Neowin News Feed for: Fidelityfx

Microsoft unveils DirectSR API to make it easier to implement Super Resolution in games

Taras Buria — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 13:20:01 +0000

Microsoft has officially announced DirectSR, a new API designed to help game developers implement Super Resolution (SR) support for all kinds of hardware from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel. Read more...

First AMD FSR 3 game updates and FPS boosts are live for Forspoken and Immortals of Aveum

John Callaham — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:46:01 +0000

Forspoken and Immortals of Aveum are now the first games to support AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution 31 upscaling graphics technology, and more games will get FSR 3 updates in the coming months. Read more...

Microsoft's DirectStorage makes NVMe SSDs nearly 70% faster compared to Win32

Sayan Sen — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 06:18:01 +0000

The first demo using Microsoft's DirectStorage API on Windows PC is here and the gains are impressive. NVMe SSDs are nearly 70% faster and game load times are noticeably better in general. Read more...

This unofficial tool claims it can enable AMD FSR in any game

Sayan Sen — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 17:52:01 +0000

AMD released the source code for its FSR upscaling tech last month and it seems a third-party tool called Magpie has absorbed it. Apparently, the tool can now enable FSR in any game. Read more...

FidelityFX Super Resolution support could be coming to over a dozen titles

Sayan Sen — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:58:01 +0000

AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution launches next week and there are allegedly close to 50 developers interested in the technology. 12 games with support for the tech are reportedly also coming. Read more...

Xbox is also getting AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution, confirms Microsoft

Sayan Sen — Sat, 05 Jun 2021 04:42:01 +0000

Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox consoles will support AMD's recently released image upscaling/ framerate boosting technology called Super Resolution. The tech is an alternative to Nvidia's DLSS. Read more...

DLSS contender AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) finally gets a release date

Sayan Sen — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 07:36:01 +0000

AMD's highly anticipated FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) has finally got a release date. At Computex today, the company detailed some of what we can expect from this image upscaling technology. Read more...

AMD 21.5.2 driver adds support for Microsoft Agility SDK and Days Gone

Sayan Sen — Tue, 18 May 2021 02:58:02 +0000

AMD has released its latest Adrenalin display driver version 21.5.2. Alongside several bug fixes, the new driver brings support for Microsoft's new DirectX 12 Agility SDK and Days Gone PC version. Read more...

AMD's 21.4.1 driver brings a ton of cool new features but Super Resolution is still missing

Sayan Sen — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:32:01 +0000

AMD today finally released its major driver overhaul with the new Adrenalin 21.4.1 update. As expected, the driver brings a ton of all-new cool features but it is still missing the Super Resolution. Read more...

Updated Radeon Boost with baked-in Variable Rate Shading could be launching this spring

Sayan Sen — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 18:30:02 +0000

According to a report, AMD's major annual driver update, which didn't happen last year, is coming out this spring. It will feature an updated Radeon Boost algorithm using Variable Rate Shading. Read more...