First previewed during NVIDIA's August Gamescom announcements as a fall upgrade, the new DLSS 4.5 controls are now live inside the GeForce NOW app on Windows, macOS, ChromeOS, and SteamOS. According to reporting from Neowin and VideoCardz alongside NVIDIA's official GeForce NOW blog, the update pairs this technical upgrade with a 10-game weekly drop—including Microsoft Store, Xbox, PC Game Pass, and Steam releases—plus Day-One support for the 1.0 launch of Enshrouded.
How GeForce NOW's New DLSS 4.5 Cloud Controls Work
For local PC builders, opening the NVIDIA App to override DLSS versions or tweak frame-generation multipliers is already part of the routine. Bringing those overrides into a cloud environment is a meaningful quality-of-life shift for Windows laptop users, handheld gamers, and anyone stretching the lifespan of an older desktop GPU.
As detailed by NVIDIA and corroborated by VideoCardz, the new DLSS 4.5 controls introduce overrides across hundreds of supported titles, centering on three core pillars of NVIDIA's neural rendering stack:
- DLSS Super Resolution: Positioned by NVIDIA to sharpen image clarity when upscaling lower-resolution renders.
- Dynamic Multi Frame Generation: Designed to lower latency and reduce frame-pacing stutter, which NVIDIA says translates into smoother video streaming over the network.
- Ray Reconstruction: Uses second-generation AI denoising to improve the visual fidelity of ray-traced lighting and reflections in supported titles.
The RTX 5080 and Ultimate Tier Boundary
Before you dive into the menus expecting every slider to be unlocked on a base plan, pay close attention to the hardware tiering. While NVIDIA states that DLSS 4.5 controls are available to GeForce NOW members generally, the available options depend on both the specific game and your membership tier.
Specifically, NVIDIA reserves the maximum available options—including Dynamic Multi Frame Generation up to 4X—for GeForce NOW Ultimate subscribers streaming from GeForce RTX 5080-powered cloud rigs. Furthermore, remember that these performance and latency benefits represent NVIDIA's architectural claims; the announcement does not include independent benchmark numbers or per-game latency tables, and how "smooth" a 4X frame-generated stream feels in practice will still depend heavily on your local network jitter and broadband stability.
How to Access the Settings on Windows and Other Platforms
NVIDIA has integrated the controls directly into the client application rather than requiring workarounds inside individual game launchers:
- Open the GeForce NOW app on a supported client operating system (Windows, macOS, ChromeOS, or SteamOS).
- Navigate to the application's Settings menu.
- Locate the DLSS 4.5 controls section to adjust image quality and frame generation preferences for supported games before launching your session.
Section Summary: GeForce NOW's DLSS 4.5 controls let users on Windows, macOS, ChromeOS, and SteamOS tune Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction, and Dynamic Multi Frame Generation via the app's Settings menu, with up to 4X frame generation reserved for Ultimate members on RTX 5080 cloud rigs.
All 10 Games Joining GeForce NOW This Week
Alongside the rendering controls, NVIDIA confirmed 10 titles joining the GeForce NOW compatibility catalog this week, nine of which are brand-new mid-October store launches. For Windows users invested in the Microsoft ecosystem, the list includes Xbox and Microsoft Store integration as well as PC Game Pass support.
| Game Title | Supported Store / Platform | Listed Store Release Date | Subscription / Ecosystem Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Dish Dungeon | Steam | Oct. 13, 2026 | New release |
| Planet Zoo 2 | Steam | Oct. 13, 2026 | New release |
| Total War: SHOGUN 2 – Complete Edition | Steam | Oct. 13, 2026 | New release on Steam |
| Valor Mortis | Steam | Oct. 13, 2026 | New release |
| Among the Trolls | Steam | Oct. 14, 2026 | New release |
| over the hill | Steam | Oct. 14, 2026 | New release |
| Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 | Steam | Oct. 14, 2026 | New release |
| Beyond These Stars | Steam, Xbox | Oct. 15, 2026 | New release; available on Game Pass |
| Tenebris Somnia | Steam | Oct. 16, 2026 | New release |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered | Xbox (Microsoft Store) | Previously released (Sept. 29) | Adds Xbox/Microsoft Store version support |
Notable Launches: Enshrouded 1.0 and Boltgun 2
Beyond the 10-game onboarding list, NVIDIA highlighted that Keen Games' survival action RPG Enshrouded has exited Early Access with its 1.0 full release and is streaming on GeForce NOW. The 1.0 update overhauls combat and progression, adding a new biome that raises the player level cap to 50 and the equipment cap to 55, alongside nine new spells, reworked wands, upgradeable Eternal spells and arrows, new enemy variants, and fresh mage and archer skills.
Action fans also get immediate cloud access to Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2, which features a branching single-player campaign and two playable protagonists: Sternguard Veteran Malum Caedo and Sister of Battle Nyra Veyrath.
(Note for hardware watchers: While NVIDIA's broader weekly community update also briefly mentioned that its separate DLSS 5 3D-Guided Neural Rendering model is getting a 2X performance boost ahead of a debut in NBA 2K27 on October 16, that is a distinct technology announcement and should not be confused with the DLSS 4.5 controls rolling out to the GeForce NOW app today.)
Important Caveats for Windows and Game Pass Players
If you are planning your weekend gaming queue around this list, keep three practical service rules in mind:
- Store Release Dates vs. Cloud Onboarding: NVIDIA explicitly cautions in its October blog updates that the dates listed next to weekly titles reflect when those games launch on their respective digital storefronts (such as Steam or the Microsoft Store). Because each title must be onboarded and tested on GeForce NOW servers after release, actual cloud playability can roll out throughout the week rather than at the exact minute a game unlocks on Steam.
- Bring Your Own License: As Neowin points out, GeForce NOW is a cloud hardware rental service, not an all-you-can-eat content library. To launch any of the 10 games above, you must own a copy on the corresponding store (Steam or the Microsoft Store) or hold an active license through an eligible subscription such as PC Game Pass for supported titles like Beyond These Stars.
- Session and Monthly Hour Caps: Depending on your subscription tier, GeForce NOW enforces session length limits and monthly playtime caps, which remain unchanged by this update.
Section Summary: Ten games—headlined by Planet Zoo 2, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2, Beyond These Stars (on Game Pass), and the Microsoft Store version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered—join the library this week alongside Enshrouded 1.0, subject to standard store-ownership requirements and post-release cloud onboarding windows.
Why This Matters for PC Gamers
For years, the knock against cloud streaming among enthusiast PC users was the loss of granular control. If a game's default upscaling preset looked too soft or introduced ghosting, cloud players had far fewer levers to pull than desktop owners. By exposing DLSS 4.5 overrides—and tying RTX 5080 4X Dynamic Multi Frame Generation to the Ultimate tier—NVIDIA is making its cloud rigs behave much more like a local Windows gaming PC. For anyone gaming on an ultrabook, a mini-PC, or a SteamOS handheld, that extra layer of configurability makes streaming heavy titles noticeably more adaptable to your display and connection.