Cyberpunk 2077 and many other games received AMD FSR 4 support thanks to modders
Thanks to the fan project OptiScaler, gamers can now add AMD FSR 4 support to many games that do not natively support the technology.
Until now, AMD's upscaling solutions lagged significantly behind those offered by Nvidia. However, the recently released FSR4 has managed to greatly narrow the gap with DLSS technology. The problem is that most older games are unlikely ever to receive updates adding FSR 4. That's where modders stepped in to help.
- The result is the OptiScaler project, a tool that allows for replacing upscaling technologies in games.
- In practice, this means that if a game supports at least DLSS 2, FSR 2, or XeSS, we can add newer versions of these technologies to it.
- This replacement isn’t limited to just one technology. For example, if a game supports DLSS 2, nothing stops you from using OptiScaler to add support for FSR4.
- Of course, it’s still an unofficial tool, so it doesn’t always work perfectly. That’s why the creators prepared a list where users can add information about how different games work with OptiScaler. If you run into problems, you can also find tips there on how to resolve them.
You can check the results of using this tool in the video above, which shows Cyberpunk 2077 running with FSR 4 added via this application, compared to FSR 3, which this Polish blockbuster natively supports.
FSR4 isn’t as good as the latest DLSS yet, but the gap between these technologies is now much smaller, both in terms of image quality and performance. This is why it’s great that players can now add support for AMD's newest technology to games whose developers haven’t released the appropriate updates.
