NVIDIA App DLSS Override: What It Does and How to Use It

If you own a GeForce RTX card, the NVIDIA app has a setting called DLSS Override that can change how a game uses DLSS without waiting for the developer to patch it. It sounds like a free upgrade, and in the right game it can be one. But it only works in some games, and it is not a magic switch. This guide explains what it does, where to find it and how to try it safely.

## What DLSS Override does NVIDIA's app page says the app can update hundreds of games to newer DLSS features, including Multi Frame Generation and newer AI models for Super Resolution, Frame Generation and Ray Reconstruction. The page describes DLSS Override as the part that updates games to DLSS 4 features and models. If you want to understand those terms first, read our guide on DLSS, FSR and XeSS upscaling and the one on frame generation and input latency.

## What the options are NVIDIA's own post on global overrides lists the options as they were described in August 2025:

• DLSS Multi Frame Generation Override: for GeForce RTX 50 Series cards, when Frame Generation is turned on in the game, in titles without native support.
• DLSS Frame Generation Model Upgrade: for RTX 50 and RTX 40 Series cards, when Frame Generation is turned on in the game.
• DLSS Transformer Model Upgrade: for Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction and DLAA on all GeForce RTX cards, when those features are turned on in the game.
• DLAA and Ultra Performance modes: sets the internal render resolution for Super Resolution, or a custom input resolution.

The key point is the wording "when it is turned on in the game." The override changes how a feature works. It does not turn the feature on for you.

## Where to find it In the NVIDIA app, open the Graphics section. Global overrides are under Global Settings, and you can still make changes for one game under Program Settings, then Driver Settings. NVIDIA says the global setting covers compatible games, including games detected later. NVIDIA also says the Alt+Z overlay shows whether an override is active, under Statistics and the DLSS view.

## Which games are supported Guru3D reports that version 11.0.9.585, released on 6 November 2026, added DLSS Override support for 19 more games. It names eight of them: PUBG: Battlegrounds, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Dragon's Dogma 2, Enlisted, 007 First Light, Control Resonant, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve and Gears of War: E-Day. Guru3D says that not every game offers every control, and that the options depend on the title and your graphics card. It also says this release is not a new driver, adds no new DLSS model and comes with no performance numbers.

## How to try it safely 1. Update the app and your graphics driver first. Our guide on updating graphics drivers safely shows how. 2. Turn on DLSS in the game's own menu. The override works on top of that. 3. Change one option at a time in the NVIDIA app. 4. Play for a few minutes and watch for flicker, ghosting or crashes. 5. If something looks worse, switch the override back to the default for that game.

## When to leave it off Before you use it in an online game, check the game's own support page, because the sources we read say nothing about how any specific anti-cheat system treats it. Leave it off if the game already looks and runs well. For more settings that cost the most frames, see graphics settings that cost the most.