Nvidia says DLSS 5 support for RTX 40 GPUs is planned after the RTX 50 launch.
Why it matters: The change could widen access to Nvidia's next-gen AI graphics features across a much larger installed base. For RTX 40 owners, the immediate takeaway is that DLSS 5 is not ruled out - but it is not being opened up yet.
- Nvidia spokesperson Rajal Maharaj told The Verge the company plans to expand official DLSS 5 support to GeForce RTX 40-series GPUs after RTX 50 performance is more fully tuned.
- DLSS 5 will still launch first on GeForce RTX 50 cards, according to Nvidia's stated plan.
- For gamers, Nvidia says the control will be limited to an on-off toggle; model selection, Structure Intensity, Tone Intensity, automatic masking and custom per-pixel masking remain developer-only.
- In Nvidia's launch materials, DLSS 5 was framed as a feature initially supported on GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs.
Nvidia says DLSS 5 is starting with GeForce RTX 50 hardware, but the company now plans to bring official support to GeForce RTX 40 GPUs later.
Rajal Maharaj, a company spokesperson, told The Verge that Nvidia is focused first on optimizing performance for RTX 50 Series cards. Once that work is further along, he said, Nvidia plans to expand official support to the RTX 40 Series.
For users, the practical consequence is limited control. Nvidia says gamers will get an on-off toggle for DLSS 5, while deeper settings - including model selection, Structure Intensity, Tone Intensity, automatic masking and custom per-pixel masking - will stay with developers.
Nvidia's own launch materials framed DLSS 5 as initially supported on GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs. The company's research page also describes DLSS 5 as running locally as a rendering stage within existing game pipelines on RTX 50 hardware.
For RTX 40 owners, the near-term answer is simple: DLSS 5 is not available to them yet, and Nvidia is only describing a future plan to add support.
Yes, but: Nvidia has described RTX 40 support as a plan, not a confirmed rollout date.
What's next: Nvidia has not given a timeline for RTX 40 support.