NVIDIA announced yesterday that Kojima Productions will add its DLSS 2.0 technology for GeForce RTX GPUs at the PC launch of Death Stranding. This definitely marks a huge victory for NVIDIA, as DLSS 2.0 brings much more than just performance improvements, it will also help deliver better image quality by doing so.
PC Death Stranding performance preview with NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPU and DLSS 2.0 technology, 60+ FPS with RTX 2060 and 100+ FPS with RTX 2080 Ti at 4K
Death Stranding will be the latest title to add support for DLSS 2.0, which is a world-class technology featured on NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX graphics cards. With DLSS 2.0, NVIDIA has made several strides in not only delivering higher performance with the graphics feature enabled, but also offering much higher image quality than is normally displayed.
Like all DLSS titles, users will have the ability to set DLSS settings in performance or quality mode. This particular performance preview was measured with DLSS set to quality mode, as even entry-level RTX cards can deliver over 60 FPS at 4K resolution. The GPU’s overall performance numbers at 1080p, 1440p, 2160p are provided below.
In 4K with DLSS enabled, you can see a noticeable improvement over DLSS disabled. In comparison, the RTX 2080 Ti sees a massive 40% improvement and offers 105.5 FPS with all settings in the game maximized, which is super impressive. Even the GeForce RTX 2060 offers a huge performance jump of up to 47% and an average of 60.1 FPS with no issues.
For users with monitors with higher refresh rates, at 1440p, you can get up to 144 FPS at maximum settings with the RTX 2080 Ti and RTX 2080 SUPER. The rest of the cards offer more than 100 FPS, which will make the game run like a breeze on any modern PC equipped with an RTX graphics card. At 1080p, you will see an average FPS rising above 140+ FPS with the RTX 2080 Ti reaching almost 200 FPS on average.
In addition to performance enhancements, NVIDIA has also shared several images showing how DLSS 2.0 helps deliver higher quality in Death Stranding by smoothing out what would otherwise be jagged edges while also providing a higher level of detail on various assets. in the game.
“Stranded death It already has a reputation for being a visual stunner, but NVIDIA DLSS 2.0 helps make PC debut something special. The additional performance that NVIDIA DLSS 2.0 offers in Stranded death allows gamers to unlock the vast graphics potential of the PC platform by increasing graphics settings and resolution, providing the vision we have for the game. “- Akio Sakamoto, CTO KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS. via NVIDIA GeForce
For those who are wondering about the system requirements, the developer has already established his own recommended requirements to run the game on various levels. For 1080p 30 FPS, the bare minimum you would need is a modern Quad Core CPU from Intel or AMD along with a 4GB graphics card that is around the Radeon RX 480 or the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti in terms of performance. 8 GB of RAM is a requirement for all PCs and you would need at least 80 GB of storage space to install Death Stranding.
In any case, given the screenshots and the advance that NVIDIA has shared, Death Stranding seems to be an absolutely phenomenal title in terms of graphic quality. This makes the title even more impressive given the low system requirements it needs to run. It shows that Death Stranding is a well-optimized title, but we’ll definitely reserve our conclusion until we’ve tested the final product that will launch on July 14.
