resolution scaling question for a dumba$$

[Nuro]

I was just wondering what this option does?

My initial thought is that it raises the resolution above whatever you are running it at... Then I thought well why cant I just raise the resolution the normal way you raise resolutions in every game ever?

Am i missing something? What is this option for and can I use it to see better visuals in game no matter what the resolution i am playing at?

thanks for helping me understand.

[Nuro]

bump

[SubTonic]

It raises the rendering resolution. It's called supersampling, and it's primarily used as an alternative form of Anti-Aliasing. That is, smoothing the edges out of objects. It's also incredibly taxing on the GPU and only people with very strong cards should bother with it.

[Nuro]

Raises the rendering resolution...

So what that means is by increasing the resolution scaling you force the game to use a higher resolution?

why cant I just choose what resolution i want the game to run at and be done with it?

if i choose to run the game at 1080p and then use the resolution scaling option to make it render in 2k isn't that the same as just running it in 2k?

thats why i feel like im missing something.. it just seems redundent to have that as an option

[RaTTuS]

you will be able to run at over your native resolution , which i assume is 1080p . by doing so you will make the game less jaggy and reduce need for antialiasing . it wont be like running in 4k but it will still be better .

[SubTonic]

You can choose both. Under Display, you choose your actual output resolution. Under Graphics, you can choose to boost that resolution up. Say you're playing in 1080p. If you boost the rendering resolution to 200%, you're playing the game at double the internal resolution, but in a 1080p size. If that makes more sense.

[RaTTuS]

its not the same as running in 2160 but there will be less need for antialising since the textures loaded will be clearer and crisper . hope that made sense . if not , feel free to ask more .

[SubTonic]

Yeah, it isn't exactly the same, but it is pretty confusing to describe lol

[【K A M I N A】]

It's supersampling. It's an anti-aliasing method that requires a lot of VRAM.

200% 4k if you want that sweet cinematic look.

[CatPerson]

You can't choose because if your monitor's native resolution is *this*, that's it. Do not pass Go.
The only way to "up" the resolution higher than your native is to use the supersampling (then it downsizes it again to fit monitor resolution).

So it's for people who are using 1080 monitors and games will not even show a higher resolution option.

Edit: these days you can also use 3rd party software to achieve the same thing, XV just has an option for it built in, basically.

[RaTTuS]

this kinda explains https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTszNDyuAhg

[RaTTuS]

catperson u hit the nail on the head

[RaTTuS]

damn did we just have a nice thread ? gg all pls re

[SubTonic]

I want the GPU of the person who can run this game at 200% scaling and maintain even 30 FPS...I go to 125% and my 970 starts waving a white flag. I really need to upgrade, especially with Cyberpunk coming out next year.

[RaTTuS]

gtx 970 here as well , its going 90+ degrees when i downsample gta 5 from 1440p to 1080p . im afraid we are due for an upgrade if we wanna keep playing high end games at decent perf...

[Nuro]

i get it now

thanks for explaining it to me.

someone said that you cant go above your native resolution but i remember there was a work around that I used for the witcher 3

I cant remember exactly how i did it but i remember it was really easy. I went into my nvidia settings and chose to use a custom resolution, set it to 4k and then the option was available in witcher.

Getting it to downscale was a small issue but i remember it didnt take me long to figure out.
Its been a little while since ive gone through that process but thats been how i have done it for a long time.

im guessing thats the same thing as resolution scaling but just built in to the game huh? :D thanks again guys for having patience

i remember scaling was a thing is resident evil 7 as well. so i guess devs are just including it now for simplicity sake and cause gamers want it