AMD has released the first driver to journalists that supports its new driver-based Radeon Super Resolution feature. Working in a similar way to the existing FidelityFX Super Resolution, it upscales games from lower resolutions to higher ones, with AMD claiming it provides significant frame rates boosts.
The new feature does not require game-specific support and simply requires a Radeon RX 5000-series or newer graphics card to work, such as the RX 5700 XT or Radeon RX 6000-series. Sadly, anything older will currently not work with Super Resolution.
As the feature is driver-based and doesn't require game-specific support unlike its similar FidelityFX feature, rather than being limited to 80+ games, Super Resolution works in thousands of games straight away. However, it still recommends that FidelityFX should be used where possible as it will offer the best experience.
Using Super Resolution requires a few steps to get it working. Firstly, you'll need to install a compatible driver. Version 22.3.1 was provided to journalists this week, but a public release will be available soon. The software guides you through the process of enabling it.
On my 3,440 x 1440 monitor, the software recommended I use an in-game resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 to get the best experience, however, you can specify the in-game resolution.
Above you can see AMD's own figures for upscaling from various resolutions to 4K with a massive 131 percent boost in Rainbox Six Extraction upscaling from 1080p to 4K, but still decent gains upscaling from 1440p. I'll be carrying out my own tests soon in number of games as well as reviewing AMD's new Ryzen CPUs next month so follow me here on Forbes or check out my YouTube channel, Facebook page, Twitter or Instagram for future articles.
