If you ever thought CD Projekt Red was done with Cyberpunk 2077 and Phantom Liberty, you will be shocked to learn that the studio has released patch 2.13 for PC. The patch introduces support for AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 with Frame Generations and Intel Xe Super Sampling 1.3.
CD Projekt revealed that they will keep the support for both FSR 2.1 and FSR 3 to give players the luxury of choice to determine the best settings for performance and visual quality. According to the studio, “This allows them [players] to experiment and find what fits their gaming style best”.
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The studio noted that although there is a mismatch between the PC and console versions of the game, Cross Progression will still function properly between the two platforms. Below are the details of everything added or altered with the new update.
- Added support for AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 with Frame Generation
- Added support for Intel Xe Super Sampling 1.3.
- It will now be possible to enable both DLAA and DLSS Ray Reconstruction at the same time.
- Added a new “Utilities” tab in Settings and moved HDD Mode, Hybrid CPU Utilization, and AMD Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) options there.
- Other stability and visual fixes.
“AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 combines image upscaling with frame generation technologies to generate high-resolution frames at fast frame rates,” the studio said.
Players who want to enable FSR 3 will find it in the game settings. Toggle to Graphics in the Quick Preset section. There is a separate setting to enable FSR Frame Generation. It is important to note that FSR Frame Generation can only be activated when AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 upscaling is toggled on.
Getting FSR 3 and XSS to work in Cyberpunk
Before enabling Frame Generation, make sure you are running your game at 60 FPS. The studio also recommends using a high refresh rate monitor (120 Hz and above). They said using a lower refresh rate monitor can lead to frame time issues.
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For FSR Frame Generation to work on your PC, you need to turn on Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling. This feature is turned on by default in Windows 11. If it is not, follow the steps below to turn it on;
- Press the Windows button on your keyboard
- Type “graphics” in the search bar that appears and press Enter
- Select “Change default graphics settings”
- Toggle “Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling” on
- Restart your PC
For the technology to work correctly, make sure you update your PC GPU drivers: AMD to version 32.0.11037.4004, NVIDIA to version 556.12, Intel to version 32.0.101.5972.
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