AMD launches Radeon Super Resolution with FSR 2.0 coming soon

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We’ve known for a while that AMD has been working on RSR (Radeon Super Resolution), since CES 2022 in fact. Now the time has finally come for release. AMD announced that RSR will launch today with the latest 22.3.1 drivers for Radeon RX 5000 Series graphics cards and newer.

That’s not all though, as AMD also announced that FSR 2.0 (FidelityFX Super Resolution) will arrive in Q2 2022. This is a little surprising, as many expected AMD to release the successor to FSR 1.0 later in the year. Seeing that the implementation method for FSR 2.0 functions differently than the original, it’ll be interesting to see how it stacks up to other upscaling solutions when it releases.

AMD’s Radeon Super Resolution utilizes the FSR 1.0 algorithm. And while that may seem strange with FSR 2.0 right around the corner, there’s still the chance that AMD could upgrade it in the future. The key to RSR is that it uses in-driver spatial upscaling through Radeon graphics cards. This allows the upscaler to work across almost every game, instead of a select few that require support from the developer. It’s worth noting that RSR only works on RX 5000 Series and future AMD graphics cards.

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RSR’s major advantage over other upscaling solutions is that it has widespread support for thousands of games. However, the more general application means that performance and visual quality may not be as good as FSR. This will largely depend on the game though, and results may vary from title to title. Radeon Super Resolution should still be a good solution for games that don’t support FSR but require some kind of performance boost. Radeon Super Resolution is available to use today via AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition.

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