DLSS Coming to Diablo 4 (opens in new tab) Blizzard's highly anticipated ARPG is set to release on June 6, 2023 and expects smooth gameplay with DLSS 3 upscaling support available in the game from the start.

"Supporting smooth gameplay in Diablo 4 is a top priority for Blizzard," said Michael Bukowski, Technical Director for Diablo 4. We are excited about Diablo 4's high frame rates running on Nvidia GeForce RTX 40 series hardware and DLSS 3."

Let's hope Bukowski is right about that frame rate. But it's probably more about how well the game runs on low-end hardware rather than a $1500 RTX 4090 (open in new tab). the Diablo games weren't that demanding on PC hardware, but Diablo 4 has a massive It looks like they've done some visual updates. The game looks really good.

Still, Diablo 4's recommended specs (open in new tab) are hardly demanding. The game looks like it could easily be played on entry-level and older hardware. Phew.

DLSS 3 is unique to the RTX 40 series, and the new frame generation technology that actually creates the additional frames requires the new 4th generation tensor cores and optical flow accelerators found only in the Ada Lovelace architecture. However, older generation Nvidia RTX graphics cards should be able to run the game simply by enabling DLSS Super Resolution to increase fps.

Someone on Reddit (opens in new tab) has already found a reference to DLSS 2.4 in the Diablo 4 beta, along with a reference to DirectStorage (opens in new tab) DirectStorage makes better use of fast SSDs, and is a great way to increase the speed of the game, This could be very interesting since the technology stops loading screens and enhances the game's asset streaming, which could be good for Diablo 4's free gameplay style and open world.

Diablo 4 is not the only game scheduled to receive a DLSS 3 update soon; Forza Horizon 5 will also be upgraded to the newer upscaling technology. Already supporting the older DLSS and running on AMD's alternative FSR technology, DLSS 3 should boost frame rates significantly with frame generation.

Other games for which DLSS updates will arrive soon include: Deceive Inc., Gripper, Redfall, Smalland: Survive the Wilds, and The Finals. open in a new tab) will be included in the sale of graphics cards and gaming laptops for the game's launch in May.