How NVIDIA is using AI so you can game better

NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX series of GPUs have been synonymous with gaming for years, enabling gamers to play some of the best games, year after year. Today, the tech also powers world-class artificial intelligence chatbots like ChatGPT and Midjourney, as well as AI use cases in personal computing. However, the focus on making gaming better and more accessible has never changed.  

That’s because in the era of life-like graphics and huge in-game open-worlds waiting to be explored, NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX series GPUs are not just making high-end gaming possible on personal devices, but also improving them with AI.  

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The core tech at work here is Deep Learning Super Sampling, or simply DLSS – a neural graphics technology exclusive to RTX GPUs that uses dedicated chips and AI models to better resolution and framerates. Impressed? Here’s a deeper look at how it works. 

NVIDIA DLSS: How AI is helping you have more fun in games

DLSS works only on NVIDIA GeForce RTX-series GPUs, which feature Tensor Cores. These are dedicated blocks on the GPU that work on processing specialised algorithms, quite similar to the dedicated NPUs on Apple iPhone processors.  

These Tensor Cores are already trained on high-resolution images, which allow them to basically take whatever is being displayed on your screen, and take it up a notch in terms of both resolution and framerates. The latter defines how ‘choppy’ or ‘smooth’ your game feels during playing. All of this, also takes place in real-time.  

That means DLSS is at work when you’re playing as V in CyberPunk 2077, or as Peter Parker in Marvel’s Spider-Man: Remastered, and is using AI to upscale your resolution and offer a smoother gameplay experience.  

Which RTX GPU do you need for DLSS to work on your system?

While previous versions of DLSS were limited to RTX 20-series, 30-series and 40-series cards, all NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs support DLSS 3.5, the latest version of the technology. So as long as your gaming laptop or desktop has a GeForce RTX 20-series, 30-series or 40-series GPU, you can use AI to supercharge your gaming experience with DLSS.