--- title: I tested DLSS on a mid-range GPU, and native resolution... description: A hands-on benchmark of DLSS 4.5 on an RTX 4070 Ti Super at 1440p across three AAA games: Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Hogwarts Legacy, and Forza Horizon 6. Testing... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-tested-dlss-on-a-mid-range-gpu-and-native-resolution-suddenly-felt-pointless-6ab3gigtl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I tested DLSS on a mid-range GPU, and native resolution suddenly felt pointless | daily.dev og:description: A hands-on benchmark of DLSS 4.5 on an RTX 4070 Ti Super at 1440p across three AAA games: Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Hogwarts Legacy, and Forza Horizon 6. Testing... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-tested-dlss-on-a-mid-range-gpu-and-native-resolution-suddenly-felt-pointless-6ab3gigtl og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/6ab3GigTL.png og:image:alt: I tested DLSS on a mid-range GPU, and native resolution suddenly felt pointless og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I tested DLSS on a mid-range GPU, and native resolution suddenly felt pointless **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A hands-on benchmark of DLSS 4.5 on an RTX 4070 Ti Super at 1440p across three AAA games: Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Hogwarts Legacy, and Forza Horizon 6. Testing every DLSS preset from Quality to Ultra Performance against native rendering, the results show significant FPS gains and lower GPU temperatures/power draw at DLSS Quality in demanding titles, with minimal perceptible visual difference. Spider-Man 2 saw frame rates jump from 54 to 81 FPS while power dropped from 248W to 223W. Hogwarts Legacy's notorious traversal stutters were also reduced. The conclusion: on a mid-range GPU, DLSS 4.5 Quality now delivers native-comparable visuals with meaningful performance headroom, making native rendering hard to justify. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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