Last checked October 18, 2026
DLSS 5 on RTX 40 Series: Planned, Not Available Yet
The honest answer is: planned, but not available yet. RTX 40 cards are excellent current DLSS cards, but DLSS 5 Neural Rendering is only live for RTX 50 desktop and laptop GPUs in NBA 2K27 today. NVIDIA's October 2026 update made DLSS 5 faster, but it still did not add RTX 40.
What is known
RTX 40 supports DLSS Frame Generation, Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction, and DLAA in supported games. NVIDIA has also said RTX 40 DLSS 5 support is planned after RTX 50 optimization.
What is still open
RTX 40 does not have a public DLSS 5 player release date, driver path, or in-game setting yet. That is why this site labels RTX 40 as planned rather than confirmed.
What the October update means for RTX 40
On October 16, 2026, NVIDIA shipped a revised DLSS 5 model in NBA 2K27. NVIDIA says it needs about half the GPU time of the September model, is about 24% smaller (around 118 million parameters), and uses about 20% less VRAM at 4K. The update went to RTX 50 GPUs, RTX Spark laptops, and GeForce NOW. The next dated games, Hogwarts Legacy on November 5 and Where Winds Meet in late November, use the same hardware list. RTX 40 is not on it.
NVIDIA's earlier explanation was that RTX 40 support would follow once the RTX 50 version was better tuned. A model that is cheaper to run is the kind of change that could make an RTX 40 version practical, especially for 8GB cards such as the RTX 4060. That is our reading of the situation, not something NVIDIA has said. NVIDIA has not tied the October model to RTX 40 or given a date, so the status on this page stays "planned".
One practical item for RTX 40 owners: NVIDIA says October 2026 brings the last Game Ready Driver for Windows 10, and Game Ready drivers from November require Windows 11. If RTX 40 support arrives later in a new driver, a PC still on Windows 10 may not be able to install it.
For community experiments, read what unofficial DLSS 5 mods do and the risks they carry.
RTX 40 model status
The table records the generation-level plan, not a confirmed future per-model release. No driver version, date, VRAM threshold, or desktop-versus-laptop rollout is promised by this status.
| Card | VRAM | Current DLSS support | DLSS 5 status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 | 24GB | Frame Generation, Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction | Planned |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super | 16GB | Frame Generation, Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction | Planned |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 | 16GB | Frame Generation, Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction | Planned |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | 16GB | Frame Generation, Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction | Planned |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti | 12GB | Frame Generation, Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction | Planned |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super | 12GB | Frame Generation, Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction | Planned |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | 12GB | Frame Generation, Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction | Planned |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | 8GB / 16GB | Frame Generation, Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction | Planned |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | 8GB | Frame Generation, Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction | Planned |
RTX 4070 owners: what matters
If you searched for RTX 4070 specifically, the useful split is simple: your card already has the main RTX 40 DLSS stack, but it is not in the live RTX 50 DLSS 5 group. For the new DLSS 5 visual layer, wait for RTX 40 release documentation before buying or selling hardware around one feature.
The same logic applies across the generation. RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 have more raw power than RTX 4070, but their official DLSS feature class is still RTX 40, not RTX 50.
Upgrade guidance
Keep RTX 40
Good choice if current Frame Generation and image-quality features already solve your games.
Wait
Best choice if DLSS 5 on RTX 40 is the only reason you are considering a new GPU.
Buy RTX 50
Current path if confirmed DLSS 5 compatibility matters more than price.
Related checks
Compare RTX 50, RTX 40, RTX 30, GTX, AMD, and Intel.
See the broader hardware picture beyond one GPU generation.
Check announced titles without mixing them up with GPU support.
See why RTX 40 is planned but not live yet.
Understand which current DLSS features RTX 40 already has.
Frequently asked questions
Will DLSS 5 be on RTX 40 series?
NVIDIA has said RTX 40 support is planned after RTX 50 optimization, but as of October 18, 2026 it is not available and has no public release date. The October model update and the Hogwarts Legacy release list RTX 50, RTX Spark laptops, and GeForce NOW only. RTX 40 cards still support current features such as Frame Generation, Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction, and DLAA.
Does RTX 4070 support DLSS 5?
RTX 4070 is in the planned RTX 40 bucket, not the currently supported bucket. It currently supports DLSS Frame Generation, Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction, and DLAA.
Does RTX 4060 or RTX 4060 Ti support DLSS 5?
Neither is in the current official local DLSS 5 support group. The RTX 40 plan has no public release date; an RTX 4060 Ti with more VRAM does not gain DLSS 5 through memory capacity alone. Keep using the supported Super Resolution, Frame Generation, and Ray Reconstruction options in your games.
What about RTX 4070 Ti, RTX 4070 SUPER, and RTX 4070 Ti SUPER?
These are still RTX 40 Series GPUs. Ti and SUPER variants do not change the current planned-but-unavailable status for local DLSS 5. NVIDIA's generation-level plan does not establish a separate rollout date or final per-model requirements for any of them.
Will RTX 40 laptops get DLSS 5?
An RTX 4060, 4070, 4080, or 4090 Laptop GPU is not an RTX 50 Laptop GPU. Current local DLSS 5 support does not include these RTX 40 laptops. The future RTX 40 plan is not a published laptop rollout schedule; wait for explicit mobile GPU and game requirements before expecting support.
Can a new driver or GeForce NOW unlock DLSS 5 on my RTX 40?
A driver alone does not make an unsupported local GPU eligible. A qualifying GeForce NOW session can run the game on supported cloud hardware, but that does not enable local RTX 40 Neural Rendering. Check the cloud service tier, region, and assigned rig separately.
Should RTX 40 owners upgrade only for DLSS 5?
If DLSS 5 is the only reason to upgrade, wait for NVIDIA's RTX 40 release details. RTX 40 cards are still strong for current DLSS features.
Sources and limits
This page is based on NVIDIA's public DLSS hardware table and DLSS 5 announcement, and NVIDIA's official DLSS 5 FAQ (September 3 update). Treat the RTX 40 answer as provisional until NVIDIA publishes driver, setting, and release-date details for RTX 40 DLSS 5 support.
Sources, review status, and related pages
Last checked . Reviewed against primary NVIDIA sources and corrected when launch documentation changes.
What would change this answer
A new NVIDIA launch post, driver note, game patch note, or official supported-hardware table can change the status labels on this page.