Hands on with the GTA V mod that adds AMD FSR support

Regardless of releasing again in 2013, Grand Theft Auto V nonetheless holds up fairly nicely in opposition to trendy video games by way of graphics efficiency. Whereas GTA V doesn’t formally profit from DLSS or different trendy upscaling applied sciences, there’s a approach to make use of AMD’s FidelityFX Tremendous Decision (FSR) expertise due to a brand new mod.

Modder NarutoUA made it doable to allow FSR within the sport, leading to an additional bump in efficiency with little to no visible value. In the intervening time, FSR is just formally supported in eight video games, most of which aren’t extensively owned. Nevertheless, thousands and thousands of gamers have entry to GTA V, particularly because it was given away totally free on the Epic Video games Retailer. This mod ought to enable extra you to get a clearer understanding of what to anticipate as soon as the expertise turns into extra extensively out there. It makes use of precompiled shaders from an unnamed FSR appropriate sport and replaces the unique GTA V body scaler with FSR.

NarutoUA has made this mod publicly out there on GitHub together with set up directions for anybody to check out. So, this was the proper alternative for us to place the mod to the take a look at and see how a sport like GTA V gala’s with FSR enabled.

Spectacular at excessive resolutions

The outcomes have been spectacular for essentially the most half, with the distinction in picture high quality between native 4K and the Extremely High quality mode being negligible. With FSR enabled, we additionally skilled a bump in efficiency with the next total framerate and higher 1% lows. The GTX 1080 we examined shifted from framerates within the low 50s to steady 60 fps efficiency as soon as FSR was enabled in Extremely High quality. This allowed us the headroom to even flip up further graphics settings whereas sustaining close to 60 fps efficiency.

FSR Extremely High quality enabled.

Native 4K with FSR off.

The sacrifices in visible constancy turned extra apparent at decrease high quality settings. Nevertheless, the usual High quality mode for FSR nonetheless supplied a picture high quality superior to 1440p whereas delivering efficiency much like native 1440p rendering.

Lackluster at decrease resolutions

Then again, utilizing FSR at decrease resolutions corresponding to 1080p resulted in a lower than stellar expertise. Each the Extremely High quality mode and Efficiency mode had noticeably worse picture high quality than native 1080p with FSR off. The minor efficiency enhancements additionally didn’t really feel worthwhile given the sacrifices in visible high quality.

FSR Extremely High quality enabled.

Native 4K with FSR off.

We must always word that whereas this mod labored as supposed whereas being examined, it’s nonetheless thought of unofficial software program which may create points for some customers. It’s also suggested to keep away from utilizing this mod whereas taking part in GTA On-line, as there could also be an opportunity of getting your account unintentionally banned and doubtlessly dropping your progress.

FSR can be open supply, however as of proper now, it’s only out there to builders engaged on bringing help to their video games. Till extra video games begin benefiting from FSR, modders like NarutoUA are prone to take issues into their very own fingers and launch unofficial implementations of the expertise. This may very well be the beginning of a brand new pattern the place modders breathe new life into older titles by implementing FSR, whereas builders deal with bringing it to newer titles.