AMD will be hosting the IFA Opening keynote in a few hours, where Jack Huynh is going to present some exciting new technologies for the next era of computing. AMD Is Bringing Some Surprising Computing Announcements To IFA This Year IFA is underway, & AMD announced its return to the keynote stage. The announcement came from AMD's SVP and GM of the Computing and Graphics Group, Jack Huynh, who will be hosting the opening "Era of Personal AI" keynote on 4th of September at 5 AM CT. Although there are no details on what will be presented during the event, […]

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Starting its life in 2024 as a PlayStation 5 exclusive, ShiftUp’s Stellar Blade has slowly but surely made its way over to other platforms – landing on PC last year and officially set to arrive on Switch 2 before the end of 2026. While an exciting prospect, the team have now revealed that they’ve had to use AMD’s FSR frame-generation in order to hit 60fps on the handheld hybrid.

Taking part in an interview with the publication NintendoEverything, Stellar Blade studio ShiftUp spoke on the upcoming Switch 2 release, providing some details on the game’s technical makeup.

In terms of resolution, the team claimed that Stellar Blade will utilise DLSS in both handheld and docked mode – running the former at an upscaled 720p and the latter at an upscaled 1080. As of now, it is unknown what resolution the game will operate at internally prior to its upscaling.

By far the more controversial reveal however came in the fact that Stellar Blade will make use of frame-gen on Switch 2, with ShiftUp’s CTO and technical director DongKi Lee stating:

“So we targeted 60 frames per second in both handheld mode and docked mode […] What we did was we take AMD’s FSR 3.1 for PC and used the feature called frame interpolation to achieve the target for 60 frames per second. We use DLSS for upscaling, and then took the result we got and used frame interpolation from FSR 3.1 to be able to target 60 frames per second.”

While upscalers in general have their own benefits and downsides, frame generation in particular remains rather contentious, with the technology potentially causing increased input latency among other issues.

In an effort to try and minimise its impact, Lee made sure to note that “it was important to have even latency for players. We have 30 frames per second to have it even and then use interpolation – a frame interpolation – for targeting 60.”

Though certainly preferable when compared to the likes of Black Myth Wukong (which used frame-gen on an already inconsistent framerate experience), hopefully the team include a standard 30fps option for those who are averse to frame-generation.

KitGuru says: What do you think of frame-gen? Is the technology still too early? Does input latency bother you? Let us know down below.

Unreal Engine 5 games have earned a reputation for being visually impressive but often difficult to run smoothly, particularly once Lumen, Nanite, and Virtual Shadow Maps enter the equation. Mortal Shell II is another title built around those technologies, but the result is considerably more encouraging than some recent releases using Epic's engine. Cold Symmetry's action RPG is not among the very best-looking Unreal Engine 5 games we have seen, yet it still delivers an attractive dark fantasy presentation backed by the aforementioned high-end UE5 modern rendering features. More importantly, it does so without placing an unreasonable load on modern […]

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Once again, a custom PC build beats the Steam Machine convincingly despite the rising costs. HUB Demonstrates How a $1050 DeskMeet X300-Based Custom PC Can Outperform Steam Machine for the Same Price Steam Machine itself isn't a bad product, but its high price makes it a poor value for gamers who are looking to maximize gaming performance on a budget. Since the disclosure of its official pricing, the device has been criticized and mocked, as users have come up with superior specifications for custom PC builds that can easily outperform this device. Since then, the price of components has witnessed […]

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AMD has announced that the company is returning to IFA this year and will present the opening keynote to share the "vision for the next era of computing". AMD Is Bringing Some Surprises Computing Announcements To IFA This Year IFA is just one month away, & AMD is today announcing that it is returning to the keynote stage. The announcement comes from AMD's SVP and GM of the Computing and Graphics Group, Jack Huynh, who will be hosting the opening "Era of Personal AI" keynote on 4th of September at 5 AM CT. Although there are no details on what […]

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The Steam Machine has received FSR 4.1 support through Proton Experimental, as Valve shares more updates. AMD FSR 4.1 Gets Introduced to Steam Machine; Valve Details Steam Machine Order Progress, and CAD File Availability AMD's latest upscaling technology has finally arrived on the Steam Machine. Valve has shared some updates on its newest gaming console on the official website, including the availability of FSR (FidelityFX Super Resolution) 4.1 upscaling technology for supported games. In the quick Steam Machine updates, the company has stated that FSR 4.1 will now be available through Proton Experimental for supporting FSR games. FSR 4.1 remains […]

