NBA 2K27 DLSS 5 CONTEST - Official Rules

By entering this Contest, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER THIS CONTEST. THIS CONTEST IS VOID WHERE RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED BY LAW. OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CANADA (EXCLUDING THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC), COLOMBIA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, JAPAN, MEXICO, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PERU, POLAND, ROMANIA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THE NETHERLANDS, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (EXCLUDING PUERTO RICO AND ITS OTHER TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS).

  1. Sponsor

This Contest is sponsored by NVIDIA Corporation, on behalf of itself and its affiliates, with an address at 2788 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051, U.S.A. (hereinafter "NVIDIA" or "Sponsor").

  1. Eligibility

You must be a resident of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada (excluding the Province of Quebec), Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Poland, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, The Netherlands, Turkey, United Kingdom, The United States of America (excluding Puerto Rico and its other territories and possessions), and eighteen (18) years of age or older to be eligible to participate in this Contest. This Contest is open to individuals only. No team entries and no corporate or institutional entries are permitted in this Contest. Employees of Sponsor, its affiliates, and their respective contractors, service providers and professional advisors connected with this Contest, as well as members of their immediate families and/or households, are NOT eligible to enter.

  1. The Challenge

This Contest includes two separate entry categories: (a) the Content Entry Category; and (b) the Engagement Entry Category. Entries may be submitted through official NVIDIA GeForce channels on X, Instagram, Reddit or Discord, as specified in the applicable Contest prompt. Two (2) winners will be selected from each category.

Create and share NBA 2K27 DLSS 5 videos or screenshots.
To enter on X or Instagram, post your original NBA2K27 video clip or screenshot, tag @NVIDIAGeForce or other official GeForce social channels and include #RTXPoster or any other required phrase or hashtag specified in the applicable Contest prompt. For Reddit or Discord entries, follow the instructions provided in the applicable official prompt.

Entrants should:

  • Download and install the GeForce Game Ready Driver from the NVIDIA app or NVIDIA GeForce drivers website, where applicable.
  • Open NBA 2K27 on a GeForce RTX 50 Series PC or laptop or play through GeForce NOW Ultimate Membership where available.
  • Turn on "DLSS Neural Rendering" in the game settings, where applicable.
  • Capture and post video clips or screenshots featuring poster-worthy gameplay moments, including game-winners, celebrations, dunks, blocks, steals, matchups, dramatic plays, or other exciting NBA 2K27 moments with DLSS 5 enabled.

Engage with eligible GeForce Contest prompts.
To enter, respond to eligible GeForce Contest prompts on official GeForce social channels. Tag @NVIDIAGeForce and include #RTXPoster or any other required phrase or hashtag when requested in the applicable prompt. For Reddit or Discord entries, follow the instructions provided in the applicable official prompt.

Entrants should:

  • Follow GeForce social channels on X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, and/or Discord for key prompts and instructions.
  • Comment on, reply, vote on, share, or otherwise respond to eligible GeForce Contest posts with their best answer to the applicable prompt.
  • Responses may include dream matchups, memorable moments, favorite player, or creator posters, votes on top NBA2K27 moments, or other prompt-related responses celebrating NBA 2K27, basketball fandom, culture, and DLSS 5.

Post prompts may vary. Entries must comply with all instructions provided in the applicable Contest post or official prompt as well as these Terms and Conditions. Only entries submitted during the Contest Period through eligible official prompts will be considered.

LIMITS: Each entrant may submit no more than one (1) Content Entry and one (1) Engagement Entry per eligible Contest prompt. Each entrant may win only one (1) prize. Entries submitted through multiple accounts, generated or submitted through automated means, or consisting of duplicate or substantially similar content will be void. Any person found to have used multiple accounts to enter may be disqualified.

