Lossless Scaling: The Futue Of Perfomance

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Armin Sedjic
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Posted on March 24, 2025
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Learn about the latest contender in the gaming performance league and the significant FPS boost it can provide, sometimes over 50% more FPS.

Are you unable to run the latest games at 60 FPS even with relatively low settings? Or perhaps are you looking for ways to play classic titles at fullscreen without compromising on the original aesthetic of the game? If so, take a look at Lossless Scaling, a utility software available on Steam designed to enhance your gaming visuals and improve performance.

What is Lossless Scaling?

Lossless Scaling is an all-in-one gaming software that uses scaling algorithms and frame generation in order to improve your gaming performance. It lets you upscale windowed, low resolution games to fullscreen without blur that is caused by traditional scaling methods. Lossless Scaling can also generate extra frames for you for games that don't have the native support.

Key Features and Benefits

  • Upscaling: Improves visual quality when running games at lower resolutions.
  • Frame Generation (LSFG): Increases frame rates for more FPS and smoother gameplay.
  • Compatibility: Works with most games, including emulators, modern triple AAA titles, and older pixel-art games.
  • Customization: Offers different scaling algorithms for different game styles.
  • User-Friendly: Simple to use with a modern, intuitive interface.

How Lossless Scaling Improves Your Gaming Experience

  • Better Visual Quality: By using advanced scaling algorithms like AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution and NVIDIA DLSS, Lossless Scaling reduces blur and enhances image clarity when upscaling games. For pixel-art games, Integer Scaling and xBR algorithms make the game remain sharp and pixelated, the way pixel-art games should be.
  • Increased Performance: If your GPU struggles to run games at High, medium, or even low settings at native resolution, Lossless Scaling runs the game at a lower resolution and then upscales it, maintaining the visual quality and sharpness while giving you a huge FPS boost. The LSFG (Lossless Scaling Frame Generation) feature can generate extra frames, further making the game smoother.
  • Wide Compatibility: Lossless Scaling isn't just for modern Triple AAA games. It also works with older games and emulators. You can now enjoy your favorite games without having to worry about the performance and the quality.
  • Customizable Scaling Options: The software offers the following scaling options:
    • LS1
    • AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution
    • NVIDIA Image Scaling
    • Integer Scaling
    • Nearest Neighbor
    • xBR
    • Anime4K
    • Sharp Bilinear
    • Bicubic CAS

This variety allows you to choose the best algorithm for each game, depending on its art style and your personal preferences. For example, Anime4K is ideal for upscaling cartoons or anime-style games.

System Requirements

  • OS: Windows 10 version 2004 (Minimum), Windows 11 version 24H2 (Recommended)
  • Graphics: Modern integrated graphics (Minimum), GeForce RTX 30 series / Radeon RX 6000 series / Arc series (Recommended)
  • DirectX: Version 11

How to Use Lossless Scaling

  • Set Game to Windowed Mode: Lossless Scaling requires games to run in windowed mode.
  • Limit Frame Rate (Optional): For the best experience, limit the game to a stable frame rate to give Lossless Scaling resources to work with.
  • Select Scaling Algorithm: Choose the appropriate scaling algorithm based on the game's style.
  • Activate Lossless Scaling: Use the software to upscale the game to fullscreen.

Here is a detailed video explaining how to use Lossless Scaling: Youtube Link (c: Mostly Positive Reviews)

Conclusion

Lossless Scaling represents the future of gaming. With modern games boasting high system requirements due to utilizing ray-tracing and path-tracing, and graphics cards being low in quantity but high in pricing, Lossless Scaling and other AI-generation tactics are extremely useful. Whether you're looking to boost performance, improve visual quality, or play older games in fullscreen, this application offers wide range of features and a user-friendly UI, making it easy for you to take your PC/Laptop's performance to the next level.