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Frame generation (oftentimes abbreviated as “FG”) has quickly solidified itself as one of the most vital and hotly debated innovations in modern PC gaming. When implemented correctly and used properly, it can greatly enhance the smoothness of modern, demanding PC games, particularly on high-refresh-rate monitors. Unfortunately, it’s also very easy to misuse under many circumstances, by game developers and gamers alike. As such, we decided to write this guide to illustrate the most optimal ways of using frame generation in modern PC games. Let's clear something up right away: Frame generation isn't a panacea meant to fix low gaming performance […]

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AMD seems to be testing its upcoming FSR multi-frame generation (MFG) technology within its Radeon drivers. Discoveries in the third-party software RadeonTuner show that the company has added placeholders for the feature, offering options ranging from 1x to 8x frame generation.

RadeonTuner allows users to modify Radeon driver settings without using the standard AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition application. According to the utility's developer, AMD frequently implements placeholders well ahead of a feature's official launch. The multi-frame generation within AMD's ecosystem was the latest one to be found.

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A Chiphell user (via Wccftech) attempted to force the technology on using a Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card but found it entirely non-functional. AMD has not yet shipped the underlying model required to make the frame generation operational. This upcoming technology puts AMD against competitors like Nvidia, which offers DLSS Dynamic MFG with up to 6x generation, and Intel, which provides 4x XeSS MFG through its XeSS 3 release.

Other options available in the RadeonTuner tool include overrides for FSR Ray Regeneration and FSR Neural Radiance Caching. These are already available, but they require native support to be enabled. However, according to this third-party tool, AMD appears to be working on a manual override to extend these benefits to more games.

KitGuru says: Are you a fan of multi-frame generation? What MFG multiplier do you usually choose? 

AMD's latest Radeon drivers silently added Multi-Frame Generation (MFG 8x) modes along with other FSR overrides, as exposed in RadeonTuner. AMD Seems To Be Cooking FSR MFG 8x (Multi-Frame Generation) Tech, Surpassing NVIDIA's MFG 6x Mode AMD has been teasing FSR Multi-Frame Generation (MFG) support for its Radeon GPU in the latest drivers for a while. The last FSR Redstone update saw preliminary support added to the ADLX FidelityFX SDK. Although MFG is not available across any Radeon GPU yet, the listed feature will allow users to select a desired frame generation ratio for "optimal performance & visual quality". This was […]

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AMD presented new research at the I3D Symposium titled "PEPS: Positional Encoding Projected Sampling", introducing a new method for positional encoding that can improve neural texture compression. How Does Neural Texture Compression Work? Neural Texture Compression works by training what are known as INRs, or “Implicit Neural Representations,” to learn coordinate-to-signal functions. By projecting texture coordinates into a higher-dimensional embedding and feeding this information to a multi-layer perceptron, it's possible to represent and compress textures significantly. PEPS: Positional Encoding Projected Sampling PEPS introduces a new method to improve the efficiency of this process by changing how positional encoding is used. […]

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AMD's Radeon Gaming GPUs will follow the same strategy as Ryzen, but the performance platform will take generations to build. AMD's Approach With Radeon Gaming GPUs Is To Offer Compelling Value To End Users Radeon Gaming GPUs are a crucial segment for AMD. Sure, AI is all the craze right now, but the Radeon division is responsible for making GPUs that power not only the desktop and laptop segments, but also the console segment, with both Sony's and Microsoft's next-gen consoles based on future RDNA IPs. This year at Computex, AMD launched its Radeon RX 9070 GRE graphics card, a […]

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PC system requirements should be simple. You look at the minimum, recommended, and potentially higher-tier specs, compare them to your rig, and get a solid idea of what to expect. Easy enough, right? Well, not anymore, sadly. Over the last decade or so, PC game system requirements (or PC specs) have become incredibly messy, inconsistent, and sometimes borderline useless. We are dealing with vague targets, aggressive temporal upscaling hidden behind an inconspicuous “1080p” or “4K” label, and "60 FPS" targets that incredibly rely on frame generation, which is absolutely not the same thing as actually rendering 60 full game frames […]

