The Ultimate Upscaling Showdown: FSR vs DLSS vs XeSS

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech July 9 Computer Graphics [The Ultimate Upscaling Showdown: FSR 3.1 vs DLSS 3.7 vs XeSS 1.3](=.gsLavJFHBwzPikOyJL47aj7S6f-YD9OE97Ija0qp6p4) [Upscaling](=.HEU487ZmpRRRBNNG7mlj7BNz5O4Pihb0mN9vL_9lQpg) technologies continue to improve every year, and today we'll be looking at five games updated to use AMD FSR 3.1 to compare against the latest in Nvidia DLSS 3.7 and Intel XeSS 1.3. =.ZwC5fSYPfZw89-1SVzXS5174k4q3mzgfYKg0GqrpoHs =.yhsfWtPjfA2O8CFupIMQFHRqC_RsyfxpdVeSr4c05aM [Upscaling](=.QI4TLa6SseXvoDK3RtNtwqvRLiz1amkatHN3Aic9hOM) technologies continue to improve every year, and today we'll be looking at five games updated to use AMD FSR 3.1 to compare against the latest in Nvidia DLSS 3.7 and Intel XeSS 1.3. =.pYRuFW_yUwqvBmKU_BcOf9_BVG2pLNVeYs7X9CoicZU Security [Microsoft bans China-based employees from using Android devices for work, mandates switch to iPhones](=.aXFWoymLk_PDaak6fR3QzNeceszAYGjUHYy-nHUuD6Y) The mandate, set to come into effect in September 2024, was announced in an internal memo seen by Bloomberg News. 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