How to Quadruple Your Frame Rate for $7

Introduction

• Discover how to significantly enhance gaming performance with lossless scaling.
• Lossless scaling is an app available on Steam for about $7, promising DLSS-style upscaling for every game with minimal quality loss.

Lossless Scaling App

Features

• Provides frame generation, making it valuable for gaming.
• Captures the game output and upscales it in real-time, enhancing resolution and frame rate without additional GPU load.

Challenges

• Initial setup issues with screen blackout if the game isn't set to windowed borderless mode.
• Requires specific game settings to function correctly.

Setup and Configuration

Game Preparation

• Set game to run in windowed borderless mode.
• Adjust resolution to 1080p for better performance during upscaling.

App Configuration

• Choose the appropriate scaling mode (Auto or custom).
• Aspect ratio settings affect how the game is displayed on different monitors.
• Various scaling protocols available: LS1, AMD FSR, and Nvidia scaling.

Upscaling and Frame Generation

Upscaling Methods

• Utilizes several protocols: LS1, AMD FSR (preferred), Nvidia scaling (observed blockiness).
• Demonstrated using Cyberpunk 2077.

Frame Generation

• Frame generation produces intermediate frames, doubling or quadrupling the GPU frame rate output.
• X2 and X4 modes available, affecting latency and frame quality.
• Potential latency and visual artifacts can occur but are mostly negligible during gameplay.

Performance Results

Observations

• Significant frame rate improvement noticed in Cyberpunk 2077.
• Mixed results in other games like Red Dead Redemption 2.

Conclusion

• The app is well worth the $7 investment.
• Great for mid-tier systems looking to enhance gaming performance.
• Offers potential configurations for different games.

Alternative Methods

• Consider overclocking your GPU for further improvements when used alongside lossless scaling.

Recommendation

• Experiment with different games and settings to optimize your gaming experience.