# DLSS 5 Works on RTX 30 Cards, But Performance Is Terrible

> Source: <https://au.pcmag.com/graphics-cards/119593/dlss-5-works-on-rtx-30-cards-but-performance-is-terrible>
> Published: 2026-08-31 13:50:44+00:00

Considering it tanks RTX 5090 performance, this should come as no surprise.

Game modders have managed to get Nvidia's unreleased DLSS 5 AI beautification technology working on older RTX 40 and RTX 30 series graphics cards, with predictable results. As VideoCardz reports, one user ran it on an RTX 3080 in …