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Nyan Cat RTX On vs Off Comparison

This is a two-panel side-by-side humorous comparison meme playing on the common Nvidia RTX graphics feature marketing trope. The left panel is labeled 'Off' under the Nvidia GeForce RTX logo, displaying the classic 8-bit pixelated version of the viral Nyan Cat meme: a grey pixel cat with a pop-tart body flying through a dark blue pixel space background dotted with white star shapes, trailing a blocky rainbow behind it. The right panel is labeled 'On' under the same Nvidia RTX logo, showing a real photograph of a tabby cat lying on a grey wood-textured floor, with a realistic, glowing rainbow light effect appearing to come from under its torso, mimicking Nyan Cat's rainbow trail as a hyper-realistic version of the character that you would see when RTX graphics are enabled, exaggerating the visual quality upgrade from RTX features for comedic effect.
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Overview

This is a two-panel side-by-side humorous comparison meme playing on the common Nvidia RTX graphics feature marketing trope. The left panel is labeled 'Off' under the Nvidia GeForce RTX logo, displaying the classic 8-bit pixelated version of the viral Nyan Cat meme: a grey pixel cat with a pop-tart body flying through a dark blue pixel space background dotted with white star shapes, trailing a blocky rainbow behind it. The right panel is labeled 'On' under the same Nvidia RTX logo, showing a real photograph of a tabby cat lying on a grey wood-textured floor, with a realistic, glowing rainbow light effect appearing to come from under its torso, mimicking Nyan Cat's rainbow trail as a hyper-realistic version of the character that you would see when RTX graphics are enabled, exaggerating the visual quality upgrade from RTX features for comedic effect.

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Per the provided source information, this meme originates from Reddit meme communities, with the original title 'Nyan cat rtx on and off'. It is a derivative remix work that combines three existing elements: the iconic 2011 viral Nyan Cat internet meme, the widely used 'RTX on/off' side-by-side comparison meme format that jokes about the drastic visual improvement from Nvidia's RTX ray tracing graphics technology, and a real photograph of a cat with a digital rainbow effect added to it to make the joke land.

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