RTX 5080 Owner Claims DLSS 5 Killed His GPU, But Did It Really?

A Reddit user reported that an MSI GeForce RTX 5080 16G Ventus 3X failed after injecting an unofficial DLSS 5 mod into GTA V. The system experienced uncontrollable screen flashing before refusing to boot. Testing with Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 integrated graphics confirmed the GPU failure. A replacement card functioned normally. Separately, leaker Kopite7Kimi claims that the next-generation Nvidia graphics cards, specifically the RTX 6080, have been delayed until 2028. NVIDIA has not released DLSS 5 for GTA V.