TL;DR: A GitHub mod called “DLSS-NR-on-AMD” enables NVIDIA DLSS 5 on RDNA 4 GPUs (including the RX 9070 XT) by using a custom executable and an NVIDIA DLSS DLL; visuals in Cyberpunk 2077 improved, but initial performance was under 20 FPS (later updated to ~30 FPS at 1080p), and the modder aims for RTX 5070 Ti parity.
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Yet again, modders have figured out a way to make DLSS 5 work on unsupported hardware, with this latest example being the most extreme yet, featuring AMD hardware running DLSS 5. Reported by Ancient Gameplays on YouTube, a modder by the name of Daniel published a mod on GitHub called “DLSS-NR-on-AMD” that makes DLSS 5 work on RDNA 4 GPUs, including the RX 9070 XT.
The mod uses a custom executable, along with a specific build of NVIDIA’s DLSS DLL to introduce RDNA 4 compatibility to DLSS 5 (and add DLSS 5 to games that don’t support it). Currently, the mod has only been tested on RDNA 4 GPUs, but RDNA 3 support technically exists. The mod’s creator welcomes people to try the mod on RDNA 3 and report their experience with it.
Footage of Cyberpunk 2077 from Ancient Gameplays shows DLSS 5 working as intended on the RX 9070 XT with shadows, and highlights looking more realistic than native rendering. But unsurprisingly, performance was far from perfect; Ancient Gameplays recorded frame rates well under 20 FPS, making the mod barely useful for anything beyond capturing screenshots, at least in Cyberpunk 2077. That said, the modder has since published a new update that reportedly achieves 30 FPS at 1080p with the RX 9070 XT in Cyberpunk 2077.
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How does the DLSS-NR-on-AMD mod actually get DLSS 5 running on RDNA 4 GPUs like the RX 9070 XT?
It uses a custom executable together with a specific build of NVIDIA’s DLSS DLL to add RDNA 4 compatibility and make DLSS 5 available in games that do not natively support it. The story also says this is reportedly the real DLSS 5 neural renderer ported to RDNA 4, not FSR pretending to be DLSS. A separate TweakTown story, DLSS 5 mod also works on RTX 40 series GPUs, RTX 4090 tested with Control using custom-patched DLSS 5 DLL, describes a different mod approach on NVIDIA hardware.
Question #2
Does the mod require a specific NVIDIA DLSS DLL or other files to function on AMD hardware?
Yes. It uses a custom executable along with a specific build of NVIDIA’s DLSS DLL to add RDNA 4 compatibility and enable DLSS 5 on AMD hardware.
Question #3
Can the mod add DLSS 5 to games that do not <a href="https://comicvibe.com/marvel-officially-cancels-beloved-tv-show-after-just-one-season/” title=”Marvel officially cancels beloved TV show after just one season”>officially support it, and how is that enabled?
Yes. This mod can add DLSS 5 to games that do not officially support it by using a custom executable together with a specific NVIDIA DLSS DLL to enable DLSS 5 on unsupported hardware and in unsupported games. A separate story titled New DLSS 5 Swapper tool can mod DLSS 5 into games that don’t support DLSS at all says a new DLSS Swapper version also automates that kind of modding.
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The mod shows that NVIDIA’s DLSS technology can be ported over to AMD GPUs, with any hardware incompatibilities being remedied by software. Whether or not performance can be improved to reach parity with Blackwell GPUs remains a mystery, but the modder claims that they have a set goal of getting DLSS 5 to run at performance parity with an RTX 5070 Ti on an RX 9070 XT. It is worth mentioning that this mod is not FSR masquerading as DLSS, as has been the case with some older DLSS mods, but this specific mod is reportedly the real DLSS 5 neural renderer ported to RDNA 4.
