DLSS 5 comes to War Thunder in Eagle’s Shadow major update as the second supported game this month

While it was busy launching DLSS 5 support for Hogwarts Legacy last week, Nvidia told us of a trio of games gaining official support for Neural Rendering this month. War Thunder was next in line and was slated for a rather generic “mid-November” release. Well, now we know exactly when DLSS 5 unlocks in the popular vehicular combat simulator – and that’s today, November 12.

Joining NBA 2K27 and Hogwarts Legacy, DLSS 5 is now available in War Thunder, joining existing Nvidia features such as DLSS 4.5 Multi Frame Generation, Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction, and more. DLSS 5 brings 3D-Guided Neural Rendering into the mix, powered by the latest Nvidia model, which, as of October 2026, offers double the performance since launch, and it’s up to 10x faster versus its initial March 2026 reveal.

War Thunder gets DLSS 5 in new Eagle’s Shadow update

War Thunder’s Eagle’s Shadow major update has gone live, adding DLSS 5 with 3D-Guided Neural Rendering, dozens of new planes, ships, and tanks, along with cluster bombs for planes and visual effect enhancements, increasing the realism and dynamism of battle. DLSS 5 in War Thunder is powered by NVIDIA’s October 2026 Neural Rendering model, which is 2X faster than the previous version and available for GeForce RTX 50 Series and RTX Spark systems.

With DLSS 5, Gaijin Entertainment was able to achieve even higher visual realism with improved highlights, refined shadows, and a new level of microcontrast that hadn’t been possible previously. The result is a more natural, lifelike image, with finer detail and a stronger sense of realism.

Source: Nvidia PR

Ignoring unofficial mods, which games have DLSS 5 support so far?

• NBA 2K27: September 3
• Hogwarts Legacy: November 5
• War Thunder: November 12
• Where Winds Meet: November 23rd (North America) / November 24th (globally)

You can read more about the DLSS 5 launch for War Thunder in Nvidia’s official blog post. If you’re looking for an even deeper dive, an interview with the developers & publishers, Gaijin Entertainment, was published last week to give fans a closer look into how DLSS 5 is implemented within the game. Alongside DLSS 5 support, the Eagle’s Shadow update comes with over 30 new vehicles, graphics & rendering improvements, and much more. The full patch notes are available on the War Thunder website.

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