JUDGING

There will be a total of four (4) winners, consisting of two (2) winners from the Content Entry Category and two (2) winners from the Engagement Entry Category. Eligible entries in each category will be judged by a panel of NVIDIA judges based on the following criteria:

  • Quality, creativity, and excitement of the submitted NBA 2K27 DLSS 5 video clip or screenshot;
  • Strength of the gameplay moment, including game-winners, celebrations, dunks, blocks, steals, matchups, dramatic plays, or other poster-worthy moments with DLSS 5 enabled.
  • Originality and relevance to the applicable Contest prompt;
  • For engagement-based entries, thoughtfulness, creativity, and relevance of the response, including how well the response celebrates NBA 2K27, basketball fandom, culture, DLSS 5, and the applicable GeForce prompts.

In the event of a tie, the entry receiving the higher creativity score will prevail. If a tie remains, the NVIDIA judging panel will compare the tied entries based on overall originality.

NVIDIA judges will have the sole authority and discretion to select winners, and all decisions of NVIDIA judges will be final. By entering this Contest, entrants agree to be bound by the decisions of NVIDIA judges.

The winners of the prizes will be announced on the GeForce Contest Winners page on or around January 31, 2027.

  1. Prizes; Odds of Winning

The prizes of this Contest are as follows:

  • Four (4) GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition GPU with Custom Wrap (ARV GeForce RTX 5090 $1999 + Custom Wrap $600) $2,599 USD each; total ARV of up to $10,396 USD)

The prizes are not assignable or transferable. Brand and model of prizes are subject to change by NVIDIA at any time for any reason and substitutions will be of equal or greater value. NVIDIA is not responsible or liable for the distribution of any prizes once they are shipped to the winner. Each entrant's likelihood of winning depends on the quality of the entrant's submission when evaluated under the judging criteria stated in Section 3. NVIDIA will arrange shipment of each prize to the applicable winner, subject to any applicable legal, trade compliance and carrier restrictions. Risk of loss will transfer to the winner upon confirmed delivery.

  1. Entry Period

The entry period for this Contest begins at 6 AM Pacific Standard Time on September 10, 2026 and ends 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time on December 31, 2026 (hereinafter the “Entry Period”).  Following the entry period, an NVIDIA judge will select and announce the winners of the contest on or around January 31, 2027.

  1. Winner Announcement; Claiming and Awarding of Prize

The potential winners will be selected on or about January 31, 2027. The potential winners will be notified by NVIDIA via email or direct message. To claim the prize, the winner must do the following within 7 days from the date of NVIDIA's notification:

  1. confirm receipt of the notice by email/direct message (which confirmation must be sent from the same email address/account to which the notice was sent); and 
  2. complete, sign and return a winner release form (as provided by NVIDIA along with its email notice) and such other requisite documentation (if any) listed in NVIDIA's email notice 

After each potential winner's eligibility has been verified and the required winner documents have been received and accepted, that person will be confirmed as a winner. Confirmed winners may then be announced on the GeForce Contest Winners page.

Award and shipment of each prize are subject to applicable export controls, sanctions, customs requirements and other laws. A potential winner will be disqualified if Sponsor cannot lawfully award or deliver the prize to that person. Sponsor may require information reasonably necessary to complete trade compliance screening and prize fulfillment.

Within 21 days following its receipt of the Required Winner Documents from the winner, NVIDIA will ship the prize via FedEx or similar courier service, at NVIDIA's expense, to the winner's mailing address specified in his/her winning entry. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if NVIDIA determines that the Required Winner Documents as returned by the winner are incomplete, erroneous, or otherwise not in order, NVIDIA may require the winner to provide complete or replacement documentation prior to shipment of prize.

IMPORTANT NOTE TO ALL ENTRANTS: If a winner cannot be contacted or fails to claim the prize or to return the Required Winner Documents within the specified time period, or if the prize is returned as undeliverable, or if a winner fails to comply with any of the provisions of these Official Rules, such winner will be considered to have forfeited the prize. In such case, the prize will be awarded to the individual who submitted the next best entry as previously determined by NVIDIA.

