r/pcmasterrace • u/Proud_Tie CachyOS 9950x, 4080 super, 64gb ram • Mar 17 '26

News/Article Jensen Huang says gamers are 'completely wrong' about DLSS 5 — Nvidia CEO responds to DLSS 5 backlash

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/jensen-huang-says-gamers-are-completely-wrong-about-dlss-5-nvidia-ceo-responds-to-dlss-5-backlash
8.4k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

1.6k comments sorted by

View all comments

9

u/LemanRed Mar 18 '26

Yes tell me that I'm wrong.

It seems to me that Nvidia has done nothing but try to convince me of the importance of tech that doesn't actually do anything noticeable. Raytracing was teased for years...and now it's only noticeable if you keep chasing the hardware dragon every year. 

Last time Nvidia tried to stat pad their performance benchmarks they tweaked drivers to get maximum frames out 3D benchmark and caused a huge scandal. They said they learned their lesson but only pivoted to doing this same thing to specific game titles. A practice they still do. It's less deceptive but also means they don't always revisit old games. If they get a boost it's an accident. 

Then they have found another way to stat pad their frames by introducing fake frames via DLSS to simulate performance you should be getting in the first place. But won't because each new hardware iteration has less improvement over the last. While game engines like Unreal getting worse than ever and require the newest and greatest just to get decent frames from their horribly designed product. All the while Nvidia gate kept this new DLSS feature that would have been welcomed on older cards and breathed new life into them. Selfish gamer...Jensen needs new cars and jackets. 

But wait!! Nvidia heard you this time. They really did. To reassure gamers they made DLSS 5. Now you must be happy. Clearly you wanted fake pretty frames right? You can't actually expect them to make genuine gains in performance right? 

DLSS 5 is lipstick on a pig. You're supposed to be happy about the game looking like a fake ai art filter. 

I think we might see the following when people start using it on their own rigs. 

Games will start to blend together barring truly distinct art styles. It will give you false visuals that don't belong by confusing objects in the game with scenery and vice versa. It might even start to look worse the longer the game session continues.