"First of All, They're Wrong" – Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Responds to DLSS 5 Backlash

Nvidia conscionable announced DLSS 5, an upcoming iteration of its AI bundle suite for graphics cards astatine GTC 2026. However, determination has been important backlash, owed to the changes it seems to marque to a game's aesthetic. But Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang disagrees.

At a property Q&A lawsuit astatine the GPU Technology Conference, Jensen Huang took a question from Tom's Hardware's Paul Alcorn astir the backlash to the technology, saying that "Well, archetypal of all, they're wholly wrong," portion reiterating that power implicit the implementation remains with the crippled developers.

"DLSS 5 fuses controllability of the of geometry and textures and everything astir the crippled with generative AI," Huang said. "It’s not post-processing, it’s not post-processing astatine the framework level, it’s generative power astatine the geometry level."

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And portion that mightiness beryllium the case, overmuch of the backlash seems to beryllium implicit the aesthetic changes shown disconnected successful the trailer, alternatively than however the exertion works. In that case, it's hard to suggest that what radical spot with their eyes is wrong, but according to Nvidia's CEO, well, it is.

We inactive don't cognize what this exertion volition really look similar erstwhile it launches sometime this fall, but I fishy Nvidia volition beryllium looking for ways to amusement it disconnected successful a much flattering airy arsenic the twelvemonth marches on. I've reached retired to Nvidia for remark connected this, and I'll update this communicative if and erstwhile I perceive back.

Until then, we'll conscionable person to hold and spot however DLSS 5 shapes up implicit the adjacent fewer months.

Jackie Thomas is the Hardware and Buying Guides Editor astatine IGN and the PC components queen. You tin travel her @Jackiecobra