AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution FSR Review: Big FPS Boosts, But Image Quality Takes A Hit

AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution FSR Review: Big FPS Boosts, But Image Quality Takes A Hit

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Best viewed on a 4K screen. Smart upscaling is becoming a seriously big deal for PC gaming - and having sampled DLSS from Nvidia, it's now time to look at FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) from AMD. It's a very, very different beast. Performance gains can be huge, but the hit to image quality can be obvious. Alex Battaglia takes a look at a selection of games from the first batch.

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