Modder gets Nvidia's DLSS 5 working on AMD's RDNA 4 GPUs — RX 9070 XT only manages 30 FPS at 1080p right now, but 5070 Ti-level performance is the eventual goal
- ID
- 21753
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 05 Sep 2026, 8:00 PM
- Fetched
- 05 Sep 2026, 9:03 PM
- Provider
- Tom's Hardware
- Category
- technology
- Original URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/modder-gets-nvidias-dlss-5-working-on-amds-rdna-4-gpus-rx-9070-xt-only-manages-30-fps-at-1080p-right-now-but-5070-ti-level-performance-is-the-eventual-goal
- Source URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/feeds/all
Summary
- Score
- 2.5
- Created
- 05 Sep 2026, 9:04 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersvibe_coders
What happened
A modder has successfully ported Nvidia's DLSS 5 upscaling technology to run on AMD's RDNA 4 GPUs, specifically the RX 9070 XT. Current performance is only 30 FPS at 1080p, with the modder targeting RTX 5070 Ti-level performance as the eventual goal.
Why it matters
This is an early-stage cross-vendor GPU upscaling hack with no practical impact on development, AI/ML workloads, or SaaS infrastructure. Builders using AMD GPUs for local inference or rendering should not change purchasing or deployment decisions based on this — it's a proof-of-concept at 30 FPS, not a usable tool.
Discussion angle
Brief mention only: what it signals about vendor lock-in on AI upscaling features and whether open alternatives like FSR will matter more for builders running local models on consumer GPUs.