Native resolution
Also searched as: native resolution · native res · render resolution
What it means
The exact pixel grid your monitor is built from — 2560×1440 on a 1440p panel, for example. Running a game at native means every screen pixel is doing real work.
More detail
Native is the sharpest a game can look, but it's also the most expensive for your GPU. Upscaling exists precisely so you can render below native and rebuild up to it, getting most of the look for less cost. A blurry image at native usually means a sharpening or scaling setting is fighting you, not the resolution itself.
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