The 1000Hz Illusion: NVIDIA Unveils G-SYNC Pulsar and DLSS 4.5 at CES 2026

NVIDIA’s CES 2026 pre-show unveiled G-SYNC Pulsar for esports monitors (combining Variable Overdrive with VRR backlight strobing and Rolling Scan), DLSS 4.5 with a second‑generation super resolution transformer and RTX 50–exclusive dynamic multi‑frame generation, and real game integrations of its ACE AI assistant (e.g., in Total War: PHARAOH). Additional updates include RTX Remix logic scripting, creator enhancements (ComfyUI NVFP4/FP8 quantization, LTX‑2 video generation with 4K and RTX Video, Nexa Hyperlink for video search), and GeForce NOW upgrades to RTX 5080‑class performance supporting up to 5K120 or 1080p360, plus new Linux and Fire TV clients; initial 27-inch 1440p 360Hz monitors start at $599 from Acer, AOC, ASUS, and MSI.