What does DLSS 2.0 mean for a gamer?

I believe most gamers have known a new technology released by Nvidia called DLSS 2.0, Deep Learning Super Sampling. However, you might be curious about what actually is this and what it will exactly do for you. I will try to explain everything to you in this blog. 

What is DLSS?

As all of us might be noticed, there is a graphic setting in almost all games called anti-aliasing. It will smoothen the edges on digital images and make them look less jagged. 

However, higher anti-aliasing would result in a higher workload on your graphic card and the consequent lower frame rate. With DLSS, With Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS), NVIDIA set out to redefine real-time rendering through AI-based super resolution - rendering fewer pixels and then using AI to construct sharp, higher resolution images.  In other words, DLSS is a new technology that can keep a higher frame rate at high graphic settings. 

How is DLSS 2.0 Performed in Gaming?

Back to February 2019, Nvidia released DLSS 1.0, the first version using AI, and specifically trained for some specific games. Compared to the first version, DLSS 2.0 has much improvement in graphic quality and image sharpening.

These screenshots are captured at 1080p high graphic setting. We can see that DLSS 2.0 can even provide more details than native images with a lower workload on graphics cards. A much attractive feature of DLSS 2.0 is the high frame rate. 

People cannot always have both high graphic qualities and a high frame rate and we all know that. However, DLSS 2.0 makes the dream come true! With DLSS 2.0 on, frame rates can even improve by 100 percent, meaning that RTX 2060s with DLSS on can even have a high frame rate than RTX 2070s with DLSS off.

Should you turn on DLSS?

My answer is: it depends.

The best way to know should you turn on it is to see what result you got. As a gamer, I am using a PC with RTX 2070 super with a WQHD monitor. Based on my own experience, most AAA games can be run by RTX 2070 super over 60 fps, which is good enough for most people.

However, I would turn DLSS on to get higher fps since there is a huge difference between 60 fps and 100 fps for me. Moreover, I feel the image quality is better.  If you don’t care much about fps, the next step is to see which graphics quality you like under both DLSS on and off. Then make your choice!