Sony has just released The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered on PC. As such, I’ve decided to run the game at 8K with Max Settings and DLSS on the NVIDIA RTX 5090, and capture some gameplay footage from it.
In order to capture this video, I used an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, 32GB of DDR5 at 6000Mhz, and NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5090. I also used Windows 10 64-bit and the GeForce 572.83 driver.
The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered does not support DLSS 4 Multi-Frame Gen. However, there is support for the Transformer Model of DLSS 4 Super Resolution. What this means is that you can force it via the NVIDIA App to get a better image. However, you can’t use MFG X3 or X4.
To get playable framerates at 8K, I used DLSS 3 Performance Mode and Frame Gen. As I said, I also used the Very High/Max Settings.
The intro sequence ran with a minimum of 70FPS on the NVIDIA RTX 5090 at that resolution. And, input-wise, it was perfectly playable. I did not experience any major latency issues which was a nice surprise.
Now the big issue with TLOU Part 2 Remastered at 8K is its instability. Right now, the game is not stable at that resolution, even when using DLSS. The game could frequently crash. In fact, you can see the game crashing at the end of the video below.
Moreover, I noticed some visual glitches and issues at 8K. For instance, there are visual artifacts with DoF enabled. You can also notice some shimmering issues on the grass blades.
So, even though the game can run at 8K, I cannot recommend it to anyone. Even if you own an NVIDIA RTX 5090, it would make more sense to game at 4K and enjoy a higher framerate. And, since none of you game at 8K, this conclusion is as pointless as it can get. But hey, you still love me.
Our PC Performance Analysis for TLOU Part 2 Remastered will go live this weekend. In this article, we’ll test numerous AMD and NVIDIA GPUs at 1080p, 1440p and 4K. So, stay tuned for more!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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