  1. Privacy

By entering this promotion you expressly consent to NVIDIA's collection, processing and use of your personal information that you provide in connection with this promotion (including, but not limited to, disclosure of your name and state of residence on a winners list and making such list available to the public) and under the terms of NVIDIA's privacy policy, which can be accessed at https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/about-nvidia/privacy-policy/.

  1. Taxes

The winner of this Contest is solely responsible for any and all applicable taxes and government charges that result from his/her receipt and/or use of the prize. Sponsor reserves the right to withhold and deduct such taxes and charges from the prize if and to the extent required by law. 

  1. AGREEMENTS by Entrant

    1. By entering this Contest, each entrant agrees and acknowledges that Sponsor and Sponsor Related Parties shall not be responsible or liable for: (i) any late, lost, stolen, forged, mutilated, corrupted, incomplete, illegible or misdirected entries; (ii) any errors, omissions, misinformation, or misidentification in an entry; (iii) any dispute or claim arising from an entrant's participation in this Contest or his/her entry, or his/her receipt, ownership or use of the prize; (iv) any computer hardware, software, Internet, network, cable, phone, or other communication or technical errors, failures, malfunctions, interruptions, or delays; or (v) any damage to an entrant's or any other person's computer hardware, software or data that results from participation in this Contest or accessing, downloading or using any tools, files, data, software, or other articles or materials in connection with this Contest. 
    2. By entering this Contest, each entrant agrees and consents to Sponsor's collection, use and retention of his/her personal information for all purposes related to this Contest (including, without limitation, processing and administering entries, sharing an entrant's personal information with Sponsor Related Parties as necessary to conduct and operate this Contest, communicating with and awarding the prize to the winner, making public announcements about the winner, and advertising, promoting and publicizing this Contest).
    3. Each entrant represents and warrants that: (a) the entrant created the entry; (b) the entry does not contain material that infringes or violates any third party's copyright, trademark, publicity, privacy or other rights; (c) the entrant has obtained all permissions necessary to submit the entry and grant the rights described in these Official Rules; and (d) the entry complies with the applicable platform's terms and policies.
    4. Each entrant grants Sponsor and its affiliates, agencies and service providers a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce, display, publish, repost, distribute, adapt and otherwise use the entry, together with the entrant's applicable username, for administering, judging, advertising and promoting the Contest and announcing and publicizing its winners, in any media, for one (1) year following the end of the Entry Period.
    5. ANY ENTRY THAT IS IN BREACH OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OR IS OTHERWISE IN VIOLATION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES, WILL BE DEEMED VOID AND AUTOMATICALLY BE DISQUALIFIED FROM THIS CONTEST. 
  1. Reservation of Rights by SPONSOR

Sponsor reserves the right, to the extent permitted by applicable law, to terminate, cancel, modify or suspend this Contest, in whole or in part, if fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor's reasonable control impairs the integrity of this Contest as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. If this Contest or any web site associated therewith (or any portion thereof) becomes corrupted or otherwise does not permit entry, or if infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, actions by entrants, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes, in Sponsor's sole opinion, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper operation of this Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion and to the extent permitted by applicable law, to disqualify any individual implicated in such action, and/or to cancel, terminate, cancel, modify or suspend this Contest, in whole or in part. Any attempt by an entrant or any other individual to deliberately damage any online service or web site or undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and/or other remedies from any such person to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. In addition, Sponsor reserves the right to take down and remove any entry that becomes subject to a third-party claim for copyright infringement or for violation of any other right.

This Contest is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with X, Instagram, Meta, Reddit or Discord. By entering, each entrant releases those platforms from claims arising out of or related to the Contest. Entrants must comply with the terms, policies and community guidelines of the platform used to submit an entry.

  1. Governing Law; Jurisdiction

These Official Rules are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, U.S.A., without giving effect to its conflicts of law rules. Each entrant hereby submits himself or herself to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Santa Clara, California, U.S.A.

  1. Contest Information

The Sponsor of this promotion is NVIDIA. The winners will be posted at https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/contests/winners/