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Nvidia first debuted DLSS 5 earlier this year to a strong, critical response. The upscaling tech was almost slammed by some press and enthusiasts for overstepping its boundaries and going too far with AI.

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At the time, Nvidia reassured the community that DLSS 5 would preserve artistic intent and CEO Jensen Huang even went as far as to claim that gamers didn't understand it . Now, at SIGGRAPH, the company has once again showcased DLSS 5, and it admittedly looks different this time around.

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The main takeaway is the introduction of three different models with varying levels of detail and impact on performance. A game doesn't need to be confined to a single model the whole time; instead, developers can choose to employ different models for different scenes.…