Back at CES 2026, it was revealed that 007 First Light would support NVIDIA DLSS 4, bringing the latest generation of AI-powered upscaling technology to IO Interactive’s upcoming Bond game.
Now, during GDC 2026, NVIDIA, one of the brand partners behind 007 First Light, confirmed an important update: the game will also support DLSS 4.5 at launch.
Alongside the announcement, NVIDIA and IO Interactive released a new RTX showcase trailer (see above), highlighting the game’s advanced graphics features — most notably path tracing, which dramatically improves global illumination, reflections, and overall lighting realism.
The short trailer also includes a few additional shots from the game. We can see more of the mission set inside the Grand Carpathian Hotel, moments from the Webb Industries gala in London, and action unfolding across the rooftops of London. There are also brief shots from Aleph, revealing more of the ship graveyard setting.
One particularly intriguing moment shows a Webb Industries surveillance room, filled with screens displaying security camera feeds. Curiously, the monitored rooms appear empty — raising the question of where the gala’s guests and staff have gone.
DLSS 4 vs DLSS 4.5 – What’s the Difference?
When DLSS 4 debuted at CES 2025, it introduced a major technological shift. The system moved from earlier convolutional neural networks to a transformer-based AI model for DLSS Super Resolution. It also introduced 4× Multi Frame Generation, allowing the GPU to generate additional AI frames between traditionally rendered frames to significantly boost performance.
With DLSS 4.5, NVIDIA takes the next step by introducing a second-generation transformer model for DLSS Super Resolution, trained on a much larger and higher-fidelity dataset. According to NVIDIA, the new model uses five times the compute power of the original transformer model, enabling improved lighting reconstruction, sharper edges, and better motion clarity.
In practice, this results in reduced ghosting, improved temporal stability, and cleaner anti-aliasing, particularly in fast-moving scenes.
DLSS 4.5 also introduces Dynamic Multi Frame Generation and a new 6× Multi Frame Generation mode. Instead of generating a fixed number of frames, the system can dynamically adjust how many AI frames are created based on the current workload and the refresh rate of the display.
At its maximum setting, DLSS 4.5 can generate up to five additional frames for every traditionally rendered frame, enabling extremely high frame rates — even in demanding path-traced games.
A Natural Fit for Path Tracing
The new RTX trailer released by NVIDIA and IO Interactive highlights exactly where these technologies shine. The footage showcases 007 First Light running with path tracing, an advanced rendering technique that simulates realistic light transport and produces more accurate reflections, shadows, and global illumination.
While traditional ray tracing typically calculates only specific lighting effects — such as reflections, shadows, or ambient occlusion — path tracing simulates the full path of light as it bounces through a scene. Light interacts naturally with surfaces, creating more realistic color bleeding, indirect lighting, and reflections. The result is a far more physically accurate image, but also a significantly heavier workload for the GPU.
Path tracing is notoriously demanding, which is where technologies like DLSS 4.5 and Multi Frame Generation come into play. By generating additional frames using AI and reconstructing high-quality images from fewer rendered pixels, these systems help make cutting-edge graphics practical at high frame rates — particularly on the latest GeForce RTX GPUs.
With support for DLSS 4.5, path tracing, and the latest RTX features, 007 First Light is shaping up to become one of the most technically ambitious Bond games yet.
Sources:
YouTube.com – 007 First Light – Nvidia Path Tracing Reveal
NVIDIA.com – NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Delivers Major Upgrade With 2nd Gen Transformer Model For Super Resolution & 6X Dynamic Multi Frame Generation
