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DLSS generates five frames for every one rendered

development2026-01-06

Claim

Nvidia's DLSS 4.5 uses a second-generation transformer to generate five frames per rendered frame, enabling path tracing above 240 FPS.

Reported metric: 5:1 frames

Reporting date: 2026-01-06 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to January 6, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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NVIDIA

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DLSS generates five frames for every one rendered
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-01-06
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-01-06-dlss-45-five-frames
Claim: Nvidia's DLSS 4.5 uses a second-generation transformer to generate five frames per rendered frame, enabling path tracing above 240 FPS.
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- Welcome to January 6, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-january-6-2026
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