The Nvidia-powered Nintendo Switch might be getting an unlikely performance boost from AMD

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Nintendo Switch Sports was announced last week, and I for one an pretty pumped to get my bowling shoes on and whiff a ball into the crowd. Before the game's launch this April, and before said whiffing can occur, we've caught glimpse of what could be a very interesting licence agreement with exciting implications for Nintendo's upcoming game and indeed console.

Spotted by NWPlayer123 on Twitter (via Videocardz), and reportedly a snap of a Nintendo Switch Sports licence, there's mention of AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR). Now FSR is actually open-source, but the licence essentially outlines Nintendo's ability to do what it likes with the technology as it refers to the game.

found an interesting license from Nintendo Switch Sports, lists FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) pic.twitter.com/cfQKslK6SgFebruary 16, 2022

AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) technology is a pretty darn good way to hand yourself a performance boost in-game without really having to do much for it. You don't have to spend any money, at least. There is a slight degradation in visual fidelity with FSR enabled, as you're technically lowering the resolution then using mathematical magic to scale it back up again at less cost, but when done right you'd be hard pressed to notice it in the thick of in-game action.

The upscaling algorithm from AMD is enabled on a per-game basis on PC (though widely supported on Steam Deck, thanks to magic, I think), and will run on pretty much any graphics card you throw at it. There's a limit to how valuable it is on a really low-end or older graphics card, but there's nothing stopping you from trying it out. That applies to gamers with Nvidia's GPUs, too—FSR supports GeForce graphics cards from the green team.

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