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0.0 hrs last two weeks / 1,705.8 hrs on record (0.3 hrs at review time)
Posted: 23 Nov, 2022 @ 7:04pm
Updated: 4 Dec, 2022 @ 5:39pm

Quod non potes facere sine.

Stupefying upscaling utility with optimized scaling algorithms. A godsend to PC gamers world-wide and has the following benefits:

  • Will upscale your games at higher resolutions while processing at significantly lower resolutions.

  • Will significantly* reduce your gpu fan usage (*based on your gpu).

  • Will keep UI scaling consistent even on higher resolutions (UI text is based on lower resolution and not rendered resolution).

  • Run lower resolution limited games on higher resolution monitors without losing noticeable detail.

  • Can force games without border-less window options to run in full screen border-less windows.

How to:

  • Set your game to desired resolution. Some games will not have a resolution option or will run at the resolution of your desktop no matter what you do. For these games just set your desktop to the desired resolution (2K,4K etc..) and run the game.

  • Set your game windowed. Not full screen border-less windowed which I believe requires different parameters.

  • Depending on game set Scaling Mode to (maintain)Aspect Ratio or Full Screen. You will know to use Aspect Ratio if your now border-less full screen game looks stretched.

  • Set scaling mode to Custom(manually calculate dimension multiplier or quotient between the 2 resolutions [will determine the lower resolution]) or Auto.

  • Set scaling type. LS1 / AMD FSR or nVidia NIS plus a slew of other upscaling algorithms.

Game at (pseudo)4K, watch in game assets become finely detailed and watch your fan noise become non-existent (again gpu dependent). Rendering at higher resolutions also means higher levels of AA may not be required or even no AA again reducing the stress on your GPU. Thinking of spending a few hundred or even a thousand+ on a new GPU, now you don't have to.

Going forward many games like Forza Horizon 5 (FSR 2.2) have or will implement newer versions of FSR though these versions are implemented in game and cannot be implemented in any utility. With thousands of games already on the market which cannot benefit from in game upscaling this utility serves an important role in PC gaming.

Additionally has options for:

  • Hiding the cursor.

  • Scaling the cursor (cursor appears at lower resolution size),

  • Can adjust cursor speed,

  • Can prevent the cursor from leaving the game window.

  • Set preferred GPU and a whole bunch of additional rendering options.
Though not every PC game imaginable may not work with Lossless Scaling it's been tested on a wide range of games.

The developer is active and has recently implemented new scaling routines..

Note: Utility is not wrapped in Steam drm and can be run independent of Steam however Steam will not keep track of the time the utility has been running. If you wish to leave a review for the product then run the utility from Steam for at least 5 minutes.

Quod non potes facere sine.
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4 Comments
Sysgen 14 Mar @ 7:00am 
Also be aware if you push settings too far you may experience latency and visual concerns so feel free to experiment.
Sysgen 14 Mar @ 6:58am 
Any game though not all are compatible.

Especially useful on games that don't support (HD) higher resolutions.

Give you an example how it can be used.
- Let's say older system I7-920 (2009) AMD 590X (2017)
- You can run Borderlands 3 using this app.
- Desktop set to 1080P
- Set scaling factor to 1.2 which yields 900P but 1080P in game. (1080 / 900 = 1.2)
- Use frame gen factor X2 which essentially doubles framerate (force framerate to 30) which then yields 60 FPS = 30 x 2).

You can also do the opposite that is set desktop to 1440P. Set scale factor to 1.33.
(1440 / 1.33 = around 1080P) so game displays at 1440P but runs at 1080P making your fans run cooler.
Many thanks for the fantastic and very detailed information .
What games should i use it on? Pixel games like undertale? Or just retro games?
Does it work on 3d games?
Is it only compatible with only steam games or it works on other PC launchers?

Thx in advance
ThereIs0nly0ne 24 Nov, 2022 @ 3:16am 
Looks interesting. Will check it out :steamthumbsup: