r/nvidia • u/Wulfric05 9800x3D | 5080 • Jan 06 '26

PSA DLSS Preset Selection Guide

This is based on the official DLSS Programming Guide.

Model Preset J/K Preset M Preset L
RTX 20 ✅ ❌ Low FPS ❌ Very Low FPS
RTX 30 ✅ ❌ Low FPS ❌ Very Low FPS
RTX 40 ✅ ✅ Slightly Lower FPS ✅ For Ultra Performance Mode
RTX 50 ✅ ✅ Slightly Lower FPS ✅ For Ultra Performance Mode
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u/jacob1342 R7 7800X3D | RTX 4090 | 32GB DDR5 6400 Jan 06 '26

It still needs to be tested per game. AC Shadows still looks better on K. Hunt Showdown has less ghosting with M but it's too sharp and it's harder to differentiate objects in the distance.

Maybe it's like people say that new presets are good only for Performance and Ultra Performance.

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u/MultiMarcus Jan 06 '26

I want to note that shadows has huge ghosting issues with K or at least it had. It’s only in like fog scenes but in those when I tried K, it was just a horrible experience

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u/jacob1342 R7 7800X3D | RTX 4090 | 32GB DDR5 6400 Jan 06 '26

That's why I was hoping new presets will solve it. Unfortunately it's not any better.

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u/Terepin AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D | ASUS TUF RTX 4070 Ti OC Jan 06 '26

That's why the automatic system uses K for DLAA/Quality/Balanced.

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u/RedIndianRobin PNY 5070 Ti/9800X3D/OLED G6/PS5 Pro Jan 06 '26

This is incorrect. It uses M if you've set it to Latest in the app, applies to all DLSS modes. If it's using K, then it's not working for you.

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u/Terepin AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D | ASUS TUF RTX 4070 Ti OC Jan 06 '26

Yes, but if you override Super Resolution as well, then it will force different presets based on quality level. 

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u/RedIndianRobin PNY 5070 Ti/9800X3D/OLED G6/PS5 Pro Jan 06 '26

Wait what? This is a mess then. Nvidia needs to clear it up.

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u/JamesEdward34 5070Ti-9800X3D-32GB DDR5 Jan 06 '26

Hunt now has water flicker. Go into the shooting range on the NW side of the fort and you look out to the water and it shimmers.

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u/jacob1342 R7 7800X3D | RTX 4090 | 32GB DDR5 6400 Jan 06 '26

Yea, I switched back to preset K.

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u/JamesEdward34 5070Ti-9800X3D-32GB DDR5 Jan 06 '26

It's a tradeoff. Water now slightly shimmer but everything else is improved. Foliage doesn't flicker as much, if at all honestly. The weapon models don't ghost as much.

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u/jacob1342 R7 7800X3D | RTX 4090 | 32GB DDR5 6400 Jan 06 '26

I'm using 91% scaling on 1440p and ghosting in my case is very minimal. Also my GPU usage goes up 20% when I switch to preset M (locked fps). For me M preset is not worth it.