Do you use VSR/DSR with your games when possible?

[Kenmitch]

Sadly, this was more done for ShintaiDK's benefit than my own. I know a good amount of you use this, because I know I've specifically asked many of you about it.

As a plus it's one of the few threads that is a ShintaiDK free zone....At least as of this posting.

Infraction issued for personal attack.
-- stahlhart

 

[PPB]

Well have you used DSR in other games for similar effects? Or do you only use resolution scale in BF4....

Because then, it's similar to what ShintaiDK said. People don't use DSR because it's another thing to set outside of game (or however you said it) and will just use ingame features instead.

I only played 2 games last year (yaaay college), Battlefield 4 (with Res Scale) and League of Legends. In the second one I havent bothered trying it honestly, it is not that I have used it and dismissed it for X reason.

In the first one I have used Res Scale before both companies came with their SSAA solutions, so I didnt see a reason to replace the in-game setting with the DSR in my case.

 

[tential]

For a person with a 1080p monitor who'm is thinking about upgrading to a 1440p it's a quick and easy way to see if your current hardware is up to the task. Better to find out before the $'s are spent than afterwards.

Or a good way to see if you can notice an image quality boost or care.
No, it's not native 1440p, but if you like the IQ boost, you'll like it more native probably.
Or it doesn't mean much to you at all, and you know you don't need more expensive GPUs.

We need more Nvidia user results, but Nvidia was FIRST with DSR. It's actually a greate plan actually. You have a GTX 960, you use DSR, your GPU can't handle it, but it looks so good... so you upgrade to a GTX 970, or upgrade to Pascal, or whatever.

In fact, I used VSR on my HD7950 1440p. Then, Witcher 2 couldn't handle it well. It was ok, but I mean, come on... and Batman also ok at 1440p, but not perfect and hey... what about 1800p VSR since 1440p looked so good already....
Upgraded to the R9 290.

And with Nvidia DSR's wide options and wider support than VSR, it's weird to me that it's used LESS than AMD VSR.
The only thing I can think of is Nvidia scales worse with resolution, but honestly, that's just a benchmark number. If I swapped my system for a GTX 970, I don't think I'd drop to 1080p. I'd still play at 1440p DSR.

 

[crisium]

For a person with a 1080p monitor who'm is thinking about upgrading to a 1440p it's a quick and easy way to see if your current hardware is up to the task. Better to find out before the $'s are spent than afterwards.

Yup. I originally wanted to stick with my 1080p 60Hz display but to much surprise I found I could do 1440p VSR in so many games that I decided I might as well bite.

 

[thesmokingman]

The irony is that DSR was a much vaunted add-on that Nvidia users lauded over AMD users, so much so that AMD had to quickly match that with their own version. Suddenly now, no Nvidia users care anymore?

 

[tential]

I only played 2 games last year (yaaay college), Battlefield 4 (with Res Scale) and League of Legends. In the second one I havent bothered trying it honestly, it is not that I have used it and dismissed it for X reason.

In the first one I have used Res Scale before both companies came with their SSAA solutions, so I didnt see a reason to replace the in-game setting with the DSR in my case.

Hey if you would though then vote yes! I don't think it works with LoL. I don't think higher resolutions work well with LoL period from the research I did when looking for screens for my brother.

VSR/DSR shouldn't even need to be a feature. EVERY game should include resolution scale in it (and a number actually do now).

To me, it shows me that you care enough to let me utilize as much as my GPU as possible to experience your game in as beautiful a manner as possible.l I like that hence why I love frostbite games.

The irony is that DSR was a much vaunted add-on that Nvidia users lauded over AMD users, so much so that AMD had to quickly match that with their own version. Suddenly now, no Nvidia users care anymore?

Even more ironic that I actually complain that NVidia DSR is more flexible than VSR, but less people use it....

I honestly just have no words to understand the results though. I truly expected Nvidia DSR to be very popular when it came out.

 

[xthetenth]

3440x1440 on a 290 equals nope.

