Modders bring Nvidia’s DLSS 5 Neural Rendering to AMD Radeon GPUs

A GitHub project called DLSS-NR-on-AMD now allows Nvidia's DLSS 5 Neural Rendering to run on AMD's Radeon RX 9000 and RX 7000 series GPUs. The project uses a full reimplementation of the neural network runtime built from the ground up for AMD GPU architectures. According to its developer, it currently works with DirectX 12 games that use FSR, with Cyberpunk 2077 and GTA V Enhanced among the tested titles. The effort targets AMD hardware owners who otherwise could not access the DLSS 5 feature.

Early performance numbers were poor. Testing by the YouTube channel Ancient Gameplays showed Cyberpunk 2077 running at over 80 FPS on a Radeon RX 9070 XT without DLSS 5 Neural Rendering. Turning on the unofficial implementation dropped performance by around 11 to 12 FPS. That frame rate was described as unplayable, and it showed how much optimization the technology still needed before it could be practical on AMD hardware.

Development has moved quickly since then. An Alpha 0.3.3 version shipped with a claimed 23 percent performance improvement, followed shortly by Alpha 0.4.0, which reportedly added another 42 percent improvement over version 0.3.3. Together those changes amount to roughly a 74 percent performance gain in just 24 hours. Installation has also become simpler through the AMDNR launcher, which automates much of the setup process.

The launcher removes the need for users to manually copy and replace DLL files for each game. It also supports different runtimes and provides additional options through the OptiScaler interface. Ancient Gameplays tested the latest Alpha 0.4.0 build in Cyberpunk 2077 at 3440 x 1440 resolution. The Radeon GPU reached around 50 FPS, a substantial improvement over the roughly 30 FPS seen with the earlier build, though still well below the game's performance without Neural Rendering enabled.

There is still a long way to go before DLSS 5 on AMD hardware can be considered a practical alternative to a native implementation. The project remains in alpha, meaning performance and compatibility can vary considerably depending on the game and GPU. The developer has told Ancient Gameplays that another major update is in the works, which should bring a substantial performance boost on Radeon GPUs.

For US PC builders and Radeon owners, the project represents an early, unofficial path to a feature Nvidia introduced for its own hardware. The source article was published by Tom's Hardware on September 28, 2026, in its Hardware desk.

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