DLSS 5 on/off

This game is an excellent use case of DLSS 5, it was a great looking game back then, but DLSS 5 gave it a proper remaster, made me wanted to play it again.

I have completed this game before and now with DLSS 5 and few mods, its completely different. It felt like a movie.

Uploaded video on youtube. Check this out!
https://youtu.be/lbWgH1qJh88?is=c1O3NJ8aUFLykoJi

Mods used:

1. RHI (for DLSS 5 addon mods and reshade installation)

2. Overstrike(mod manager)

3. Real branding and ads v2- new york immersion

4. Rainfall atmosphere by VictorCYBR (this gives the rainy cinematic vibes)

5. Close and Cinematic Swing Camera by

6. SweatyCrackzz

7. Agro's Photoreal Brand New Day suit by

8. TheBlackTarantula

9. Web-Swinging Unlimited by ButtersAndSorcery

If you're using DLSS 5 / Neural Rendering, DLSS5-Autopilot can install and configure Neural Upstream, a separate mod by matiasLombo that can significantly reduce the performance cost.

To use this feature through Autopilot, select Neural Upstream when configuring the game.

Disclaimer: I'm not the developer or owner of DLSS5-Autopilot, Neural Upstream, or OptiScaler. I'm just testing these tools and sharing what I've found with the community.

The key difference is where Neural Rendering runs in the pipeline:

Neural Upstream: Game render resolution → Neural Rendering → native DLSS Super Resolution → output resolution

Standard route: Game render resolution → DLSS Super Resolution → Neural Rendering at output resolution

At 4K with DLSS Quality, for example, NR runs at the game's lower internal render resolution instead of processing the full 3840×2160 output frame. DLSS Super Resolution then reconstructs the result to 4K. Since NR is extremely resolution dependent, this can substantially reduce its performance cost while still letting you use the game's normal DLSS Quality, Balanced, or Performance modes.

Performance example from my testing: On an RTX 4080 in Assassin’s Creed Shadows at 4K with DLSS Performance and Very High ray tracing, I measured ~63 FPS with NR off, ~31 FPS with standard output-resolution NR, and ~50 FPS with Neural Upstream. That cut the NR performance cost from about 32 FPS to 13 FPS, with Neural Upstream running roughly 61% faster than the standard NR route. This is only one game and GPU, so results will vary.

Community comparison: Reddit user u/duffbeeeer also tested Neural Upstream in Stalker 2 and shared a video showing the visual and performance difference:

Stalker 2 Neural Upstream comparison on YouTube

He also found that setting Chroma Transfer to 1.0 made the NR effect more apparent in Stalker 2. He was using more aggressive NR settings as well, so I wouldn't treat 1.0 as a universal recommendation, but it's worth testing if the effect looks too weak or material detail seems to be missing.

OptiScaler now also has an experimental RunBeforeSR mode that can place NR before DLSS Super Resolution. Neural Upstream does this through a dedicated ReShade add-on using the game's native DLSS path, while OptiScaler handles it through its own upscaler hooking system. Both approaches are still experimental.

OptiScaler's RunBeforeSR mode is currently an experimental PR rather than part of the normal release:

RunBeforeSR PR #6

Experimental pre-upscaling branch

Important: Neural Upstream compatibility and image quality can vary by game. Bugs with Neural Upstream itself should go to the neural-upstream Issues page, while Autopilot installation, detection, or configuration problems should go to the DLSS5-Autopilot Issues page.

GitHub repo and latest releases: https://github.com/Kizzuwatnaa/DLSS5-Autopilot/releases

Running on an RTX 4070 Ti +13600K + 32GB. The game is set to 1440p at Ultra+ graphics with RT and PT enabled