NVIDIA DLSS 5 gets 2X faster with 20% lower VRAM usage, now 10X faster than March demo

The same announcement highlighted that the current implementation is ten times faster than the March demonstration that was previously shown to the public. In the same release NVIDIA listed early‑access availability of the Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 4® campaign and mentioned several other new game releases that will integrate the updated DLSS 5 pipeline. Coverage of the rollout appears across a range of specialist outlets. The Verge reported that DLSS 5 will be “toned down” for its debut in Hogwarts Legacy, scheduled for release next month, suggesting a calibrated performance profile for that title. VideoCardz.com posted two separate pieces: one noting the visual differences in faces when DLSS 5 is applied in the Hogwarts Legacy demo, and another reiterating the 2× speed gain and 20 % VRAM reduction while citing the ten‑fold improvement over the March demo.

GameGPU focused on OptiScaler 1.2.1, which it said delivers a further two‑fold performance boost when paired with DLSS 5. Tom’s Hardware detailed how community modders are porting ring‑fenced DLSS features and unlocking Multi‑Frame Generation for older GPU architectures. TechPowerUp announced NVIDIA’s “Preset C” DLSS Frame Generation mode, claiming up to a thirty‑five percent faster generation rate. DLSS is NVIDIA’s AI‑driven upscaling solution that has been adopted in a growing number of titles to improve frame rates without sacrificing visual fidelity. The March demo referenced by multiple sources served as the most recent public benchmark for the technology, making the claimed ten‑fold speed increase a notable milestone.

Reducing VRAM demand by twenty percent addresses a common bottleneck for gamers with mid‑range systems, while the ability to back‑port DLSS 5 and Multi‑Frame Generation to legacy hardware expands the potential user base beyond the newest RTX cards. The forthcoming Hogwarts Legacy launch and the early‑access Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 campaign provide high‑profile test cases for the new performance envelope. Future observation points include the actual performance of DLSS 5 in Hogwarts Legacy when the game launches next month, as the “toned down” implementation may differ from the headline figures. Additional data from OptiScaler updates and from users experimenting with the community‑driven ports to older GPUs will clarify how broadly the speed and memory benefits can be realized. NVIDIA’s rollout of Preset C and any subsequent game announcements that integrate DLSS 5 will also be tracked to assess whether the ten‑fold improvement over the March demo translates into measurable gains across diverse titles.