Radeon Super Resolution - Experiences, Screenshots/Comparisons, FAQs etc

LtMatt · 19 Mar 2022 at 18:59

Q: What is Radeon Super Resolution?

A: Radeon™ Super Resolution (RSR) is an in-driver upscaling feature that uses the same algorithm found in AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution (FSR) technology. RSR works by upscaling lower resolutions set in-game to the native resolution of the active display, providing higher FPS.

Q: What happens if RSR is enabled and I turn on FSR?

A: It is recommended that you keep RSR disabled for any game title that supports FSR if you plan to use FSR - using both upscaling technologies at the same time will be double the work and could result in some degradation in image quality.

Q: Will RSR work with games running borderless full screen?

A: The current version of RSR supports exclusive full screen modes, meaning it will work as long as the game has an in-game menu option that allows you to lower the game resolution. For games running on borderless full screen mode, the user will need to go to the Windows Settings and set the Windows resolution lower than their monitor’s native resolution, which will allow RSR to work.

Q: How do I enable and use RSR?

A: Follow the steps listed here.

Screenshot Examples:

Here are some screenshots of Radeon Super Resolution that I took when running Days Gone.

Days Gone - Max Settings
3840x2160 native > RSR > 3200x1800
6900 XT
22.3.1
Radeon Super Resolution - Days Gone 4K Max Settings Ex1 - Imgsli
Radeon Super Resolution - Days Gone 4K Max Settings Ex2 - Imgsli

Please feel free to share your own screenshots. I recommend using this site for image comparisons between native and RSR.

Grim5 · 19 Mar 2022 at 20:10

This is like NIS right?

Or is this a new fsr? I get so confused with all these driver tools, generally I don't even know ouch driver settings and just use what's in the game options menu

Wrinkly · 19 Mar 2022 at 22:34

Pretty much. AMD trying to catch up again.

shankly1985 · 20 Mar 2022 at 00:04

Grim5 said:
This is like NIS right?

Or is this a new fsr? I get so confused with all these driver tools, generally I don't even know ouch driver settings and just use what's in the game options menu

Wrinkly said:
Pretty much. AMD trying to catch up again.

While I won't comment on what is better from the two because I haven't used nvidia NIS
But what I do know is AMD software you can have game profiles that allows you to set this on and off per game. From what I understand nvidia doesn't have game profiles so its either on or off each time you want to use it.

But let's get this thread on topic of what it's about RSR!

Why is it on this forum soon has anything AMD releases that's in some way better or similar to nvidia threads are fast derailed.

shankly1985 · 20 Mar 2022 at 00:10

@LtMatt

Got to say these Days Gone screenshots do look decent. I mean I do have to pixel peep to see that RSR is adding in some blur mostly to the grass. But is it worth that extra FPS I do think so, would I notice that small downgrade while playing probably not! Would I notice that boost in frame rate? 100%
RSR is a winner in my eye, now being able to add this into almost any game to get that extra performance for a small image quality downgrade is a nice feature.

Wrinkly · 20 Mar 2022 at 00:29

shankly1985 said:
While I won't comment on what is better from the two because I haven't used nvidia NIS
But what I do know is AMD software you can have game profiles that allows you to set this on and off per game. From what I understand nvidia doesn't have game profiles so its either on or off each time you want to use it.

I'm sure Nvidia has game profiles in driver and front ended by both Geforce Experience and Nvidia Inspector. Personally, I just set Gsync, Vsync, colour range and frame limit through NCP then forget about it. Everything else I just max out in game. I also skip the bloated Geforce Experience preferring just to install the driver on its own.

shankly1985 said:
But let's get this thread on topic of what it's about RSR!

Why is it on this forum soon has anything AMD releases that's in some way better or similar to nvidia threads are fast derailed.

In a two horse race they have been coming second for so long now. As such people, including myself, want to see what they are doing to improve their situation. I'll be considering AMD, Intel and Nvidia for my next GPU, so it makes perfect sense to compare tech.

Harlequin · 20 Mar 2022 at 08:52

Very good breakdown on the pros and cons of RSR vs FSR

(Im a Native res gamer) ; i do think AMD should start using DirectML for this

Kirby Wurm · 20 Mar 2022 at 10:40

shankly1985 said:
Why is it on this forum soon has anything AMD releases that's in some way better or similar to nvidia threads are fast derailed.

Trolls have to troll I suppose.

Haven't tried RSR yet but my brother's using it it Elden Ring to get a locked 60fps with Elden Ring with his 6800 which doesn't quite have enough grunt for 4K. He's pretty impressed with the results.

gpuerrilla · 20 Mar 2022 at 11:46

shankly1985 said:
Why is it on this forum soon has anything AMD releases that's in some way better or similar to nvidia threads are fast derailed.

