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Enable DLSS 4 in Any DLSS 2/DLSS 3 Game: Transformer Upscale + Faster Frame Gen

NVIDIA DLSS 4 brings Multi Frame Generation to the RTX 50 series graphics cards while offering quality and performance upgrades to existing RTX users. It replaces the CNN upscaling and ray reconstruction models with the newer Transformer model, enhancing visual fidelity and denoising. You can go through a dozen image comparisons of DLSS 3 and DLSS 4 here. The frame generation model has been fine-tuned for superior performance and lower latency. But how can you enable DLSS 4 in existing titles?

NVIDIA DLSS 4: Officially Supported Titles at Launch

NVIDIA promises DLSS 4 support across 75 games (and apps), including Multi Frame Generation on the RTX 50 and the transformer upscaling model on the rest of the RTX GPUs. In most titles, this will be doable using the DLSS override in the NVIDIA app, allowing you to switch to the latest upscaling, ray-reconstruction, and frame generation model.

DLSS 4: Day 0 Support For 75 Games & Apps
A Quiet Place: The Road AheadGod of War RagnarökReady or Not
AkimbotGray Zone WarfareRemnant II®
Alan Wake 2GROUND BRANCHSatisfactory
Aunt FatimaHITMAN World of AssassinationSCUM
Backrooms: Escape TogetherHogwarts LegacySenua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Bears in SpaceICARUSSILENT HILL 2
BellwrightImmortals of Aveumâ„¢Skye: The Misty Isle
Crown SimulatorIndiana Jones and the Great Circleâ„¢Slender: The Arrival
Cyberpunk 2077JusantSquad
D5 RenderJX Online 3S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Deceit 2KristalaStar Wars Outlawsâ„¢
Deep Rock GalacticLayers of FearStar Wars Jedi: Survivorâ„¢
Deliver Us MarsLiminalcoreStarship Troopers: Extermination
DESORDRE: A Puzzle AdventureLords of the FallenStill Wakes The Deep
Desynced: Autonomous Colony SimulatorMarvel RivalsSupermoves
Diablo IVMicrosoft Flight SimulatorTest Drive Unlimited Solar Crown
Direct ContactMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2024The Axis Unseen
Dragon Ageâ„¢: The VeilguardMortal Online 2The Black Pool
DugeonborneNARAKA: BLADEPOINTTHE FINALS
DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINSNeed for Speed UnboundThe First Descendant
EnlistedOnce HumanThe Thaumaturge
Flintlock: The Siege of DawnOutpost: Infinity SiegeTorque Drift 2
Fort SolisPax DeiTribes 3: Rivals
Frostpunk 2PAYDAY 3Witchfire
Ghostrunner 2QANGAWorld of Jade Dynasty

The NVIDIA DLSS override updates the upscaler and frame generation DLL files, enabling Multi Frame Generation and the Transformer model in the supported titles. But what about the rest of the DLSS-supported games not included in the above table?

Fortunately, there’s a way to enable DLSS 4 in nearly every title with DLSS 2 or DLSS 3 integration, requiring a simple dll updation and driver tweak. The following guide is sourced from this Reddit post:

  • Download the DLSS 4 DLL files from here.
  • Download NVIDIA Inspector and this XML file. Extract the former, and place the EXE in the same folder as the XML file.
  • Extract the DLSS 4 DLL files next to the target game’s main EXE in its directory.
    • The older versions of the same files should already be there. If not check for a sub-folder named “Plugins” containing the folders “NVIDIA” or “Runtime.”
    • The DLLs should be in either of them. Copy and replace.
  • Or you can use the script shared by @leguama to update the DLSS version on a driver level. This also eliminates the need to disable anti-cheat in multi-player games.
  • Open NVIDIA Inspector, and under “5 – Common,” look for “DLSS 3.1 11+ Forced DLSS 3.1 preset letter.”
  • Select Preset J which is the transformer model. You can do this globally or for individual game profiles. That’s it.

We’ve tested over a dozen DLSS 3-supported titles using this tweak and can confirm that it works well without any artifacts or performance issues. Most games exhibit similar or higher performance with reduced VRAM consumption using frame generation.

Areej Syed

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