Not sure about this new DLSS 5 technology
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DLSS 5 Off (left panel), DLSS 5 On (right panel)
Overview
This is a two-panel side-by-side comparison meme that jokes about NVIDIA's DLSS 5 AI upscaling technology for PC gaming. The left panel, labeled 'DLSS 5 Off', shows a normal, sharp and clear portrait of a blonde woman with a neutral skeptical expression. The right panel, labeled 'DLSS 5 On', shows a badly proportioned, distorted face of another blonde woman speaking into a microphone. The joke plays on common user complaints about aggressive AI upscaling: while DLSS is meant to boost gaming performance by upscaling lower-resolution images, overly aggressive upscaling settings often produce weird, unnatural distortions, especially on human faces.
Origin notes
This meme originates from Reddit, with the original posted title being 'Not sure about this new technology....'. It is a user-created gaming/technology meme that satirizes common issues with AI upscaling features like NVIDIA's DLSS, specifically mocking the distorted outputs that can occur with newer, more aggressive upscaling versions.