NVIDIA's New AI-Driven 'DLSS 5' Graphics Technology Gets Roasted With 'DLSS 5 On vs. Off' Memes

DLSS 5 Off / DLSS 5 On is a series of memes inspired by the announcement of DLSS 5 by NVIDIA, a "real-time neural rendering model" that uses generative artificial intelligence to enhance the lighting and graphics in video games. DLSS 5 was announced at the NVIDA GTC event in March 2026 and inspired memes where users post two screenshots from a video game side-by-side, one natural and one edited or sloppily AI-enhanced, to make fun of the way that DLSS 5 makes games look. The meme satirizes fears that AI-powered rendering and upscaling technologies will make games look artificial, overly processed, or similar to AI-generated imagery. The format is similar to the "RTX On vs. RTX Off" meme.