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title: The Last of Us Part I — DLSS 5 | DLSS 5 Swapper
description: Enable DLSS 5 Neural Rendering in The Last of Us Part I with DLSS 5 Swapper v2.2.9. Naughty Dog port. Native DLSS route with VRAM-conscious presets. Free Windows app. RTX 20/30/40/50.
canonical: https://getdlss5.com/games/tlou-part-1-dlss5
updated: 2026-10-14
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# The Last of Us Part I — DLSS 5

Install route for The Last of Us Part I. Naughty Dog port. Native DLSS route with VRAM-conscious presets.

## Facts (2026-10-14)

- **Product:** DLSS 5 Swapper v2.2.9
- **Price:** Free
- **License:** MIT
- **Platform:** Windows 10/11 x64
- **Publisher:** Rakan Alkhaldi (community project)
- **Bundled DLSS:** 310.9.1 (SR / RR Preset F / FG)
- **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-14
- **Game:** The Last of Us Part I
- **Genre:** action
- **Library:** Steam

## How Swapper handles The Last of Us Part I

Naughty Dog port. Native DLSS route with VRAM-conscious presets.

The Last of Us Part I is a action title from Steam. Swapper scans for the installed copy, backs up stock DLLs, installs the chosen route, and lets you tune the neural pass from the F8 overlay.

Route index for this game: [every The Last of Us Part I route](/routes/game/tlou-part-1-dlss5).

## Install, tune, restore

Install the route, launch borderless, open F8 to set Style, Intensity, Structure and Skin, then keep the backup. Restore originals returns the folder byte-for-byte.

Online and anti-cheat modes stay stock. Compatibility is per build, not per franchise.

## FAQ

### Does The Last of Us Part I need native DLSS for Swapper?

No. Native builds upgrade in place; otherwise the DLSS5-Feeder route supplies depth and motion vectors. Naughty Dog port. Native DLSS route with VRAM-conscious presets.

### Is The Last of Us Part I safe to mod?

Single-player only. If The Last of Us Part I has online or anti-cheat modes, restore originals before launching them.

### What is DLSS 5 Swapper?

A free MIT-licensed Windows app that installs, tunes and restores NVIDIA DLSS 5 Neural Rendering across native DLSS games, non-DLSS games via DLSS5-Feeder, and supported emulators.

### Which GPUs work?

RTX 20, 30, 40 and 50 Series for the ReShade/Feeder routes. The bundled OptiScaler neural model is Blackwell-only; older cards need a supplied modded nvngx_dlssnr.dll.

### Do games need native DLSS?

No. Native titles upgrade in place; games without DLSS use the DLSS5-Feeder 1.17.0 + ReShade 6.8.0 route on DX9/11/12, Vulkan and OpenGL.

## Related

- [Every The Last of Us Part I DLSS 5 route](https://getdlss5.com/routes/game/tlou-part-1-dlss5)
- [The Last of Us Part I DLSS 5 Swapper install](https://getdlss5.com/routes/tlou-part-1-dlss-5-swapper)
- [The Last of Us Part I OptiScaler setup](https://getdlss5.com/routes/tlou-part-1-optiscaler)
- [The Last of Us Part I DLSS5-Feeder + ReShade](https://getdlss5.com/routes/tlou-part-1-dlss5-feeder)
- [The Last of Us Part I RenoDX route](https://getdlss5.com/routes/tlou-part-1-renodx)
- [Every game route: native DLSS, Feeder and emulators](https://getdlss5.com/games)
- [The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — DLSS 5](https://getdlss5.com/games/witcher-3-dlss5)
- [Cyberpunk 2077 — DLSS 5](https://getdlss5.com/games/cyberpunk-2077-dlss5)
- [Elden Ring — DLSS 5](https://getdlss5.com/games/elden-ring-dlss5)
- [Starfield — DLSS 5](https://getdlss5.com/games/starfield-dlss5)

## Download

Free Windows app: [Download DLSS 5 Swapper v2.2.9](https://getdlss5.com/download)

Markdown mirror: https://getdlss5.com/games/tlou-part-1-dlss5.md