Do you want to try modifying Nvidia DLSS 5 in games, but don’t know how? This Steam tool does the hard work for you
- Borderless Gaming is a tool sold on Steam
- You just received a plugin to easily modify DLSS 5 to work with various PC games
- Reviews of the tool have become quite colorful, as those who still hate DLSS 5 and everything it represents are contributing
You can’t have missed all the talk about experimenting with Nvidia’s DLSS 5 in all sorts of different PC games, and if you felt the need to join in but were too intimidated by the idea of modifying the technology to make it work, you now have a solution at hand.
VideoCardz noticed that Borderless Gaming, a tool sold through Steam (used to facilitate gameplay in a borderless window, as the name suggests) now has DLSS 5 support. Or, as the developer put it: “DLSS 5 Neural Rendering for everyone.”
The developer notes that: “DLSS 5 Neural Rendering is now available in Borderless Gaming, without replacing game DLLs, modifying game files, or needing a specific game modification. Install the effect, select the preset, and apply it to your game.”
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Borderless Gaming applies DLSS 5 directly through its own BGFX channel, the developer explains, rather than forwarding requests to Nvidia’s DLLs.
In short, this is DLSS 5 rigged in the simplest way possible, except for the fact that you have to buy and install the app, of course. This implementation should not be confused with native DLSS 5 support, because it is simply a workaround to bring the neural rendering technique into play (with varying results, as you might expect).
Note that the Borderless Gaming app doesn’t actually come with this built-in, but after installing the tool, you must also download the appropriate effect (DLSS5-NR v0.2.1 currently) from GitHub here (installation instructions are provided at that link).
Analysis: capturing some of the DLSS 5 hate
According to the developer, this implementation can work on a wide range of GPUs, not just the officially supported RTX 5000 models, and an RTX 3090 can reach around 30fps typically with DLSS 5 enabled. Obviously, frame rates will vary wildly depending on the game and graphics settings, but the bottom line is that you can get something playable on the RTX 3090.
From the looks of it, it’s a pretty interesting solution, although as always, if you’re curious, I must issue my usual warning about third-party apps here: download and use them at your own risk.
Borderless Gaming is an app that’s been around for a long time, but Steam reviews have become distinctly colorful lately, and part of that color revolves around this latest move with DLSS 5. As one reviewer says: “DLSS 5 was added for no reason other than to make games look worse… Slop.” (Hence the clarification above that DLSS 5 is not actually added to the app.)
Nvidia’s DLSS 5 was controversial when it was first announced, although reception for its neural rendering trick has improved considerably since it was released in a game (NBA 2K27). There are still haters, however, as the Steam reviews for Borderless Gaming illustrate.
It’s also a fair question if Nvidia could take action against projects like this, which go further in terms of tweaks and gaming with DLSS 5 technology. It’s likely that for now, with DLSS 5 garnering a higher level of positivity from many of the gaming experimenters, Team Green will let it slide, at least for the time being.
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