Ray tracing Memes

Expectation vs. reality of ray tracing in its purest form! The top shows a gorgeous cyberpunk scene with RTX technology making light bounce realistically off every surface (costing you merely your entire graphics card budget). The bottom? Just some sad little arrows from Physics 101 showing how light actually travels through a lens. Graphics card companies selling RTX: "It's basically quantum computing!" Reality: Drawing straight lines with a ruler. My physics professor would be cackling while my wallet weeps in 3D-rendered tears.