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DLSS 5 On Patrick Star Comparison Meme

This is an example of the viral DLSS 5 On side-by-side comparison meme, showing the original 2D cartoon Patrick Star from *SpongeBob SquarePants* on the left panel labeled "RTX OFF", and an uncanny hyper-realistic AI-altered version of Patrick on the right panel labeled "RTX ON" following the DLSS 5 On meme convention. Above the comparison is an original tweet comment that reads "lmaooo this is so ass", satirizing how generative AI graphics enhancement like Nvidia's DLSS 5 often over-alters original content into unsettling, uncanny hyper-polished "AI slop" that destroys the original simple cartoon aesthetic.
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@JunshiFangs Twitter/X

lmaooo this is so ass

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RTX OFF, RTX ON

Overview

This is an example of the viral DLSS 5 On side-by-side comparison meme, showing the original 2D cartoon Patrick Star from SpongeBob SquarePants on the left panel labeled "RTX OFF", and an uncanny hyper-realistic AI-altered version of Patrick on the right panel labeled "RTX ON" following the DLSS 5 On meme convention. Above the comparison is an original tweet comment that reads "lmaooo this is so ass", satirizing how generative AI graphics enhancement like Nvidia's DLSS 5 often over-alters original content into unsettling, uncanny hyper-polished "AI slop" that destroys the original simple cartoon aesthetic.

Origin notes

This meme is part of the DLSS 5 On meme trend that went viral on March 16–17, 2026, following Nvidia's GTC 2026 announcement of DLSS 5, a generative AI graphics enhancement technology. The trend satirizes DLSS 5's tendency to drastically alter original content instead of just enhancing it, producing uncanny, unnatural results. This specific example is a Twitter/X post by user @JunshiFangs applying the trend format to Patrick Star from SpongeBob SquarePants, one of the many viral examples of the meme format that satirized AI overreach in creative graphics work.

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