DLSS Confirmed to Be Coming For Battlefield 2042
If you happen to own an RTX 20 or 30 Series GPU (and plan on experiencing Battlefield 2042 and its massive-scale 128 player battles) then you’re in luck — DLSS and NVIDIA Reflex will both be supported from day one!
Deep Learning Super Sampling (or DLSS, for short) is a groundbreaking AI rendering technology that increases GPU performance using dedicated Tensor Core AI processors on GeForce RTX graphics cards. There is a slight drop-off in graphical fidelity, but the difference is so minimal that you’d truly be hard-pressed to notice it, even if you were to “pixel peep.” Back when DLSS was first showcased, it’s fair to say that it came short of NVIDIA’s hype-inducing claims. We’re two years removed from its initial release and, thanks to some pretty big updates, DLSS has finally given us a glimpse into the future of gaming.
It’s still not as mainstream as we’d like, but it’s definitely getting there. More and more titles are being updated to support it, and we’re elated to see that DLSS will be “baked” right into Battlefield 2042 as well! It’s basically a free performance uplift, and who doesn’t want that? DLSS is arguably one of the biggest allures of NVIDIA’s RTX series graphics cards, and is well worth the asking price.
The inclusion of NVIDIA Reflex is arguably a lot less important, but it still warrants a mention. It’s not exactly as groundbreaking as DLSS, but is nonetheless a nice addition — the lower the latency the better, even if it’s a relatively negligible improvement.
DLSS & AMD FSR — The Future
Upscaling — in all its many shapes and implementations — is obviously the future of gaming. In just a couple of years’ time, we’ll no longer need the greatest and most expensive hardware to enjoy high frame rates and spectacular visuals.
The gains NVIDIA has been able to provide with DLSS have been nothing short of awe-inspiring, and things will only get better and better as time goes on.
AMD’s FSR also deserves a mention, especially seeing how it’s open source and can be harnessed across multiple different generations of hardware. It’s not as polished as DLSS, but it’s not far off either. Additionally, you don’t even need to have an NVIDIA graphics card for it to work, so that’s definitely a plus!
All in all, if we ignore the ongoing semiconductor shortages for the moment, it’s definitely a great time to be a gamer! Battlefield 2042 is slated to release on October 22 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X, so mark the date!
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