In regards to modern gaming, pretty sure tech-savvy gamers already knew about NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FSR – The two AI-based upscaling features aimed to bring more visuals and performance to the table via some software magic. And there’s the one choosing something like Lossless Scaling, a paid tool in Steam that can essentially provide double the frame rate at a low price, and it’s usable across pretty much any game.
But if you’re willing to dip your toes into the more technical side of things, perhaps OptiScaler can help you out in a pinch. Formerly known as CyberXeSS, this tool lets gamers replace a game’s native upscaler with a different one, like using DLSS in place of FSR 2, or even upgrading to FSR 4 where it’s not officially supported. And even more, if applicable, frame generation-related features and anti-lag stuff can be replaced as well.
The only caveats are that the game can’t use the Vulkan API or require anti-cheat software, and you’ll need an RX 9000-series GPU to tap into FSR 4’s AI features.
As mentioned, you’re gonna have to run around and tinker with multiple game files, having and installing the correct DLLs, and fine-tune each setting for each title. If you think hard enough, this could be the “Arduino” out of all things – Flexible, powerful, but you really have to know your way to navigate around it.
With only around half the titles supporting FSR 4 while Team Green has double that amount under that belt, it feels like in the endless chase of that “perfect PC gaming experience”, at least we can see that a group of players ain’t gonna wait around and get spoonfed as they just wanna make things happen.
