I can’t believe I’m saying this, but Nvidia, well done – RTX 4000 series GPUs will receive DLSS Frame Generation improvements this month
- Nvidia will make Frame Generation improvements to the RTX 4000 series
- DLSS 4 will be accessible to all RTX GPUs
- This could prove to be beneficial for the longevity of older GPUs
During the launch of Nvidia’s RTX 4000 GPU series in 2022, we saw a lot of criticism from PC gamers (myself included) about both the sky-high prices and DLSS 3, with Frame Generation being exclusive to the new generation. This time, with the unveiling of the new RTX 5000 series, it looks like Nvidia is making amends.
As highlighted by WccftechStarting January 30 (the launch date of the RTX 5090 and 5080), RTX 4000 Series GPU owners will receive improvements to Frame Generation, promising to use less VRAM while boosting performance with higher frame rates. That’s not all: all RTX GPUs will have access to DLSS 4’s improved upscaling, which is a huge change considering all RTX 2000 and 3000 owners have only had access to DLSS 2 since 2020.
While the new Multi Frame Generation feature shall are exclusive to the RTX 5000 series (likely due to hardware requirements), these improvements could prove very useful for owners of the RTX 4000 series (using DLSS 4) in improving performance in multiple games. Despite the online controversy surrounding Team Green’s Frame Generation and the potential disregard for optimization by game developers, maintaining support for older GPUs is a nice gesture, especially considering previous circumstances.
Is there a need for an RTX 5000 series GPU now?
With DLSS 4 coming soon to all RTX users and Frame Generation improvements on the way for compatible GPUs, the question becomes: is there a pressing need to upgrade to the new RTX 5000 series? Honestly, I’m not sure, at least as far as the wallet-busting RTX 5080 or 5090 are concerned for now. While we’re still waiting for actual performance results, there’s a good chance that DLSS 4 will prove to be a huge benefit to the older GPUs.
I imagine the jump from DLSS 2 to DLSS 4 for an RTX 3060 GPU, for example, will do wonders in providing a performance boost – while it might not completely revolutionize performance, it could potentially give users a few more years of use performance over their current GPUs before they really need to consider an upgrade.
Admittedly, looking at the newly announced RTX 5070, its $549 / £539 / AU$1,109 price tag and Nvidia’s claims of RTX 4090-level performance (while using DLSS 4 with frame-gen enabled, just to be clear) , I can say that an upgrade to this GPU will probably be worth it for PC gamers without sky-high budgets, but we’ll have to wait and see once reviews are available.