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AMD FSR is AMD’s own upscaling technology, which got the first look at on 22nd June 2021 when Videocardz has published a leak of a list of games, but which has now been officially released on a whole host of games. As of 15th July, AMD FSR expanded to include the Unity engine, the Unreal Engine, and GPUOpen platform – meaning that we can expect the current list of games to expand dramatically in the future.
At this stage, the list of titles that support AMD FSR is not that large, but it is catching up to the list of games that support DLSS. The list of publishers that have pledged to support the technology is impressive, and bodes well for future support of the technology across a lot of the industry. Read below to see the full list!
What Is AMD FSR?
AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution (aka AMD FSR) is an upscaling technology from the red team i.e. a technology that takes lower resolution images and convincingly converts them into a higher resolution one.
AMD FSR vs Nvidia DLSS
DLSS is Nvidia’s version of the technology, which remains the market leader, that uses Artificial Intelligence and Vector Support to upscale the resolution to a higher standard that is possible in more basic techniques. In gaming it essentially it cuts corners in the rendering process which means you can play at 4K resolution without taking such a big hit to FPS in gameplay.
AMD’s version of upscaling is somewhat different – FSR does not use deep learning / AI like DLSS does, nor vector support, and is certainly not going to be as powerful or effective as DLSS is; however unlike Nvidia, AMD are not limiting the technology to just their own products, and FSR will eventually be made available for Nvidia GPUs as well, once it is correctly optimized (expect this to come later though).
Ultimately AMD might have made a tactical error in describing FSR as a competitor to DLSS, given its a less advanced technology that will inevitably underperform by comparison.
Which Games Will Support FSR?
AMD FSR is currently supported by the following titles:
22 Racing Series
Anno 1800
Evil Genius 2
Godfall
KingShunt
Terminator Resistance
The Riftbraker
Necromunda: Hired Gun
Resident Evil Villiage
Edge of Eternity
Arcadegeddon
The following titles are expected to support the technology:
Asterigos
Baldur’s Gate III
DOTA 2
FarCry 6
Farming Simulator 22
Forspoken
Myst
Swordsman Remake
Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodhunt
Which Developers Are Supporting AMD FSR?
Although we do not have definitive word yet on which other games will be supporting FSR at this stage, there is a long list of game developers that have pledged their support to the technology, so we should expect to see AMD FSR support on a great many games from the following studios down the line:
ACME Gamestudio
Bloober Team
Crystal Dynamics
Digital Sky
Focus Home Interactive
GOATI Entertainment
Kobold
Midgar Studio
Nixxes
Perfect World Games
Rebellion
Streum on Studio
The Farm 51
UMI Co. Ltd
Vaki Games
Ashar Studios
Capcom
Cyan Worlds
Electronic Arts & Frostbite
Gearbox Publishing
Illfonic
Larian Studios
Movie Games
Obsidian Entertainment
Plastic
Reflector Entertainment
Superbright
Turtle Rock Studios
Unity
Valve
Avalanche Software
Counterplay Games
Destructive Creations
EXOR Studios
Giants Software
Koch Media
Luminous Productions
My.Games
Oxide Interactive
QLOC
Sharkmob
Teyon
Ubisoft
Warner Bros. Games
How To Enable AMD FSR
If you want to enable AMD FSR on your machine (and unless you’re using DLSS 2.0, why wouldn’t you!), we implore you to watch the below video which will take you through the process.
Also, be sure to check out our piece discussing the latest drivers for FSR and how to get the most out of your FSR performance.
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Heh!
3 of the games on the currently supported list are not even out yet :'(