Although come to think of it, I can't get my framerate on Warframe to drop below 60 FPS. Guess I know what I'm doing when I get home (and I stop playing The Division and the Battlefleet Gothic beta).

As a plus it's one of the few threads that is a ShintaiDK free zone....At least as of this posting.

My cat allergy isn't flaring up!

 

[swilli89]

As a plus it's one of the few threads that is a ShintaiDK free zone....At least as of this posting.

Seriously... He throws shade on any AMD relates thread and it ruins so many otherwise innocent discussions.

 

[Kenmitch]

The irony is that DSR was a much vaunted add-on that Nvidia users lauded over AMD users, so much so that AMD had to quickly match that with their own version. Suddenly now, no Nvidia users care anymore?

Too be fare the Nvidia users performance looks to be decling as the AMD users performance looks to be increasing. Seems logical that they would retreat back to 1080p too me at least.

 

[xthetenth]

It's a shame that the poll doesn't have a split between don't use it because you know your card can't handle it and don't use it because you didn't think to.

 

[PPB]

Hey if you would though then vote yes! I don't think it works with LoL. I don't think higher resolutions work well with LoL period from the research I did when looking for screens for my brother.

VSR/DSR shouldn't even need to be a feature. EVERY game should include resolution scale in it (and a number actually do now).

To me, it shows me that you care enough to let me utilize as much as my GPU as possible to experience your game in as beautiful a manner as possible.l I like that hence why I love frostbite games.



Even more ironic that I actually complain that NVidia DSR is more flexible than VSR, but less people use it....

I honestly just have no words to understand the results though. I truly expected Nvidia DSR to be very popular when it came out.

Yep, even tho I have a 76hz panel I tend to squeeze as much as IQ worth of antialiasing (dont bother with anything on High/Ultra but lighting quality, mesh and terrain quality on BF4 for obvious reasons) without going below the 80fps mark. That is why 125% Res scale seems to be the sweet spot for me, MSAA x2 neither doesnt look as good and you even get horrible dips when certain effects like animated fire takes a good portion of the screen and the MSAA algorithm goes nuts trying to do 2x2 sampling per pixel on most of your buffer (that is the underlying problem with adaptative antialiasing techniques) and performance goes down the toilet. SSAA performance is more predictable, and even tho my 960 would scream with anything higher than 125% at 1080P the end result is very good all in all.

 

[jantjeuh]

Seriously... He throws shade on any AMD relates thread and it ruins so many otherwise innocent discussions.

Game_dev is much worse in that regard. At least ShintaiDK seems knowledgable, though a bit biased.

 

[PPB]

Game_dev is much worse in that regard. At least ShintaiDK seems knowledgable, though a bit biased.

But his nickname implies he develops games, he should be knowledgable about gaming hardware, right? RIGHT???? D:

 

[railven]

The irony is that DSR was a much vaunted add-on that Nvidia users lauded over AMD users, so much so that AMD had to quickly match that with their own version. Suddenly now, no Nvidia users care anymore?

Isn't this the kind of hyperbole this thread was designed to disprove? I mean:

/thread


All you needed was one vote, and you got that and some.

 

[Kenmitch]

Isn't this the kind of hyperbole this thread was designed to disprove? I mean:

I thought it was created to see if anybody cared about or used the features....Sounded like a challenge to me for the most part.

 

[xthetenth]

But his nickname implies he develops games, he should be knowledgable about gaming hardware, right? RIGHT???? D:

I personally feel flattered that one of the Project CARS devs has visited the forum.

 

[tential]

Isn't this the kind of hyperbole this thread was designed to disprove? I mean:

He asked for a poll, I delivered.
I had an idea that I'd get more than 1 yes vote obviously.
Didn't really know what the breakdown would be of users though at all.

66% of users being AMD so far?
50% of Nvidia users using DSR so far vs 75% of AMD VSR users?

I want to give a chance for more Nvidia users to get in here first, though but it's interesting to see how many people are picking up and using this feature.

The TWO most important features in GPUs to me are Freesync/Gsync and VSR/DSR.

These 2 features combined allow us to eek out a LOT more performance/IQ out of our GPUs with smooth gaming.

