Leaked DLSS 5 Filter Cuts FPS by Up to 50% as Modders Spread It Beyond NBA 2K27
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Updated · Kotaku · Aug 28
Leaked DLSS 5 Filter Cuts FPS by Up to 50% as Modders Spread It Beyond NBA 2K27
3 articles · Updated · Kotaku · Aug 28
Summary
An unfinished DLSS 5 Neural Rendering build pulled from NBA 2K27 early access has been forced into Control, Skyrim and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, where modders say it sharply changes character visuals.
Performance hit appears severe: one RTX 5060 test fell to 34 fps from 86 fps, and RenoDX users reported losses of nearly 50% with the leaked filter enabled.
The leaked runtime was identified as NVIDIA DLSSNR version 310.8.0.0 and initially seemed limited to RTX 50-series cards, though a separate modder patch reportedly got it running on RTX 4000 GPUs.
Nvidia unveiled DLSS 5 in March for a planned fall 2026 launch, so its appearance in NBA 2K27 ahead of the game's September 4 release suggests the official rollout may be close.