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Side-by-Side Comparisons Highlight DLSS 5 Face and Lighting Upgrades in NBA 2K27

Community posts compare graphics with the upscaling feature on and off in the basketball title.

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10 Sources, 27d ago, first seen 27d ago

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Users including @nba2kcmty and @hard8_times posted vertically split images of the same NBA 2K27 character or scene, one side with DLSS 5 off and the other on. The on images show sharper face textures and more vivid lighting. @NVIDIAGeForce posted a video of All-Star Tyrese Haliburton reacting to moments rendered with DLSS 5 on GeForce RTX 50 Series hardware. @MizoChris stated DLSS 5 is the first game to use 3D-Guided Neural Rendering and runs on a single RTX 50-series GPU. Other creators shared additional before-and-after clips and stills.

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10 Sources, first seen 27d ago

14.9K likes275 comments1.3K saves1.1K reposts
NBA 2K27 Showcases NVIDIA DLSS 5 Visual Upgrades on PC

Sentiment

Positive35.2%64.8%Negative

Summary

Positive accounts praised DLSS 5 for sharper details and realistic NBA 2K27 moments on RTX 50 Series, while negative replies called it AI slop with uncanny depth, fake frames, and uniform visuals that hurt gaming.

Based on 100 sentiment-bearing replies from 91 accounts across 9 conversations.

Sentiment

Positive35.2%64.8%Negative

Summary

Positive accounts praised DLSS 5 for sharper details and realistic NBA 2K27 moments on RTX 50 Series, while negative replies called it AI slop with uncanny depth, fake frames, and uniform visuals that hurt gaming.

Based on 100 sentiment-bearing replies from 91 accounts across 9 conversations.

10 Sources

@MizoChrisDLSS 5 is OFFICIALLY HERE! • DLSS 5 introduces 3D-Guided Neural Rendering • Officially available on ALL RTX 50-series desktop and laptop GPUs • First game: NBA 2K27 • NVIDIA says performance improved 5X since the March prototype • Original prototype required dual RTX 5090s • DLSS 5 now runs locally on ONE GPU • Supports real-time neural rendering at up to 4K • Uses the game's rendered frame, color, motion vectors and engine data as its foundation • Designed to remain deterministic and temporally stable • Can enhance skin subsurface scattering, hair/foliage light transmission, ambient occlusion, contact shadows and materials • Developers can control Structure Intensity, Tone Intensity and semantic masking • Different neural models can even be selected for different scenes, gameplay or cutscenes • Works alongside Super Resolution, Multi Frame Generation and Ray Reconstruction • RTX 5090: up to 370 FPS at 4K Ultra + RT using the full DLSS suite in NBA 2K27 • At 1440p NVIDIA claims up to 590 FPS on RTX 5090, 410 FPS on 5080, 350 FPS on 5070 Ti and 260 FPS on 5070 • NVIDIA says more performance optimizations are coming this Fall Going from requiring two RTX 5090s to every RTX 50-series GPU in only six months also shows the power of optimization.
@nba2kcmtyHere’s a comparison of #NBA2K27 with DLSS turned off versus turned on. The difference in face texture quality is very noticeable
@GeForce_JacobFHad some fun capturing a few highlights in NBA 2K27 with DLSS 5 on! 🏀
@NVIDIAGeForce“It looks so real.” Every @NBA2K 27 moment has poster potential - watch @Hali react as DLSS 5 brings each one to life on GeForce RTX 50 Series. Watch the full video: https://nvda.ws/4ctgIDb
@OfficiallyIceYall consoles can’t do this shit fam!!!!!
@tunguzWow
@NikTekWhat did they do to my Ada 😭
@hard8_timesLeft DLSS5 off-----------------Right DLSS5 on. The detail really pops. This is amazing tech
@JP_PandamoniumNo DLSS 5. Just decent art direction.
@dillardslk"Here's how your favorite game from your youth looks with DLSS5! WOW!"
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    @MizoChrisDLSS 5 is OFFICIALLY HERE! • DLSS 5 introduces 3D-Guided Neural Rendering • Officially available on ALL RTX 50-series desktop and laptop GPUs • First game: NBA 2K27 • NVIDIA says performance improved 5X since the March prototype • Original prototype required dual RTX 5090s • DLSS 5 now runs locally on ONE GPU • Supports real-time neural rendering at up to 4K • Uses the game's rendered frame, color, motion vectors and engine data as its foundation • Designed to remain deterministic and temporally stable • Can enhance skin subsurface scattering, hair/foliage light transmission, ambient occlusion, contact shadows and materials • Developers can control Structure Intensity, Tone Intensity and semantic masking • Different neural models can even be selected for different scenes, gameplay or cutscenes • Works alongside Super Resolution, Multi Frame Generation and Ray Reconstruction • RTX 5090: up to 370 FPS at 4K Ultra + RT using the full DLSS suite in NBA 2K27 • At 1440p NVIDIA claims up to 590 FPS on RTX 5090, 410 FPS on 5080, 350 FPS on 5070 Ti and 260 FPS on 5070 • NVIDIA says more performance optimizations are coming this Fall Going from requiring two RTX 5090s to every RTX 50-series GPU in only six months also shows the power of optimization.
    @nba2kcmtyHere’s a comparison of #NBA2K27 with DLSS turned off versus turned on. The difference in face texture quality is very noticeable
    @GeForce_JacobFHad some fun capturing a few highlights in NBA 2K27 with DLSS 5 on! 🏀
    @NVIDIAGeForce“It looks so real.” Every @NBA2K 27 moment has poster potential - watch @Hali react as DLSS 5 brings each one to life on GeForce RTX 50 Series. Watch the full video: https://nvda.ws/4ctgIDb
    @OfficiallyIceYall consoles can’t do this shit fam!!!!!
    @tunguzWow
    @NikTekWhat did they do to my Ada 😭
    @hard8_timesLeft DLSS5 off-----------------Right DLSS5 on. The detail really pops. This is amazing tech
    @JP_PandamoniumNo DLSS 5. Just decent art direction.
    @dillardslk"Here's how your favorite game from your youth looks with DLSS5! WOW!"
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