AFMF: Was I Wrong?!?

Summary

The video compares AMD's new fluid motion frames driver-level frame generation to in-game FSR 3 implementations across several games. The presenter finds FSR 3 provides a smoother, more consistent experience without quality loss or stuttering during fast motion. In contrast, fluid motion frames often introduces distracting artifacts, tearing, and stutters when panning the camera. While fluid motion frames can boost fps, the presenter concludes it rarely improves perceived motion quality over playing natively. They suggest trying both technologies yourself since perception varies, but wouldn't enable fluid motion frames based on their testing.

Takeaways

• 😊 The video tests AMD's fluid motion frames technology in full release drivers across different games
• 👀 There are challenges conveying variable refresh rate experiences in fixed 60fps YouTube videos
• 🤔 The video compares in-game FSR 3 to driver-level AMD fluid motion frames
• 😕 The assistant found AMD fluid motion frames to have more stutters and lower frame quality than FSR 3
• 🎮 AMD fluid motion frames performed best starting from a 80-90fps baseline before frame generation
• 😟 But even then minor stutters occurred during camera pans with AMD fluid motion frames enabled
• 😐 In the tested games, disabling fluid motion frames gave the most consistent frame pacing
• ✨ The assistant is happy AMD is innovating with driver-level frame generation features
• 😀 Different people can have different perceptions of image quality and motion fluidity
• 👍 Viewers are encouraged to try AMD fluid motion frames themselves and share their experiences

Q & A

What technologies are being compared in the video?

The video compares AMD's driver-level fluid motion frames (AMMF) to Nvidia's DLSS 3 and AMD's FSR 3 implementations of frame generation.

What are the key differences between AMFM and FSR 3?

AMMF is a driver-level implementation while FSR 3 requires integration at the game engine level. FSR 3 has access to game motion vectors which helps generate higher quality interpolated frames.

What hardware was used for testing AMMF?

The author tested AMMF on an AMD Radeon 7900 XTX graphics card.

What games were used for testing?

Games tested include Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Plague Tale: Requiem, Cyberpunk 2077, and Elden Ring.

What monitor setup was used?

A 3440 x 1440 resolution ultrawide monitor with 165Hz maximum refresh rate.

What were the key drawbacks observed with AMMF?

The author noticed occasional microstutters, inconsistent frame pacing, and lower quality interpolated frames compared to FSR 3 implementations.

In what situations did AMMF perform best?

AMMF performed best when the base frame rate was already high (80-90 FPS) before enabling frame generation.

How can users best evaluate AMMF themselves?

The author recommends focusing on visual smoothness and consistency rather than FPS counter numbers when evaluating AMMF.

What was the author's overall assessment of AMMF?

The author felt AMMF did not provide a clear benefit over native frame rates in the games tested so far. More testing is needed.

What future improvements are hoped for with AMMF?

The author hopes AMMF continues to improve in consistency and integration with games to provide a smoother experience.

Outlines

00:00

🔍 Introduction to AMD Fluid Motion Frames

The video begins by addressing the feedback received from a previous discussion about AMD's fluid motion frames, a driver-level frame generation technology distinct from FSR 3. The presenter notes the varied opinions in the comments and acknowledges that most of his initial testing was based on preview drivers. He announces the intention to test the full release version of AMD fluid motion frames in various games using different controllers and settings. The video emphasizes that perceptions of latency, image quality, and motion fluidity are subjective and invites viewers with AMD 6000 or 7000 series GPUs to try the technology themselves. The limitations of conveying a variable refresh rate experience on a 60fps YouTube video are discussed, and the method of filming the screen with a camera at 120fps is explained, though the limitations of this method are acknowledged.

05:01

🎮 Testing Methodology and Observations

The video details the testing methodology for AMD fluid motion frames, starting with Avatar frontiers of Pandora to compare FSR 3 and AMD fluid motion frames (AFMF) directly. The testing involves varying settings, observing base frame rates, and noting the behavior of the technology during fast movements and camera pans. The video describes the AMD overlay's features, like reporting additional latency and micro stutter rate, and discusses the technology's limitations, such as not interpolating frames during fast motion. Various games and settings are tested to examine the performance and visual quality, including Plague Tale Requiem, focusing on the foliage appearance and camera pans. The video highlights the importance of a high base frame rate for the technology to perform well and mentions the inconsistency in frame pacing and micro stutters as potential drawbacks.

10:01

🕹️ In-Game Experiences and Comparisons

The video continues the examination of AMD fluid motion frames by testing in-game experiences in Plague Tale Requiem and Cyberpunk, comparing the visual quality, frame pacing, and overall gaming experience with and without the technology enabled. Observations are made about the fluidity of motion, the appearance of foliage, and the presence of micro stutters during camera movements. The presenter also tests the technology's performance from a lower base frame rate, which AMD does not recommend, and notes the significant degradation in visual quality and gaming experience. Despite the high frame rate numbers displayed, the actual gaming experience is described as not meeting expectations.

15:02

👾 Detailed Analysis in Cyberpunk and Elden Ring

In-depth testing is conducted in Cyberpunk, exploring the impact of AMD fluid motion frames on the gaming experience with various settings, including ray tracing and resolution scaling. The video describes the trade-offs between frame rate and visual consistency, noting the occasional micro stutters and the preference for a stable gaming experience over higher frame rates. Elden Ring is also tested, focusing on the game's performance locked at 60 FPS and the effects of enabling fluid motion frames. The presenter observes screen tearing and a decrease in visual quality during camera pans, concluding that the technology might not be the preferred choice for improving the gaming experience in these titles.

