The ‘fake frames’ era: Why DLSS 4.5 is just a crutch for unoptimized AAA games

As a gamer, I always built my computers with one goal in mind: a smooth gaming experience. Two decades ago, that meant something entirely different than it does now, and for the most part, many of us were happy to run the latest games at 1024×768, if not less. These days, with ever-growing hardware demands and games that aren’t optimized too well, we’re dealing with a whole host of different issues.