# DLSS 5 Off / DLSS 5 On

> Nvidia's DLSS 5 reveal set off 'off/on' parodies that AP covered two days later.

- Owner: null
- Kind: Meme & format
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2026-03-16
- Peak proxy date: 2026-03-18
- Date basis: Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 35 (Niche, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Remixable template, Newsjacking, Platform jump, Controversy, Press loop

## Summary

Nvidia unveiled DLSS 5 on March 16, 2026. The same day, a r/pcmasterrace post compared an off and on version of the Wise Mystical Tree meme, and the format spread to X and Bluesky, including game brands. PC Gamer and AP covered the memes by March 18.

## Timeline

- 2026-03-16 — NVIDIA (Open web) — Nvidia unveiled DLSS 5 and said it would arrive in the fall.
- 2026-03-16 — u/Stiv_Almasnik (Reddit) — u/Stiv_Almasnik posted "DLSS 5 be like:" to r/pcmasterrace, using the Wise Mystical Tree meme as the subject.
- 2026-03-16 — Neal Agarwal (X) — Developer Neal Agarwal reimagined The Password Game in the DLSS 5 format.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/dlss-5-off-on-memes

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “DLSS 5 Off / DLSS 5 On.” Case HIS-01143. Spread Score v1.2: 35/100. Updated 2026-10-15. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01143