An In-Depth Comparison of AMD FSR 3.0 and NVIDIA DLSS 3 in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

Introduction

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, the latest addition to the Yakuza and Like a Dragon series, has recently been released on PC. This game supports both AMD FSR 3.0 and NVIDIA DLSS 3, making it an excellent opportunity to compare these two popular upscaling technologies. In this article, we will delve into the performance analysis of these technologies in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, providing you with valuable insights and impressions.

Hardware Setup

To conduct our tests, we utilized an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, 32GB of DDR5 at 6000Mhz, and NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 4090. We ran the game on Windows 10 64-bit, with the GeForce 551.23 driver installed. Additionally, we disabled the second CCD on our 7950X3D for a fair comparison.

Graphics Settings

For our benchmarks, we focused on the open-world area at the start of the first chapter. This area should give us a good idea of how the rest of the game performs. We set the game at 4K on Max Settings.

DLSS 3 and FSR 3.0 Performance Comparison

NVIDIA DLSS 3 Frame Generation seems to be experiencing issues in this title. There is no performance increase between DLSS 3 Quality and DLSS 3 Quality with Frame Generation. On the other hand, AMD FSR 3.0 gets a noticeable performance boost with Frame Generation.

Unfortunately, we were unable to capture a video to showcase this. MSI Afterburner caused major crashes whenever we attempted to change the game’s graphics settings. We then tried using NVIDIA’s Performance Overlay, but the statistics tab did not appear in the video. Consequently, we had to rely on screenshots for our comparison.

Native 4K, DLSS 3 Quality, DLSS 3 Quality with Frame Generation, and FSR 3.0 Quality with Frame Generation are displayed below.

Native 4K
DLSS 3 Quality
DLSS 3 Quality with Frame Generation
FSR 3.0 Quality with Frame Generation

It is important to note that we were able to replicate these results multiple times. DLSS 3 Frame Generation is currently broken in this title, and NVIDIA will need to address this issue. Furthermore, DLSS 3 FG causes significant stuttering whenever you pick up items or open suitcases. These stutters are absent at native resolution or when using FSR 3.0.

AMD FSR 3.0 Frame Generation Implementation

The AMD FSR 3.0 Frame Generation implementation in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is noteworthy. Although we were initially critical of early FSR 3.0 implementations, this game has the best FSR 3.0 Frame Generation implementation we have encountered. There are still some issues, but a smooth camera panning experience is now achievable.

On our LG 32GK850G-B 165hz G-Sync monitor, we experienced a smooth camera movement with AMD FSR 3.0 FG when not using VSync. The only problem was that the game was running with over 200fps, resulting in tearing issues due to the framerate exceeding the monitor’s refresh rate. To resolve this, we enabled V-Sync to lock the framerate at 165fps. However, this resulted in a stuttery camera movement.

To overcome this, we set the in-game framerate to 60fps (FG made the game run at 120fps). This configuration resulted in a smooth camera panning experience without any tearing or judder issues. We could never achieve this level of smoothness in previous games that used FSR 3.0. We then set FSR 3.0 to Native AA, which also worked well. The game stayed at around 130fps (below our monitor’s 165hz) and remained smooth. The input lag was not particularly noticeable.

Conclusion

In conclusion, our performance analysis of AMD FSR 3.0 and NVIDIA DLSS 3 in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth reveals that DLSS 3 Frame Generation is currently broken in this title, causing significant stuttering issues. AMD FSR 3.0 Frame Generation, on the other hand, has been implemented effectively, providing a smooth camera panning experience. However, it still requires some experimentation with framerate settings to achieve optimal performance.

Stay tuned for our full PC Performance Analysis of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, which will be published this weekend.

About the Author

John Papadopoulos is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming enthusiast and strongly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. Although he is a dedicated PC gamer, his gaming roots can be traced back to consoles. John holds a higher degree thesis on the “Evolution of PC graphics cards.”

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