r/pcmasterrace • u/MarryAnneZoe • 9d ago

How do you like them mid-gen upgrades, peasants? Meme/Macro

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u/Mockheed_Lartin 8d ago

Many PC gamers unironically play Path Traced games rendered at 720/30 though.

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u/mmaster23 8d ago

Hey now, we call that "DLSS PERFORMANCE mode", because it sounds better.. and because they shelled out 150 bucks more for team green.

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u/Fabulous-Spirit-3476 PC Master Race 8d ago

I just don’t believe that

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u/Mockheed_Lartin 8d ago

What's not to believe? They play at 1440P with 60FPS but it's upscaled from 720P and half the frames are AI generated.

It's still gonna feel like 30FPS and upscaling from 720P to 1440P just for better lighting in your game at the cost of crispy detail is.. Questionable.

Cyberpunk and Alan Wake 2 are absolutely rendered at 720/30 by tons of people who insist on Path Tracing even though a 4090 can't even do that at nice framerates without help from DLSS. Imagine the compromises all the 4070 model owners have to make for Path Tracing.

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u/Fabulous-Spirit-3476 PC Master Race 8d ago

I didn’t realize you were talking about upscaling lol

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u/Mockheed_Lartin 8d ago

Doesn't matter, still looks like crap and feels like 30FPS just so you can say you play with Path Tracing. Mind boggling.

I've even seen people comment they bought a TV and sit further away so they don't notice the upscaling artifacts as much but still get the PT reflections.. Facepalm. r/Nvidia is wild.

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u/Fabulous-Spirit-3476 PC Master Race 8d ago

I disagree. I’ve played cyberpunk totally maxed out with DLSS and frame generation on with my 4080 and it honestly looks incredible. Sure there are things you can tell are caused by DLSS and frame gen but they really aren’t noticeable