I also think it takes out a lot of the guesswork between GPU vendors. IT's why I say, get a Gsync or FResync monitor. I highly doubt a GTX 980/R9 390x will be so much faster than each other in a game that Freesync/Gsync won't compensate. Although Hitman is trying to prove me wrong lol.

 

[railven]

I thought it was created to see if anybody cared about or used the features....Sounded like a challenge to me for the most part.

Pro-NV user makes hyperbole comment because he doesn't known anyone who uses DSR, that translates to no one uses.

Pro-AMD user makes a comment in the thread laughing because all the poll needed was one vote, goes on to make his own hyperbole comment that no NV users care, yet poll has at minimum one vote to prove him wrong.

I just found that amusing considering his own prior statement in the thread.

 

[MajinCry]

VSR doesn't bloody support 1280x1024. I'd like ta use it, and hell, it'd do wonders for those cruddy console ports (Dark Souls, Xenoverse) that give ya black bars, if yer on a 5:4 screen.

 

[xthetenth]

He asked for a poll, I delivered.
I had an idea that I'd get more than 1 yes vote obviously.
Didn't really know what the breakdown would be of users though at all.

66% of users being AMD so far?
50% of Nvidia users using DSR so far vs 75% of AMD VSR users?

I want to give a chance for more Nvidia users to get in here first, though but it's interesting to see how many people are picking up and using this feature.

The TWO most important features in GPUs to me are Freesync/Gsync and VSR/DSR.

These 2 features combined allow us to eek out a LOT more performance/IQ out of our GPUs with smooth gaming.

I also think it takes out a lot of the guesswork between GPU vendors. IT's why I say, get a Gsync or FResync monitor. I highly doubt a GTX 980/R9 390x will be so much faster than each other in a game that Freesync/Gsync won't compensate. Although Hitman is trying to prove me wrong lol.

In the spirit of intellectual honesty I will point out that there's a potential sampling bias in that the strongest part of AMD's lineup has been the value section, while NV's got a killer part in the top end performance segment, so there might be a correlation between NV users and people who buy giant monitors that make super res a less compelling choice. A 980 Ti and a 270HU is a setup that likely doesn't lend itself to running DSR, similarly to how I'm not going to be running VSR with my 290 and a 3440x1440 screen.

 

[Headfoot]

I've got triple monitor so when I can run a game more than fast enough on one monitor I run it on 3. Kinda like VSR

 

[thesmokingman]

Pro-NV user makes hyperbole comment because he doesn't known anyone who uses DSR, that translates to no one uses.

Pro-AMD user makes a comment in the thread laughing because all the poll needed was one vote, goes on to make his own hyperbole comment that no NV users care, yet poll has at minimum one vote to prove him wrong.

I just found that amusing considering his own prior statement in the thread.

So you have nothing to add but are pitching a fit over a well deserved ribbing?

 

[Bacon1]

In the spirit of intellectual honesty I will point out that there's a potential sampling bias in that the strongest part of AMD's lineup has been the value section, while NV's got a killer part in the top end performance segment, so there might be a correlation between NV users and people who buy giant monitors that make super res a less compelling choice. A 980 Ti and a 270HU is a setup that likely doesn't lend itself to running DSR, similarly to how I'm not going to be running VSR with my 290 and a 3440x1440 screen.

Well really, you could say the opposite.

Buy a 980 TI is overkill for 1080p monitor, but you can use DSR to bump that to 1440/4k.

 

[xthetenth]

I've got triple monitor so when I can run a game more than fast enough on one monitor I run it on 3. Kinda like VSR

I think I can hear my 290 asking for mercy whenever I think of running triple monitor. It's a solid 1440p card but that doesn't mean 2560+3440+2560x1440. No joke, I need to turn off the wing monitors to pass the Steam VR test.

 

[moonbogg]

I don't use it because I bought a 1440p monitor. I chose not to buy a 4K monitor. Why the hell would I want to use fake 4K when I could just buy a real 4K monitor? I don't want 4K. It is slow and it sucks.