Modders have been getting busy with FSR 2.0, AMD’s newest, just lately open source-ified, Nvidia DLSS-esque upscaling tech. First somebody acquired FSR 2.0 working in Cyberpunk 2077, then somebody modded the Cyberpunk mod to get FSR in Dying Mild 2, after which somebody found the mod of the mod might additionally mod Metro Exodus. Now, redditor Muddymind has found out tips on how to tweak the Metro mod in order that it may well act as an Nvidia DLAA clone, skipping the upscaling bit to solely present higher picture high quality and anti-aliasing.
“FSRAA”, as its creator calls it, hasn’t been launched individually however solely entails a small tweak to how the Metro FSR mod works: decreasing the upscaling issue of FSR’s “High quality” setting from 1.5x to 1.0x. Usually, FSR 2.0 renders a sport at a lower-than-native decision earlier than making use of each upscaling and its personal, upgraded type of temporal anti-aliasing (TAA); this alteration forces the sport to render at native res, however with the added sharpness of that bespoke TAA.
As a result of every “enter” body has the next decision than if it have been topic to upscaling, every ultimate “output” body appears to be like sharper than if upscaling have been utilized, and retaining the additional AA polish means barely higher high quality than what the sport’s personal TAA can supply. And that’s all principally simply what DLAA does, solely with AA based mostly on machine studying relatively than FSR 2.0’s souped-up TAA. God that is numerous acronyms.
Positive sufficient, Muddymind’s screenshots look promising – Metro Exodus with FSRAA is sharper and cleaner-looking than with native TAA, in addition to customary FSR 2.0 with upscaling. Particle results are extra distinct than with FSR 2.0 too. It even offers DLSS, which Metro Exodus helps with out mods, a run for its cash, although there’s no comparisons accessible but with DLAA.
Naturally, shedding the upscaling means shedding the efficiency advantages of FSR 2.0, although Muddymind added that FRSAA solely brought on “a really small” frames-per-second hit in comparison with inventory TAA. Once more, positive sounds lots like DLAA.
Whereas just about all the most effective graphics playing cards of this present era have been Nvidia RTX fashions, it’s solely a great factor that AMD’s FSR is turning into a) higher and b) extra extensively accessible. The truth that it may well seemingly increase picture high quality with out upscaling suggests it may be an much more versatile software for AMD GPU homeowners, or these with older Nvidia playing cards that aren’t suitable with DLSS or DLAA. Great things.