Upscaling (DLSS / FSR / XeSS)
Also searched as: upscaling · dlss · fsr · xess · super resolution · rsr
What it means
The game renders at a lower resolution and an AI step rebuilds it up to your screen's resolution. Done well, it's close to the real thing for far less GPU work.
More detail
DLSS (NVIDIA), FSR (AMD), and XeSS (Intel) are the three families. In their quality modes this is the rare free lunch — usually more real frames and lower input lag than running at native resolution, with image quality most people can't tell apart in motion. Don't confuse it with frame generation, which is the part that adds latency.
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