How to fix blurry DLSS in Apex on Gigabyte RTX 5060 AERO?
When sniping at long range, enemy outlines were just a blurry mess, which is a huge disadvantage at 2K resolution. The Gigabyte RTX 5060 AERO OC clocks steady at 2500 MHz, but the DLSS algorithm was over-smoothing the high-frequency details, leaving a weird 'painted' look on the edges. I tried switching to Performance mode, but while I gained 10 FPS, the blur got even worse, which made me realize I had to go the other way. I opened the NVIDIA Control Panel, bumped the Image Sharpening from 0.3 to 0.65, and locked the in-game render scale to 100%. Comparing screenshots in RivaTuner, the edge clarity is night and day now. I actually pushed sharpening to 1.0 at first, but it created hideous white halos around objects, so I backed it off to 0.62 for the sweet spot. GPU temps are 58℃ - 64℃ with fans at 1400-1600 RPM. Everything looks crisp now, though the GPU is running a bit warmer.
