Preview: AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution

Thanks a lot bro!

 

i do have terminator resistance,but i'll pass
i don't think this is for 1440p users

tbh amd did release a fsr driver,so I think you do need one

 

It seems to me all modes are worth using compared to running the game at a lower resolution without FSR.

Also, has anyone looked into the API of FSR yet? What does it require? Since it's "edge based", if the only thing it needs is depth buffer access, then it might be possible to port this to ReShade (it can access the depth buffer in many games) and thus make it work with old games?

 

I dunno, Hardware Unboxed did show some performance numbers starting at about the 18 min mark

 

Is there some reason why people can't lower settings or run at a resolution their GPU can handle? This and DLSS certainly don't look any better.

 

yeah but quality ? same ?

 

I think it looks to be this way.

4k Ultra quality and quality are ok.
1440p ultra quality is ok.
1080p you should avoid unless you have a very old gpu you can't upgrade or are using a laptop iGPU.

Looking at the reviews (HU, LTT, GN, ...) it looks like it's better than standard GPU upscaling + sharpening (and DLSR 1.0) which is what FSR had to achieve to be relevant.

 

Isn't this like the whole point of it? Run the game at a lower resolution but make it look like it runs at a higher res.

 

yes

 

I believe that's the goal but both look bad so I don't see the point, especially if it has to be supported by games.

 

Well, if it looks better than without, then it's worth it.

 

It will never be able to do the same job as DLSS, read the article and you understand why that is so.

 

Point is to add something that looks better than using a lower resolution or reduce Super Sampling to render below native resolution.
There are other ways to do that but those are not as simple for end users.

 

We can't compare FSR to DLSS, the Nvidia tech uses AI and special cores designed for that job.
Speaking of FSR anyone manage to inject that shader into ReShade?

 

I don't think you can port it into ReShade as it's done on the current frame BEFORE any post processing is done and the UI is rendered. So FSR only applies to the actual games graphics and doesn't mess with any stuff added after such as the HUD. Whereas I am sure ReShade can effect the HUD elements of a game.

This is why FSR requires per game support/implementation otherwise it would just be a toggle on/off button in the drivers.

 

Couldn't nVidia just do this as well, so they'd have DLSS and FSR running at the same time? Even though the image quality might be worse i think nVidia doesn't need to do this but it could if it wanted to, no?

 

Really impressed considering its only a spatial upscaler with no AI or "dedicated" hardware needed. DLSS1.0 was also AI driven spatial upscaler, and FSR 1.0 is clearly better than DLSS1.0
Hardware unboxed tested lower resolution + CAS, and FSR clearly beats that too. So FSR could be a really good alternative to bilinear scaling.

As to why FSR needs in engine support because it needs to run after anti-aliasing pass and before post-process stuffs and UI, but in theory it might be possible to use FSR edge smoothing algorithm + using depth based sharpening which would leave object edges as it is, using reshade. Source code for FSR should be out next month, it will be interesting to see how it actually works on code level.

 

There's no point - DLSS (for cards that support it) is an inherently superior solution - plus, DLSS replaces anti-aliasing whereas FSR does not.

Applying FSR to a DLSS-processed image wouldn't improve on what DLSS is doing and applying DLSS to FSR likewise.

Still, I can see a scenario where a game has separate FSR and DLSS support and the user is free to choose what works best for them (hardware permitting).

 

Open source, on both new consoles + old hardware. A lot of people with new consoles also have 4K TVs. Most new console games will be also on PC due to Game pass and Sony trying to catch up. This will be supported in a lot of new games very fast. Everybody will benefit so much from this. In a year or two we will see version 2.0 and it may well become an industry standart by then.