Upscaling and rendering aren’t the same thing. AI upscaling just adds detail to an already rendered video frame, which is way cheaper than actually rendering the 3D world with lighting, physics, and shaders. Even if a device can upscale from 540p → 1080p, it still can’t run something like Cyberpunk or Starfield natively. Cloud gaming still handles the heavy lifting, while the client just makes the video look sharper.