SMRTR TechFeb 18, 2026TechSpot

Extreme upscaling: What happens when DLSS turns 38x22 pixels into 4K?

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YouTuber 2kiliksphilip pushed Nvidia's DLSS technology to extreme limits by upscaling tiny 38x22 pixel images to full 4K resolution, demonstrating how the AI uses motion data from previous frames to reconstruct detailed images from almost nothing. The experiment revealed significant improvements in DLSS 4.5 compared to older versions and showed games become barely usable around 764x430 resolution upscaled to 4K.

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