NVIDIA's Preset C Targets 35% Faster DLSS Frame Generation
Beta Build Ships Through the NVIDIA App
NVIDIA Concedes a Minor Quality Trade-off
The official wording is deliberately careful: the new algorithm buys higher frame rates "with minor trade-offs in image quality." Wccftech built that caveat into its headline, and Overclock3D repeated the qualifier. The feature is flagged as beta or experimental inside the app, and no independent third-party verification of the headline number has been published so far — every figure in circulation traces back to NVIDIA's own demonstration.
Swapping Out the Second AI Model
Support Spans Two GPU Generations
The mode works on GeForce RTX 40 Series cards, GeForce RTX 50 Series cards and RTX Spark laptops. VideoCardz noted that Preset C is not exclusive to DLSS 5 or to RTX 50 owners, which widens the audience considerably. TechPowerUp and Overclock3D both published the activation path: install the beta update from the NVIDIA App, open Graphics, scroll to Driver Settings, choose DLSS Override - Model Presets, set it to Custom, pick Preset C in the Frame Generation dropdown and hit Apply. A Global Settings variant applies the change across every supported title in the library.
Two October Dates Set the Pace
VideoCardz reported that NVIDIA confirmed Preset C will arrive in the RTX Remix update scheduled for October 23, alongside the faster DLSS 5 neural rendering model. The refreshed DLSS 5 model itself debuts in NBA 2K27 on October 16 on RTX 50 Series cards, RTX Spark laptops and GeForce NOW, where NVIDIA claims up to a 1.4X frame-rate lift, and it will ship by default with future DLSS 5 games. For now the practical step is simple: open the app beta, flip on Preset C, and judge the image quality for yourself.
