AMD on Thursday launched AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 3.1 (FSR 3.1), an improved model of its FSR3 frame-boosting gaming expertise that AMD mentioned shall be accessible in 40 video games, each accessible now and coming quickly.

The new FSR 3.1 expertise provides a “Native AA” mode, in addition to a really delicate although attention-grabbing tweak: AMD has decoupled FSR 3.1’s upscaling functionality from body technology, which means that it’s potential that AMD’s FSR might be tasked to pair with Nvidia’s DLSS or Intel’s XeSS graphics expertise, too.

AMD has already added FSR 3 to titles like Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Farming Simulator 22, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, REMNANT II, Starfield, The Last of Us Part I, and The Thaumaturge. It shall be added to 21 upcoming video games, together with Cyberpunk 2077, Dragon’s Dogma 2, Dying Light 2 Stay Human, Frostpunk 2, Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut, NARAKA: BLADEPOINT, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, the corporate mentioned.

The first sport to obtain the precise FSR 3.1 improve shall be Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart from Insomniac Games, Nixxes Software, and Sony Interactive Entertainment, AMD mentioned. It will arrive in a sport replace “later this year,” AMD said.

AMD launched FSR 3 last year, as an alternative choice to Nvidia’s DLSS 3. While DLSS touts its capacity to make use of AI to generate further frames, AMD leans extra closely on conventional body interpolation. (We have a much deeper dive into FSR 3, here.) But the objective is similar: to “create” further frames, smoothing out gameplay on playing cards that wouldn’t usually be capable to help the upper body charges.

AMD is touting the brand new expertise’s capacity to enhance temporal stability and cut back ghosting — you’ll see much less of the “shimmering” impact that may typically accompany FSR. It’s nonetheless there, although, simply much less.

AMD says that you just’ll see much less ghosting results, too.

Like FSR 3.0, although, the brand new expertise gained’t create a elite gaming expertise from nothing. AMD nonetheless recommends that your PC already be working the sport at a minimal of 60Hz, even when it is advisable to bump down the decision or graphics high quality to attain this. AMD additionally recommends that you just alter the body fee throughout the constraints of your variable-rate-display (should you’re utilizing one) to eradicate display tearing.

“We also recommend that Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling (HAGS) is enabled in Windows 11 under Settings > System > Display > Graphics Settings when using AMD FSR,” AMD added.  HAGS is enabled in Windows 11 2022 Update on AMD Radeon RX 7900/7800/7700 Series Graphics Cards when utilizing AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.12.1 or larger.

Still, with applied sciences like FSR and DLSS consistently getting enhancements, it permits your GPU to final just a bit longer earlier than the inevitable improve. And that’s factor.