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[QUOTE="Shamiso, post: 83926, member: 160"]
Older GPUs might actually survive the latest AI upscaling tech upgrade without melting. NVIDIA showed off DLSS 4.5 at CES recently to massive hype. Early tests reveal that Red Dead Redemption 2 runs cleaner than native resolution in Quality mode. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 also looks crisp in Performance mode. Owners of RTX 20 and 30 series cards worried about frame rates because their hardware lacks FP8 support.

YouTuber MxBenchmark PC tested Cyberpunk 2077 on an RTX 3080 to check the damage. The creator ran benchmarks across 1080p, 1440p, and 4K resolutions using Ultra settings. They compared older upscaler versions against the newest presets. Results indicate the FPS drop sits around eight to twelve frames on average. A commenter called darknuance_ix noted that this trade-off feels surprisingly acceptable.

The second-generation Transformer model remains viable for legacy hardware users willing to tweak settings. Gamers can lower base resolution while letting the software clean up the image. Engineers released this base model update recently to everyone. However, the crazy 6x Multi-Frame Generation tool arrives later this spring. That feature generates five fake frames for every real one to boost smoothness.
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