[UPDATE] Following the news of the DLSS 3 update now available in Cyberpunk 2077, NVIDIA published a blog post sharing additional information on the implementation of DLSS Frame Generation into the first-person open world RPG/FPS game.
To begin with, Jakub Knapik, Global Art Director at CD PROJEKT RED, shared the following statement:
Playing Cyberpunk 2077 with the AI-powered performance of NVIDIA DLSS 3 is the best way to access the stunning visuals the game has to offer — this technology helps us take a new step toward combining unconstrained visual fidelity with exceptional performance.
According to NVIDIA, out of the three GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs available on the market, it is the RTX 4070 Ti that gets the biggest boost from DLSS OFF (native rendering) to DLSS 3 ON (DLSS 2 Performance Mode + Frame Generation). Under these circumstances, the 4070 Ti runs 4K and max settings at an average frame rate of 84.8 FPS, up over 4x compared to the native rendering result (20.8 FPS). The RTX 4080 also receives a similar boost (3.8x), jumping from 26.5 FPS to 102.5 FPS.
Of course, Cyberpunk 2077 runs faster on the current top-of-the-line GPU, the RTX 4090, which goes from 41.8 FPS to 138 FPS, a 3.3x improvement.
The new Cyberpunk 2077 update also includes previously announced DLSS 3 improvements that ensure better UI stability and image quality during fast movement.
According to NVIDIA, DLSS 3 also helps the new GeForce RTX 40 Series graphics cards be more efficient than the previous generation of GPUs, as you can see in the slide below.
The Cyberpunk 2077 DLSS 3 update sets the stage for the upcoming Overdrive mode when the CD Projekt RED title will be updated with advanced ray tracing features such as RTXDI, multibounce indirect lighting and reflections, and full-resolution ray traced reflections.
[ORIGINAL STORY] A new Cyberpunk 2077 update is now live on PC, introducing support for NVIDIA DLSS 3 and NVIDIA Reflex to the game for increased performance and visual quality, as well as reduced latency on supported hardware.
The new update, which is around 6 GB big for the Steam version, doesn’t seem to introduce much else, according to a post shared on the game’s official website. For owners of NVIDIA RTX 4000 series graphics cards, however, the additions of DLSS 3 and Reflex support should be more than enough. More information about how to enable DLSS Frame Generation can be found on this support page.
An update for #Cyberpunk 2077 is out on PC. It adds support for NVIDIA DLSS 3 and NVIDIA Reflex on compatible hardware.
Support article on DLSS: https://t.co/yGoihGDVMZ
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— Cyberpunk 2077 (@CyberpunkGame) January 31, 2023
Cyberpunk 2077 is now available on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox One worldwide. The game’s first and only scheduled expansion, Phantom Liberty, will be released sometime this year on PC and current generation consoles only.