Introduction

Recently we reviewed the FSR 2.0 community mod for Cyberpunk 2077, and after four months CD Project Red has now released official support for AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.1 (FSR 2.1) with the release of patch 1.61. In order to run this game at maximum graphics settings with reasonable framerates at native resolution, quite a powerful GPU is required, which is why upscaling solutions are so important. But depending on the game, there are subtle differences with the implementation of NVIDIA's Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) and AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.1 (FSR 2.1) upscalers, so we are keen to examine both in Cyberpunk 2077.



Below, you will find comparison screenshots at 4K, 1440p, 1080p, and in different DLSS and FSR 2.1 quality modes. For those who want to see how DLSS and FSR 2.1 perform in motion, watch our side-by-side comparison video. The video can help uncover issues like shimmering or temporal instability, which are not visible in the screenshots.

All tests were made using a GeForce RTX 3080 GPU at Ultra graphics settings with ray tracing enabled; motion blur and depth of field were disabled for better image viewing. DLSS was manually updated to version 2.4.12 by swapping the DLL file.

Screenshots

Side-by-Side Comparison Video