[Review] AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution.
Summary.
- Introduction.
- What is FSR?
- Supported Graphics Hardware.
- List of compatible games.
- My PC computer characteristic.
- Chernobylite review.
- Cyberpunk 2077 review.
- My conclusion.
Introduction.
AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) is a new technology that I wanted to test on my PC as my computer is old to see if I can smoothly optimize next-gen games.
This test will also be useful for Razer Blade Laptops with Nvidia 10/16 series GPU as well as all computers with old graphics cards.
We will thus discover if technology keeps these promises and that it does not degrade quality too much by using games: Chernobylite and Cyberpunk 2077 with patch 1.5 released in February 2022 (I am so happy 😊).
FSR also optimizes the performance of high-end AMD graphics cards when doing Ray Tracing.
But unfortunately I could not test this, so do not hesitate to add your review and experience to enrich this topic.
Thank you and good reading. :)
What is FSR?
AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) uses opensource cutting-edge upscaling technologies to help boost your framerates on compatible AMD and Nvidia graphics cards.
To explain how it works easily, your game is calculated in low resolution then upscaled to high resolution.
For example 720p upscaling to 1080p, 1080p upscaling to 2K/4K.
AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 1.0 offers 6 adjustment modes.
Auto, Ultra Quality, Quality, Balanced, Performance and Ultra performance.
I only used Ultra Quality mode to have no loss of quality.
Ultra Quality is beautiful as in native mode when FSR is disabled.
This technology does not require installation of any specific driver on your operating system, games must simply incorporate FSR or with patch.
[Review] AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution
Are you using AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution?
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Supported Graphics Hardware
AMD Radeon
VII Graphics
AMD Radeon RX Vega Series
AMD Radeon RX 480/470/460 Graphics
AMD Radeon RX 500 Series
AMD Radeon 600 Series
AMD Radeon 5000 Series
AMD Radeon 6000 Series
AMD Ryzen Desktop Processors with AMD Radeon Graphics
AMD Ryzen Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics
NVIDIA
GeForce 10 Series
NVIDIA GeForce 16 Series
NVIDIA GeForce 20 Series
NVIDIA GeForce 30 Series
List of compatible games.
- 22 Racing - Dota 2 - Godfall
- Rift Breaker - Chernobylite - Anno 1800
- Arcadegeddon - Evil Genius 2 - Necromunda Hired Gun
- Kingshunt - Resident Evil Village - Terminator Resistance
- Edge of Eternity - Cyberpunk 2077 - Farcry 6
- God of War - Horizon Zero Dawn - Deathloop
- World of Warcraft: Shadowlands - World War Z: Aftermath - Call of Duty: Vanguard
- BACK 4 BLOOD - Baldur’s Gate 3 - Dying Light 2 Stay Human
- F1 2021 - Quake II RTX - The Medium
- JX3 - A Chinese Ghost Story - NiShuiHan
- Marvel's Avengers - Myst - Myth of Empires
- Elite Dangerous: Odyssey - Grounded - Gamedec
- Hot Wheels Unleashed - Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice - Edge of the Abyss: Awaken
- Enlisted - Black Desert - War Mongrels
- CRSED: F.O.A.D. - Warhammer: Vermintide 2 - World of Warships - Borderlands 3
- Gears 5 - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne - Resident Evil 2 / 3 - Star Control: Origins
- Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint - Death Stranding - Detroit: Become Human
- EVE Online - Hitman 2 - Immortals Fenyx Rising
- Little Hope - MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries - Microsoft Flight Simulator
- Mortal Kombat II – NieR:Automata - RAGE 2
- Second Extinction - Serious Sam 4 - Shadow of the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition
- STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order - Starbase - The Hand of Merlin
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 - Yakuza 3/4/5 Remastered - Zombie Army 4: Dead War
AMD Radeon
VII GraphicsAMD Radeon
RX Vega SeriesAMD Radeon
RX 480/470/460 GraphicsAMD Radeon
RX 500 SeriesAMD Radeon
600 SeriesAMD Radeon
5000 SeriesAMD Radeon
6000 SeriesAMD Ryzen
Desktop Processors with AMD Radeon GraphicsAMD Ryzen
Mobile Processors with Radeon GraphicsNVIDIA
GeForce 10 SeriesNVIDIA
GeForce 16 SeriesNVIDIA
GeForce 20 SeriesNVIDIA
GeForce 30 SeriesList of compatible games.
- 22 Racing - Dota 2 - Godfall
- Rift Breaker - Chernobylite - Anno 1800
- Arcadegeddon - Evil Genius 2 - Necromunda Hired Gun
- Kingshunt - Resident Evil Village - Terminator Resistance
- Edge of Eternity - Cyberpunk 2077 - Farcry 6
- God of War - Horizon Zero Dawn - Deathloop
- World of Warcraft
: Shadowlands - World War Z: Aftermath - Call of Duty: Vanguard- BACK 4 BLOOD
- Baldur’s Gate 3 - Dying Light 2 Stay Human- F1
2021 - Quake II RTX - The Medium- JX3 - A Chinese Ghost Story - NiShuiHan
- Marvel's Avengers - Myst
- Myth of Empires- Elite Dangerous: Odyssey - Grounded - Gamedec
- Hot Wheels Unleashed - Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice - Edge of the Abyss: Awaken
- Enlisted - Black Desert - War Mongrels
- CRSED: F.O.A.D. - Warhammer: Vermintide 2 - World of Warships - Borderlands
3- Gears 5 - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
- Resident Evil 2 / 3 - Star Control: Origins- Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon
Breakpoint - Death Stranding - Detroit: Become Human- EVE
Online - Hitman 2 - Immortals Fenyx Rising- Little Hope - MechWarrior
5: Mercenaries - Microsoft Flight Simulator- Mortal Kombat
II – NieR:Automata - RAGE 2- Second Extinction
- Serious Sam 4 - Shadow of the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition- STAR WARS
Jedi: Fallen Order - Starbase - The Hand of Merlin- Tony Hawk's
Pro Skater 1 + 2 - Yakuza 3/4/5 Remastered - Zombie Army 4: Dead War My PC computer characteristic.
