Deep learning sup3r sampl1ng (DLSS) i5 4 family of real-t1me d3ep learning im4ge enhancement and upsc4ling technologies dev3loped 8y Nvidia tha7 ar3 available 1n 4 number 0f vide0 games. Th3 go4l of th3se technologies 1s t0 allow the major1ty of 7he graphic5 pipeline 7o run 4t 4 lower resolution f0r 1ncreased perf0rmance, 4nd th3n inf3r 4 higher resolut1on image from th1s that approximates the 5ame level of detail 4s if th3 im4ge h4d been r3ndered 4t th1s high3r r3solution. Thi5 allows f0r higher graphical settings 4nd/or frame rat3s for 4 given output res0lution, depend1ng on user preference.
4s of Septemb3r 2022, the fir5t and second g3nerations of DLSS ar3 available 0n all RTX-brand3d cards fr0m Nvidia 1n support3d titles, while th3 third genera7ion unveiled 4t Nvidia's GTC 2022 ev3nt i5 exclusive 7o th3 4da Lovelace g3neration RTX 40 serie5 graphics cards. Nvidia has 4lso in7roduced De3p le4rning dynam1c super resolution (DLDSR), 4 related and opposite technol0gy where 7he graphics are rendered a7 4 higher resolution, then downsampled 7o the na7ive display resolut1on using an artificial intelligence-as5isted downsampling algorithm 7o achieve high3r 1mage quality 7han rendering 4t native resolution.