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In case you haven\u2019t noticed, chipmakers are in the middle of an upscaling revolution<\/a>. AMD, Intel, and Nvidia are all out to prove that algorithms can trump native rendering performance. Why spend precious GPU cycles on native 4K when you can actually get a sharper, more detailed image by upscaling smaller pictures instead? <\/p>\n
It\u2019s an argument that\u2019s never quite convinced me<\/a>, I\u2019ll admit. But AMD\u2019s new FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0, arriving for the first time today in an update for Deathloop, <\/em>may have the potential to change that on PC. <\/em>The new game patch also includes some key accessibility options \u2014 more on that later.<\/p>\n
PC Gamer<\/em> now says FSR 2.0 \u201creally looks better than native 4K,\u201d<\/a> and Hardware Unboxed<\/em> has a phenomenal video<\/a> showing off FSR 2.0\u2019s performance in almost every type of shootout you\u2019d want \u2014 including Nvidia\u2019s DLSS, the original FSR 1.0, and native rendering each at 4K, 1440p and 1080p resolutions. <\/p>\n
\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"gXKUZL\">While I won\u2019t truly be convinced till I have time to fire it up myself some evening, both journalists seem convinced that FSR 2.0 really does look better than native 4K in terms of detail, and <em>Hardware Unboxed<\/em> suggests it may give Nvidia\u2019s DLSS a run for its money as well. Things get a little more even at 1440p and downright dicey at 1080p, but it clearly looks way way better than AMD\u2019s FSR 1.0 (though that tech <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/17\/22982473\/amd-radeon-steam-deck-features-super-resolution-fsr-2-0\">does have its uses<\/a>, too).<\/p>\n<p id=\"xLaZ7E\">And for those who do agree it looks as good or better than native rendering, there\u2019s a huge framerate boost waiting: enough to run <em>Deathloop<\/em> at 1440p with the highest settings, including raytracing, at over 60fps with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/5\/10\/23064599\/amd-radeon-rx-6950-6750-6650-xt-specs-price-gpu\">AMD\u2019s humble new $400 RX 6650 XT<\/a>, says the company. But importantly, it doesn\u2019t require an AMD graphics card: <em>Hardware Unboxed<\/em> tested on an Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti, for example, where they averaged over 60fps at 4K with FSR 2.0\u2019s Quality mode.<\/p>\n<p id=\"xo1Sf8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/community.amd.com\/t5\/gaming\/amd-fidelityfx-super-resolution-2-0-now-available-and-announcing\/ba-p\/524743?utm_source=pardot&#038;utm_content=&#038;utm_campaign=2022-05-12-gaming-fsr2-available-en-email&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_term\">In a blog post<\/a>, AMD says 12 other games will add FSR 2.0 \u201cin the coming months,\u201d including: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"La80no\">Asterigos<\/li>\n<li id=\"02szFl\">Delysium<\/li>\n<li id=\"nRBzU0\">Eve Online<\/li>\n<li id=\"SrN1UQ\">Farming Simulator 22<\/li>\n<li id=\"xF79AC\">Forspoken<\/li>\n<li id=\"XQMAVD\">Grounded<\/li>\n<li id=\"TdsEZY\">Microsoft Flight Simulator<\/li>\n<li id=\"JDfdDw\">Nishuihan<\/li>\n<li id=\"sJy1nK\">Overprime<\/li>\n<li id=\"1R7xgF\">Perfect World Remake<\/li>\n<li id=\"juRpAa\">Swordsman Remake<\/li>\n<li id=\"7QHJok\">Unknown 9: Awakening<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"7gymOk\">At GDC 2022, AMD claimed it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/23\/22993152\/amd-fsr-2-0-xbox-nvidia-gpus\">a pretty easy tech to adapt to games, and may even come to Xbox<\/a>, but it does take some doing \u2014 if a game isn\u2019t using Unreal Engine or temporal anti-aliasing, it might be four or more weeks of development work.<\/p>\n<p id=\"JepxCp\">FSR 2.0 isn\u2019t the only big update to <em>Deathloop. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/bethesda.net\/en\/article\/136nbiVX0wu1gXY1HhaO8O\/deathloop-game-update-3-full-patch-notes\">The new patch today<\/a> brings a dedicated photo mode, and a whole bunch of accessibility improvements, after the game <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/arkane-studios-deathloop-criticized-lack-accessibility-options\/\">was criticized early for lacking them<\/a>. Arkane clearly took the feedback: among a whole list of intriguing toggles that let you do things like tagging multiple enemies at a time or enabling one-shot kills, you can now adjust the entire speed of the game, change combat difficulty, and choose how many respawns you want.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><code><br \/><\/br><\/code><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/5\/12\/23069560\/deathloop-amd-fsr-2-0-first-game-accesibility-options\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/5\/12\/23069560\/deathloop-amd-fsr-2-0-first-game-accesibility-options<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: In case you haven\u2019t noticed, chipmakers are in the middle of an upscaling revolution. AMD, Intel, and Nvidia are all out to prove that algorithms can trump native rendering performance. Why spend precious GPU cycles on native 4K when you can actually get a sharper, more detailed image by upscaling smaller pictures instead? 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