CPU: Intel I5 2500K
Graphics Card: EVGA 1060 6GB
Display: LENOVO L27q-10 27" 2K 60Hz
RAM: 24 GB DDR3
SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 1TB
Operating System: Windows 10
Games: - Chernobylite GOG on SSD - Cyberpunk 2077 patch 1.5 GOG on SSD
NB: Old versions of Cyberpunk 2077 are not FSR compatible, it’s important update to 1.5.
CPU: Intel I5 2500K
Graphics Card: EVGA 1060 6GB
Display: LENOVO L27q-10 27" 2K 60Hz
RAM: 24 GB DDR3
SSD: Samsung 860 EVO 1TB
Operating System: Windows 10
Games: - Chernobylite GOG on SSD - Cyberpunk 2077 patch 1.5 GOG on SSD
NB: Old versions of Cyberpunk 2077 are not FSR compatible, it’s important update to 1.5.
Chernobylite review.
Setting.
ULTRA 2K native mode (2560 x 1440)
ULTRA 2K mode (2560 x 1440) FSR ULTRA Quality
We can see that we gain 16 FPS compared to ULTRA 2K native mode, an increase of +27% FPS.
FSR technology consumes 5 FPS compared to ULTRA HD native mode (1920 x 1080)/
ULTRA HD native mode (1920 x 1080)
ULTRA HD mode (1920 x 1080) FSR ULTRA Quality
We can see that we gain 16 FPS compared to ULTRA HD native mode an increase of 20% FPS.
Setting.
ULTRA 2K native mode (2560 x 1440)
ULTRA 2K mode (2560 x 1440) FSR ULTRA Quality
We can see that we gain 16 FPS compared to ULTRA 2K native mode, an increase of +27% FPS.
FSR technology consumes 5 FPS compared to ULTRA HD native mode (1920 x 1080)/
ULTRA HD native mode (1920 x 1080)
ULTRA HD mode (1920 x 1080) FSR ULTRA Quality
We can see that we gain 16 FPS compared to ULTRA HD native mode an increase of 20% FPS.
Cyberpunk 2077 review.
Setting.
ULTRA 2k native mode.
ULTRA 2k mode FSR ULTRA Quality
We can see that we gain 10 FPS compared to ULTRA 2k native mode, an increase of 37% FPS.
Custom 2k native mode.
In this custom setting, I lowered shadows and some effects to medium to make game playable with greater fluidity.
Custom 2k mode FSR ULTRA Quality
We can see that we gain 10 FPS compared to native mode, an increase of 31% FPS.
Setting.
ULTRA 2k native mode.
ULTRA 2k mode FSR ULTRA Quality
We can see that we gain 10 FPS compared to ULTRA 2k native mode, an increase of 37% FPS.
Custom 2k native mode.
In this custom setting, I lowered shadows and some effects to medium to make game playable with greater fluidity.
Custom 2k mode FSR ULTRA Quality
We can see that we gain 10 FPS compared to native mode, an increase of 31% FPS.
My conclusion.
AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 1.0 is a total success for me on my desktop computer.
I'm impressed, I gain +30% performance for free with graphics quality without any degradation.
Yet I don't have any AMD hardware, I have INTEL CPU and NVIDIA GPU.
Congratulations AMD, I love you, you have created an open source technology useful for greatest number.
Old Razer Blade computers will be able to find a new youth, I am sure.
Tell me comments what you think of FSR.
Do you know this technology?
Do you enable AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 1.0 on your games with your Razer Blade or PC?
AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 1.0 is a total success for me on my desktop computer.
I'm impressed, I gain +30% performance for free with graphics quality without any degradation.
Yet I don't have any AMD hardware, I have INTEL CPU and NVIDIA GPU.
Congratulations AMD, I love you, you have created an open source technology useful for greatest number.
Old Razer Blade computers will be able to find a new youth, I am sure.
Tell me comments what you think of FSR.
Do you know this technology?
Do you enable AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 1.0 on your games with your Razer Blade or PC?
how is Frame Time?
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+1Nice, but still only few games supports it. Hope it'll change in future.
Nice analysis, but none of the games I play are listed, nor can I run any of these games :frown_:
I really am too potato for current generation of games.
I really am too potato for current generation of games.
If that was cheaper in laptop with the same consistent quality I will give a try
Anything with smaller, cheaper, and no much heat will be consider
I have GTX 1060 and use FSR in few games like Dying Light 2, but i want to buy a RTX 3060 or 3060 Ti for the DLSS.
Some nice boosts 
Thanks for the analysis.. That should have been part of the initial post..
Didn't know what was going on
Didn't know what was going on
Great post Nat!
Amazing guide! I wish I could try this technology after your eycellent report 
Currently statistics show~
8 votes for 4th option
Are Radeon GPUs really that 'bad' compared to nvidia?
8 votes for 4th option
Are Radeon GPUs really that 'bad' compared to nvidia?
I had no clue they are up to something like this..Is it a program "booster" or a platform like geforce now?
Very good info. Thank you Natachat90!
Will just add one more vote "because using DLSS"
this AMDFidelity help us so much
Cool cool
My graphics card doesn't support it.
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