- Nvidia will bring Frame Generation improvements to the RTX 4000 series
- DLSS 4 will be accessible to all RTX GPUs
- This can be beneficial for the longevity of older GPUs.
During the launch of Nvidia’s RTX 4000 series of GPUs in 2022, we saw a lot of criticism from PC gamers (including myself) regarding the sky-high price and DLSS 3, with Frame Generation being exclusive to the new generation. This time, with the reveal of the new RTX 5000 series, it looks like Nvidia is making amends.
As highlighted by Wccftech, starting January 30 (RTX 5090 and 5080 release date), owners of RTX 4000 series GPUs will receive frame rate improvements, promising to use less VRAM while also improving performance with higher frame rates. That’s not all either: all RTX GPUs will have access to the enhanced DLSS 4 upscaling, which is a huge change since all RTX 2000 and 3000 owners have only had access to DLSS 2 since 2020.
While the new Multi Frame Generation function willpower Being exclusive to the RTX 5000 series (likely due to hardware requirements), these improvements for RTX 4000 series owners (using DLSS 4) can be very beneficial in improving performance in multiple games. Despite the online controversy surrounding Team Green’s frame generation and possible disregard for optimization by game developers, it’s a nice gesture to maintain support for older GPUs, especially considering the above circumstances.
Is there any need for an RTX 5000 series GPU now?
With DLSS 4 soon available to all RTX users and frame rendering improvements on the way for supported GPUs, the question arises: is there an urgent need to upgrade to the new RTX 5000 series? Honestly, I’m not sure, at least regarding the wallet-breaking RTX 5080 or 5090 for now. While we’re still waiting for real performance results, there’s a good chance that DLSS 4 will prove to be a big benefit for older GPUs.
I imagine the jump from DLSS 2 to DLSS 4 for, say, an RTX 3060 GPU will work wonders in providing a performance boost; While it may not completely revolutionize performance, it could give users a few more years of use over their current GPU before they really need to start considering an upgrade.
Of course, looking at the recently announced RTX 5070, its $549 / £539 / AU$1,109 price tag, and Nvidia’s claims for RTX 4090-level performance (while using DLSS 4 with frame-gen enabled, to be clear) , I can say that upgrading to this GPU is likely worth it for any PC gamer without sky-high budgets, but we’ll have to wait and see once we revisions are available.
