Nvidia’s DLSS 4.5 is a huge visual upgrade, but there’s a catch

Nvidia’s DLSS 4.5 is a huge visual upgrade, but there’s a catch

By Samarveer Singh
Publication Date: 2026-01-22 01:01:00

It feels like just yesterday when NVIDIA showed off their DLSS technology for the first time, and we all saw what Remedy’s Control looked like if you took a vat of vaseline and rubbed it all over the screen. Ever since NVIDIA came out with DLSS 2.0 in April 2020, Team Green has had the clear upper hand in upscaling tech.

Fast-forward nearly six years, and we just saw DLSS 4.5 come out, which, in effect, could truly be called DLSS 5.0, considering just how much it improves over the last full iteration. I’ve been using the new DLSS for a week now, and I’ve got a lot to say about it, to say the least. For starters, it’s not good news for everyone.


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