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With PC games becoming increasingly complex nowadays — especially open-world games built on Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5 — default/maxed-out graphics settings rarely, if ever, strike the optimal balance between visual fidelity and performance that most PC gamers seek, and LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is no exception to this rule. TT Games’ latest LEGO Batman adventure is certainly a much more visually ambitious game than the studio’s older LEGO titles, with its open-world Gotham City, dense streets, detailed LEGO characters and assets, physically convincing plastic materials, attractive effects, and state-of-the-art UE5-powered visuals. However, this added visual ambition […]

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With PC games growing increasingly complex nowadays — especially those built on Epic Games' infamous Unreal Engine 5 — default/maxed-out graphics settings rarely, if ever, strike the optimal balance between visual fidelity and performance that most PC gamers seek, and Directive 8020 is sadly no exception to this rule. As a demanding UE5-powered cinematic horror game, it should come as no surprise that the game's maxed-out High graphics preset, even without ray tracing or path tracing enabled, can be quite GPU-heavy. However, what is a bit more disappointing is that Directive 8020 ends up being heavier on the GPU than […]

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With PC games becoming increasingly complex nowadays — especially large-scale open-world games with dense environments, high-speed traversal, and ray/path tracing — default/maxed-out graphics settings rarely, if ever, strike the optimal balance between visual fidelity and performance that most PC gamers seek, and Forza Horizon 6 is no exception to this rule. Thankfully, Playground Games’ latest open-world racing title arrives on PC with an impressively complete graphics menu, support for modern temporal upscaling solutions, uncapped framerates, ultrawide support, ray-traced reflections, ray-traced global illumination, and even live previews for many of its individual graphics settings. However, while Forza Horizon 6 is a […]

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Helldivers 2 has been on an interesting trajectory, with the PlayStation-published co-op shooter seeing equal amounts of success and strife from fans depending on the update. On the technological side of things however, Helldivers 2 has been on the upswing – with the title set to receive a suite of upscalers and other optimisations later this month.

Taking to their Steam page to detail the upcoming update, the team at Arrowhead Game Studios announced the ‘Optimizing Liberty’ update.

Going live on the 27th of May, this patch will introduce a number of welcome improvements both in terms of performance and visuals, including support for:

• FSR 4.0.3 (PC)
• DLSS 4.5 (PC)
• XeSS 3.0 (PC)
• PSSR (PS5 Pro)
• FSR 3.1 (Base PS5 and Xbox)

Alongside these upscalers, the update will also add other smaller enhancements, including VRR support on PlayStation; as well as VRS (Variable Rate Shading) and Dynamic Resolution Scaling across all platforms.

Thanks to these optimisations, Helldivers 2’s performance mode on both Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 will now run at higher max resolutions (said to be 1440p).

Last but certainly not least, the update will also incorporate Nvidia’s Reflex and AMD’s Anti-lag 2 technology for minimal input latency.

Ever since Nixxes partnered with Arrowhead to work on Helldivers 2, we’ve seen a ton of welcome improvements – and while this upcoming patch is exciting – the team have promised another “dedicated tech-focused update later this summer to push these improvements even further”. It will be interesting to see what else is planned in this regard.

KitGuru says: What do you think of this upcoming update? Do you use upscalers? Let us know down below.

The popular Helldivers 2 is the rare modern game that launched on PC without supporting any major upscaling technology like NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FSR, but this is set to change next week, on May 27, with the release of a new set of technical improvements. Console users will also get some of these improvements, but PlayStation 5 Pro players will inevitably be disappointed by the decision not to bring support for the latest iteration of the PSSR upscaler. "We’re excited to announce a new set of technical improvements, deploying May 27th. In collaboration with our partners at Nixxes, this release brings […]

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AMD launched FSR 4 a while back and it has already produced some noticeably better results in newer titles on RX 9000 series graphics cards. Now, AMD is also bringing its latest FSR 4.1 Upscaler to older RDNA 3 and RDNA 2-based GPUs. 

The new FSR 4.1 upscaler is an upgrade over its predecessors thanks to the inclusion of ML-based upscaling. Like DLSS, this latest version of FSR uses AI machine learning to produce better final results.

RDNA 3 graphics cards, like the RX 7000 series of desktop GPUs, will get support for FSR 4.1 starting in July. Then in 2027, AMD also plans to bring the technology to RDNA 2 graphics cards as well.

While not confirmed yet, this theoretically means that other RDNA 3 or RDNA 2 powered GPUs, like the ones found in current-gen consoles and devices like the Steam Machine, could also see support for FSR 4 eventually.

KitGuru Says: With FSR 4.1 upscaling becoming available to a much wider userbase, we should see adoption grow too.