cranking sliders to the max. Now, Nvidia is changing its plans. DLSS 5 is still launching first on RTX 50 GPUs, but it's officially coming to older RTX 40-series GPUs as well, Nvidia spokesperson Rajal Maharaj confirms to The Verge.

"Our current focus is on optimizing performance for the GeForce RTX 50 Series with model u …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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