- Nvidia will bring Frame Generation improvements to the RTX 4000 series
- DLSS 4 will be accessible to all RTX GPUs
- This may prove beneficial for the longevity of older GPUs
When Nvidia’s RTX 4000 series of GPUs launched in 2022, we saw a lot of criticism from PC gamers (including myself) regarding both the exorbitant price and DLSS 3, Frame Generation being exclusive to the new generation. This time around, with the reveal of the new RTX 5000 series, it looks like Nvidia is making amends.
As Wccftech points out, starting January 30 (the launch date of the RTX 5090 and 5080), owners of RTX 4000 series GPUs will receive improvements to frame generation, promising to use less VRAM while improving performance. performance with higher frame rates. That’s not all either: all RTX GPUs will have access to the improved scaling of DLSS 4, which is a massive change since not all RTX 2000 and 3000 owners had access to DLSS 2 only since 2020.
While the new Multi Frame Generation feature will Being exclusive to the RTX 5000 series (likely due to hardware requirements), these improvements for owners of the RTX 4000 series (using DLSS 4) can prove very beneficial in improving the performance of several games. Despite the online controversy surrounding Team Green’s Frame Generation and potential disregard for optimization from game developers, it’s a nice gesture to maintain support for older GPUs, especially given the previous circumstances.
Is it now necessary to have an RTX 5000 series GPU?
With DLSS 4 coming soon to all RTX users and frame generation improvements underway for compatible GPUs, it begs the question: is there a pressing need to upgrade to the new RTX 5000 series? Honestly, I’m not sure, at least when it comes to the wallet-breaking RTX 5080 or 5090 at the moment. While we’re still waiting for actual performance results, there’s a good chance that DLSS 4 will prove to be a huge benefit for older GPUs.
I imagine that moving from DLSS 2 to DLSS 4 for, say, an RTX 3060 GPU will do wonders in improving performance – while it doesn’t completely revolutionize performance, it could potentially net users a few years of additional use compared to their current environment. GPU before you really need to start considering an upgrade.
Certainly, looking at the recently 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 generation enabled, to be clear), I can say that upgrading to this GPU will probably be worth it for any PC gamers without exorbitant budgets – but we’ll have to wait and see once reviews are available.
