RDR2 Getting DLSS Patch Next Week

Next week will see another big update for Red Dead Redemption 2, with the release of Red Dead Online: Blood Money. While the update will focus on the online aspect, adding plenty of new content there, I’m most interested in the DLSS update to both the online and story mode of the game.

As Rockstar said in their recent press release, you’ll be able to leverage the power of compatible Nvidia graphics cards, basically, any RTX card, to gain a big performance boost in RDR2. That’s pretty awesome, especially since we know DLSS technology works really well, and given how hard it can be to upgrade your GPU right now, any performance-boosting technology is most welcome.

What Rockstar Had to Say

“As part of the July 13th update, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online on PC will offer NVIDIA DLSS support to all Windows users with eligible NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics cards. The newly supported feature boosts frame rates and generates beautiful sharp images.”

DLSS 2.0?

Right now, it’s unclear which version of DLSS Red Dead Redemption 2 will be using. It’s most likely that it’ll use 2.2.6.0, but keep in mind, some games have launched using an older version, such a version 2.1 being used on Doom Eternal recently. Could this also be the first game to feature the upcoming DLSS Ultra Quality Mode we’ve been hearing about? Again, we’ll have to wait and see, but I, for one, would like to see the latest DLSS and that new mode featured on this game!

Availability

The update launches along side the new content update on July 13th. Find out what else comes in this update here.

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