The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt DLSS 4.5 Support Status

Get the latest information on NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 compatibility, Frame Generation support, and FPS benchmarks for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Does The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Support DLSS 4.5?

Status: DX12 Required

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Gen update often suffers from stutter traversal. Frame Generation smoothes over these CPU spikes effectively. The stock DLL causes hair shimmering; version 3.5.10 is the community golden standard for Geralt's hair.

DLSS Features

Super Resolution: Yes
Frame Generation: Yes
Ray Reconstruction: N/A

Performance Impact (4K)

Native: ~35 FPS
DLSS Quality: ~62 FPS
DLSS 4.5 (FG): ~105 FPS

How to Enable DLSS 4.5 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

  1. Running in DX11 mode disables DLSS capability completely.
  2. Enable Reflex to mitigate the input lag felt at lower base framerates in Novigrad.

Is it Safe to Swap the DLL?

For single-player games like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, updating the nvngx_dlss.dll file to version 4.5.10.0 is generally safe and can improve image stability, reducing ghosting and shimmering compared to the stock DLL file. Always use DLSS Swapper to backup your original file first.

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