--- title: DLSS closed the gap to native resolution so well that... description: Native resolution gaming is no longer the gold standard it once was. DLSS and FSR upscaling technologies have matured to the point where over 40% of... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/dlss-closed-the-gap-to-native-resolution-so-well-that-native-gamers-became-the-outliers-k1sjmsndc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: DLSS closed the gap to native resolution so well that native gamers became the outliers | daily.dev og:description: Native resolution gaming is no longer the gold standard it once was. DLSS and FSR upscaling technologies have matured to the point where over 40% of... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/dlss-closed-the-gap-to-native-resolution-so-well-that-native-gamers-became-the-outliers-k1sjmsndc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/K1sJMSNdC.png og:image:alt: DLSS closed the gap to native resolution so well that native gamers became the outliers og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # DLSS closed the gap to native resolution so well that native gamers became the outliers **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Native resolution gaming is no longer the gold standard it once was. DLSS and FSR upscaling technologies have matured to the point where over 40% of participants in a blind test preferred DLSS 4.5 over native renders. With 80% of RTX GPU users reportedly using DLSS, upscaling has shifted from an optional toggle to a design assumption baked into modern game development. Meanwhile, GPU generational gains are consistently offset by rising visual demands like ray tracing and path tracing, keeping true native 4K gaming perpetually out of reach. The author argues that native resolution gamers are now the outliers, clinging to a standard the industry has effectively abandoned. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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