NVIDIA just announced DLSS 4.5 at CES 2026, and two of Rockstar Games’ biggest titles are getting that serious visual upgrade right now. If you own Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced or Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC, you can enable the new second-generation Transformer model today through the NVIDIA app. Talk about a quick release!
The update brings improved image quality with better lighting accuracy, sharper edges, and cleaner motion handling. NVIDIA trained the new model with five times the computational power of the baseline DLSS 4, using a significantly larger dataset. The result is visibly better temporal stability and reduced ghosting, which is especially noticeable when you're racing through Los Santos at night or riding through the detailed landscapes of Red Dead Redemption 2.
The technical improvement comes down to how the new model handles lighting. Previous versions processed data in logarithmic space, which crushed shadows and muted highlights. DLSS 4.5 operates directly in linear space, allowing lighting to accumulate naturally. This means neon signs, reflections, and bright light sources maintain detail without flickering or becoming unstable.
The gains are most apparent in Performance and Ultra Performance settings. In some cases, DLSS 4.5 Performance Mode rivals or exceeds native image quality, while Ultra Performance has become a practical option for 4K gaming. This matters for games like GTA V Enhanced, which already supported DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation on RTX 50 Series cards, delivering frame rates that could jump nearly four times higher at 4K with maxed settings and ray tracing enabled.