You will get the usual smear campaign.

Kirby Wurm said:
Haven't tried RSR yet but my brother's using it it Elden Ring to get a locked 60fps with Elden Ring with his 6800 which doesn't quite have enough grunt for 4K. He's pretty impressed with the results.

Yeah this is what the best features about the upscaling can bring!

JediFragger · 20 Mar 2022 at 12:48

If I've got a global sharpen setting enabled @LtMatt does RSR override it?

LtMatt · 20 Mar 2022 at 13:06

JediFragger said:
If I've got a global sharpen setting enabled @LtMatt does RSR override it?

Do you mean RIS? If so, RSR and RIS are mutually exclusive so only one can be enabled at one time. If you mean sharpen settings on a display, then no.

Poneros · 20 Mar 2022 at 13:51

Unfortunately the hit to UI quality is too much for me, I'll stick to simple res scale + CAS where FSR isn't implemented. I do think it does a good job tho; I tried RSR in No Man's Sky because even though the game has FSR you can't use it in HDR for whatever reason, and I'd say that in order to get the image quality of RSR 1080p -> 4K, you really need closer to 65%-70% resolution scale without RSR.

JediFragger · 20 Mar 2022 at 13:59

LtMatt said:
If you mean sharpen settings on a display, then no.

Right, thanks.

pieman109 · 21 Mar 2022 at 19:42

Well I've just given this ago with me 6700xt in heaven benchie and at "1440p" I got 145fps/3714 and at "1080p" I got 222/5607 so thats one hell of a performance increase in my book. this option would give advantages all over the place, say, running a 6600xt at 1440p to get the frames up, making earlier cards that are having probs running more up to date games (providing their card is a 500 series or higher which is the earliest model I believe it works with) the only downside I can think of is that it only works at 1080p as the lowest res you can set, it doesn't work at say, 1600 x 900 or 1680 x 1050.

I'll get me son to give it a go as he has a 6600xt with a 4K monitor, probs works fine at 1440p but 4K would be stretching it a bit I reckon.

LtMatt · 21 Mar 2022 at 19:54

pieman109 said:
Well I've just given this ago with me 6700xt in heaven benchie and at "1440p" I got 145fps/3714 and at "1080p" I got 222/5607 so thats one hell of a performance increase in my book. this option would give advantages all over the place, say, running a 6600xt at 1440p to get the frames up, making earlier cards that are having probs running more up to date games (providing their card is a 500 series or higher which is the earliest model I believe it works with) the only downside I can think of is that it only works at 1080p as the lowest res you can set, it doesn't work at say, 1600 x 900 or 1680 x 1050.

I'll get me son to give it a go as he has a 6600xt with a 4K monitor, probs works fine at 1440p but 4K would be stretching it a bit I reckon.

Good to hear. Let us know how your son finds it, it’s great to have that flexibility to use in any game if needed.

pieman109 · 21 Mar 2022 at 20:44

LtMatt said:
Good to hear. Let us know how your son finds it, it’s great to have that flexibility to use in any game if needed.

Just tried it in Crysis remastered, going from 1440p to 1080p and RSR, gives me about a 20%-25% increase in performance without any noticeable hit to image quality that I can see, but then again I wasn't really looking that hard and I probably wouldn't care if there was any to be frank, I'd be happy for the performance increase without having to replace me gpu if it was an older version.

LtMatt · 21 Mar 2022 at 20:55

pieman109 said:
Just tried it in Crysis remastered, going from 1440p to 1080p and RSR, gives me about a 20%-25% increase in performance without any noticeable hit to image quality that I can see, but then again I wasn't really looking that hard and I probably wouldn't care if there was any to be frank, I'd be happy for the performance increase without having to replace me gpu if it was an older version.

The sharpening filter is very good at retaining detail. Not sure if you looked at the screenshot examples I provided in the OP, but the difference between the two images is small.

Game · 22 Mar 2022 at 09:22

One quick question do you need to turn HDR of on desktop ?

I did briefly try it but not really got any games installed that need a frames boost maybe I should put bfv back on at least I know the engine works

with bf2042 the detail was worse but the frames the same very strange

LtMatt · 22 Mar 2022 at 09:25

Game said:
One quick question do you need to turn HDR of on desktop ?

I did briefly try it but not really got any games installed that need a frames boost maybe I should put bfv back on at least I know the engine works

with bf2042 the detail was worse but the frames the same very strange

No, it worked with HDR for me in Days Gone. I enabled HDR before launching the game.

willhub · 22 Mar 2022 at 09:43

So is this like DLDSR?