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Lossless Scaling Question

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Just curious if anyone uses Lossless Scaling and is it worth it.  I just started using the Frame Mod app and on my 2 flights i have seen a great improvement on smoothness.  I wasn't sure if Lossless Scaling will make it even better or if it isn't worth it if my performance in terms of smoothness is good at the moment.  My specs are below.  I have 64 GB memory, not 32 as I just upgraded and my monitor is a Ultrawide C49RC9x with HDR on adn 2150 x 1440 60 Hz.  Thanks!

Intel Core i7 12700K (5.0GHz Max Boost Clock) 12-Core CPU   32GB G.Skill Performance DDR4 SDRAM 3600MHz       Graphics Processor:12GB Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, GDDR6x System   2TB Western Digital, NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive

 

 

 

 

I use it with the same CPU,  64GB and a 4090 and think it is a phenomenal piece of software. 

Others will disagree so it's personal experience but as I recall it was less than the price of a McDonald's meal... Not a big investment to try it. 

Have a Wonderful Day

-Paul Solk

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I use LossLess scaling with a 3080 and I think it's totally worth the $6.00. I had tearing in menus with the frame Gen dll's , but lossless scaling works very smoothly. I'm even using 3x and it seems to work fine. It also has a frame counter which always makes me feel good when I see how smooth the sims are.

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2 hours ago, mikegrr said:

I use LossLess scaling with a 3080 and I think it's totally worth the $6.00. I had tearing in menus with the frame Gen dll's , but lossless scaling works very smoothly. I'm even using 3x and it seems to work fine. It also has a frame counter which always makes me feel good when I see how smooth the sims are.

Do you / can you use it with the Frame Gen mod or is it a one or the other type thing?  What type of simmer are you?  GA, airliner, etc?

Intel Core i7 12700K (5.0GHz Max Boost Clock) 12-Core CPU   32GB G.Skill Performance DDR4 SDRAM 3600MHz       Graphics Processor:12GB Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, GDDR6x System   2TB Western Digital, NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive

 

 

 

 

It's one or the other for sure. You get enough benefit either way. I think there's a point of diminishing returns. There's many older threads about the app . People go through a lot of hoops to use it, but I just use it as it comes and it works fine. BTW, it works with any program or game. It funtions externally to the app as I understand it.

I mostly fly GA. I do a fair amount of sight seeing and the smooth panning really is nice.  Helps on landing and pattern work too.

LossLess scaling is a steam product, so you have to join steam to get it. I wasn't a steam member but i joined (for free) to get the app. Didn't affect my PC at all.

Yes you have to join Steam to buy it. But it can be used on either Steam or Store MSFS, 2020 or 2024. It is dirt simple to use. You can assign any keyboard combination hotkey to turn lossless scaling on or off. IslandSimPilot on youtube has the videos showing all about it.

5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB  PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.

 

Optiscaler is better, it has also an option to avoid HUD artifacts, and it's free.

https://github.com/cdozdil/OptiScaler

I use it on FS2024 with the FSR3 option and it works very well.

7800X3D | 2x32 GB DDR5-6000 CL32 | RTX 5080 | Alienware OLED 34" | 1 Gbps fiber 

My problem with LS is that it uses quiet some VRAM. As I am anyway already at the brink of VRAM overflow with my 4080 at 4K res, I cant really use LS for what I was hoping it could be used: heavy airport scenarios. If it works (e.g. VRAM not full), it is phenomenal in MSFS2020, but if the VRAM is full, it is the exact opposite and results in massive stutters. For MSFS2024, I have no need for more FPS currently.

Greetings, Chris

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 2x32GB DDR5 6000MT/s RAM, MSI RTX 4090 Ventus 3X, Windows 11 Home, MSFS2024

Why use LS if you have a 4000 series? You can use native FG and DLSS.

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21 minutes ago, MrFuzzy said:

Why use LS if you have a 4000 series? You can use native FG and DLSS.

Because it gets even smoother with LS on top of native FG. With my setup, I am down to 20-25FPS on heavy airports, add FG on top and I get 50FPS. Ok, but not buttery smooth. With LS 2x on top, I am at around 80-100FPS and this is absolutely smooth. 

Greetings, Chris

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 2x32GB DDR5 6000MT/s RAM, MSI RTX 4090 Ventus 3X, Windows 11 Home, MSFS2024

5 hours ago, MrFuzzy said:

Optiscaler is better, it has also an option to avoid HUD artifacts, and it's free.

https://github.com/cdozdil/OptiScaler

I use it on FS2024 with the FSR3 option and it works very well.

Does the avoid HUD avoid the ghosting issue in glass cockpits when using DLSS? If so I’d try it. 

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35 minutes ago, SKEWR said:

Does the avoid HUD avoid the ghosting issue in glass cockpits when using DLSS? If so I’d try it. 

No, the ghosting is caused by the use of a lower internal resolution for the frame elaboration. I got rid of it anyway, because I use the DLAA setting from the DLSS panel, which uses the native resolution (no upscaling). Then Optiscaler applies FSR3 frame generation on the native resolution frames and I double the framerate without ghosting or blurring on the glass screens.

You can also set a framerate limit and avoid using the nVidia Control Panel frame limiter, which causes longer loading times (like the old Fallout 4 engine 😄 )

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1 hour ago, AnkH said:

Because it gets even smoother with LS on top of native FG. With my setup, I am down to 20-25FPS on heavy airports, add FG on top and I get 50FPS. Ok, but not buttery smooth. With LS 2x on top, I am at around 80-100FPS and this is absolutely smooth. 

Spot on...  Running 40 and x3 and sitting at 120FPS with a G-Sync compatible monitor and it is as smooth as I could hope for... 

Have a Wonderful Day

-Paul Solk

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26 minutes ago, psolk said:

Spot on...  Running 40 and x3 and sitting at 120FPS with a G-Sync compatible monitor and it is as smooth as I could hope for... 

No VRAM issues?

Greetings, Chris

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 2x32GB DDR5 6000MT/s RAM, MSI RTX 4090 Ventus 3X, Windows 11 Home, MSFS2024

12 minutes ago, AnkH said:

No VRAM issues?

4090 in FS2020 so none at all...  

Have a Wonderful Day

-Paul Solk

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