DLSS 5 Tested: NBA 2K27 Image Quality + Benchmarks, Mods And More
Summary
Digital Foundry examines NVIDIA's DLSS 5 in NBA 2K27, its first real-world implementation, alongside guests John Linneman and Oliver McKenzie. They discuss how the diffusion model adds subtle, photorealistic lighting details like hair shadows and crowd occlusion without altering the base art style. The episode analyzes the technology's heavy performance cost, noting an 8-14ms frame time hit across the RTX 50 series, and contrasts the game's tasteful integration with chaotic community mods.
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