Should I use DLSS if…

[Citizen Cook]

… I don’t actually need it to achieve my desired fps in game?

I recently purchased a game and achieved 4K/120fps with all graphical settings maxed out.
The game has the ability to use various upscalers.
If I used DLSS would I get any benefit for doing so? Would my GPU work less hard, would it produce less heat, would I save electricity?

[pckirk]

Originally posted by Citizen Cook:

… I don’t actually need it to achieve my desired fps in game?

I recently purchased a game and achieved 4K/120fps with all graphical settings maxed out.
The game has the ability to use various upscalers.
If I used DLSS would I get any benefit for doing so? Would my GPU work less hard, would it produce less heat, would I save electricity?

This has nothing to do with Steam. Try posting in the Hardware / OS steam sub-forum.

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/11/

[Wasted]

If you'd lock your framrate at 120 (or use vsync) it would consume less power and produce less heat with DLSS on but depending on the game's DLSS implementation it might have somewhat reduced image quality.

If you don't lock your framerate the GPU will still max out so has the same powerdraw as before but would simply run with higher fps then without.

[Heretic]

Pros: less stress on the GPU with the benefit of free antialiasing.
Cons: potential visual artifacts in fast motion.

I find DLSS useful, but only at quality settings. The only time I really want to avoid it is in VR - I find it softens the image too much no matter the settings.

[Citizen Cook]

I’ve heard ot said that in some cases DLSS quality can offer a been presentation than the native image. How is that possible?

[Heretic]

Originally posted by Citizen Cook:

I’ve heard ot said that in school me cases DLSS quality can offer a been presentation than the native image. How is that possible?

The idea may have more to do with what we can perceive. One example is how JPEG compression was researched. It isn't to the same accuracy as the original RAW version, but can anyone notice?

[smokerob79]

it depends on the game and how its used.....tomb raider that used it was bad in a lot of areas do to the fact it was one of the first games to use it......

[Citizen Cook]

Originally posted by Heretic:

Originally posted by Citizen Cook:

I’ve heard ot said that in school me cases DLSS quality can offer a been presentation than the native image. How is that possible?

The idea may have more to do with what we can perceive. One example is how JPEG compression was researched. It isn't to the same accuracy as the original RAW version, but can anyone notice?

But to say that the image actually looks BETTER…🤔

[Lithurge]

Originally posted by Citizen Cook:

But to say that the image actually looks BETTER…🤔

I've seen an argument around anti-aliasing shimmer being an issue that isn't as bad using dlss in some cases. Otherwise it's probably a case of trying to convince themselves into using it rather than playing native resolution with a lower frame rate.

[Citizen Cook]

Originally posted by Lithurge:

Originally posted by Citizen Cook:

But to say that the image actually looks BETTER…🤔

I've seen an argument around anti-aliasing shimmer being an issue that isn't as bad using dlss in some cases. Otherwise it's probably a case of trying to convince themselves into using it rather than playing native resolution with a lower frame rate.

I guess that could be it. Personally, I find DLSS quality pretty damn good and indistinguishable from the real thing, although certainly not superior.

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There's a software on the store called Lossless Scaling which works rather well. Did a test with a game using the x4 frame generation and had less heat on the gpu with fluid fps. Takes a bit of tweaking in the game and LS but worth the few bucks for it. Also runs standalone so you do not need steam running to use it meaning u can use it for games outside steam and pretty much any other exe (browser on youtube).

[Citizen Cook]

Originally posted by The Living Tribunal:

There's a software on the store called Lossless Scaling which works rather well. Did a test with a game using the x4 frame generation and had less heat on the gpu with fluid fps. Takes a bit of tweaking in the game and LS but worth the few bucks for it. Also runs standalone so you do not need steam running to use it meaning u can use it for games outside steam and pretty much any other exe (browser on youtube).

Interesting, I’ll take a look.