DLSS 5 launches this week starting with NBA 2K27

Nvidia is now launching DLSS 5 officially, with support coming to NBA 2K27 starting on September 3rd. For now, NBA 2K27 will be the only officially supported game, but we should see a ramp up of supported games in the coming months. 

DLSS 5 was first announced at GTC earlier this year. At the time, the technology was shown running in games like Starfield and Resident Evil Requiem, but the first official game to utilise it will be one not previously announced. NBA 2K27 officially launches to all on September 3rd, after a lengthy 9-day early access period for deluxe edition buyers. On PC, it will have DLSS 5 at launch.

The fact that the DLSS 5 files leaked through the early access build of NBA 2K27, it shouldn't be too much of a surprise to see the game announced this week. DLSS 5 will be accessible on all RTX 50 series GPUs, and there does not appear to be any plans to extend official support to older RTX 40 or RTX 30 GPUs.

DLSS 5 marks a shift in focus for Nvidia. Previous DLSS versions were primarily about boosting performance, but DLSS 5 aims to improve visual fidelity in ways that weren’t possible with traditional rendering. With that in mind, it will be interesting to see the comparison screenshots and performance results once we get to try it for ourselves.

KitGuru Says: Do you own NBA 2K27 on PC? Are you going to be trying out DLSS 5?

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