20:03

📊 Final Thoughts and Community Feedback

The presenter concludes by expressing appreciation for the availability of AMD fluid motion frames and the competition it brings to the market. However, he shares his personal experience, stating that he has not found a situation where the technology significantly enhances the gaming experience. He mentions that his best experience was in Cyberpunk with specific settings but still notes occasional micro stutters and prefers a consistent frame rate. The presenter encourages viewers to share their own experiences and reminds them to focus on the actual gaming experience rather than just the frame rate numbers displayed. The video ends by emphasizing the importance of user feedback and community engagement in assessing the value of such technologies.

Keywords

💡AMD Fluid Motion Frames

AMD Fluid Motion Frames (AMF) is AMD's driver-level frame generation technology that can interpolate new frames between rendered frames to increase frame rates and smooth motion. It does not require integration directly into the game engine like FSR 3. The video compares AMF to in-game FSR 3 implementations and finds AMF often has more microstutters and inconsistent frame pacing.

💡frame generation

Frame generation refers to technologies like AMF, FSR 3, and DLSS 3 that can synthesize new frames between rendered frames to increase frame rates. They aim to improve motion smoothness, but can introduce artifacts. The video tests if AMF provides a better experience than native frame rates.

💡FSR 3

FSR 3 is AMD's upscaling and frame generation technology that is integrated directly into games, unlike the driver-level AMF. The video finds FSR 3 provides smoother and higher quality motion than AMF in the tested game Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.

💡microstutters

Microstutters are small intermittent frame time spikes that disrupt consistent frame pacing and make motion seem less smooth. The video finds AMF suffers from more microstutters compared to native rendering or FSR 3 implementations during camera panning.

💡latency

Latency refers to the delay between input and display output. Technologies like AMF can introduce extra latency. The video mentions using AMD's overlay to measure the added latency from enabling AMF.

💡ray tracing

Ray tracing is an advanced graphics technique for realistic lighting and reflections. The video lowers frame rates by enabling ray tracing to test if AMF can boost performance back up through frame generation.

💡framerate

Framerate refers to how many frames per second (FPS) a game renders. The video aims to test if AMF actually provides a better real-world experience versus just increasing the FPS counter number.

💡motion vectors

Motion vectors are data about movement of objects in a scene that games pass to FSR 3 but not to driver-level AMF. The video speculates lack of motion vectors causes AMF's lower-quality interpolated frames.

💡game testing

The video rigorously tests AMF across multiple games like Avatar, Plague Tale Requiem, Cyberpunk 2077, and Elden Ring, using both mouse and controller. This variety aims to benchmark real gaming experiences.

💡perception

The video notes that visual perception of motion smoothness, image quality, and artifacts is subjective. So while the creator found issues, viewers may have better experiences with AMF.

Highlights

Tries out the full release version of AMD's driver-level fluid motion frames technology in games

Notes that perceptions of image quality, latency, motion fluidity are personal and can vary by user

Compares AMD fluid motion frames to FSR 3 frame generation in Avatar Frontiers of Pandora

Finds FSR 3 implementation smoother than AMD fluid motion frames in Avatar

Notes AMD fluid motion frames can introduce microstutters and frametime spikes

Finds foliage jittery and distracting with fluid motion frames in Plague Tale Requiem

Prefers playing Plague Tale Requiem with fluid motion frames off due to high base frame rate

Sees occasional screen tearing with fluid motion frames in Elden Ring

Best experience with fluid motion frames starting from 80-90 FPS base in Cyberpunk 2077

Still prefers playing Cyberpunk 2077 with fluid motion frames off due to microstutters

Overall did not find a clear benefit to using fluid motion frames in testing

Encourages testing fluid motion frames yourself to see if you prefer it on or off

Keep frame rate counter off when testing to focus on visual experience not just numbers

Hopes AMD continues improving fluid motion frames in future driver updates

Welcomes feedback in comments on situations where fluid motion frames helps

Transcripts

yesterday when discussing the full

release of AMD fluid motion frames the

driver level frame generation which

again is not the same thing as FSR 3

which requires integration into a game

uh when I discussed that video talking

about the pros and cons of driver level

frame generation I it seemed like got

some push back in the comments where a

lot of people were saying they had a

much more positive opinion of the

technology than what I did uh what I was

saying had been my experience now a lot

of people were also saying that most of

my testing had been on the preview

drivers and now it's a full releasee and

it's an improved experience so what

we're doing in this video is I am trying

out the full release version of AMD

fluid motion frames in a variety of

games some with a mouse some with a

controller uh I'll look at something

that's like engine cap to 60fps see if

that kind of experience helps we'll try

out different base frame rates we'll

also try at least one game that has an

actual FSR 3 implementation to compare

my experience using an integration of

FSR 3 versus using the driver level

fluid motion frames and there's a few

really important things to know while we

uh thinking through this video right

okay number one everyone's perception of

things like latency and image quality

artifacts motion fluidity things like

that those are all personal perceptions

which means that your opinion could be

different than mine and that's okay and

the cool thing is if you have an AMD

6000 or 7,000 series GPU you can try

this out by downloading the latest full

release drivers and kicking on fluid

motion frames in pretty much any dx11 or

dx12 game I am so excited that we have

that ability now that is awesome and if

you have a compatible graphics card try

it out and see what your experience is

because I can tell you what my

experience is like but I can't tell you

what your experience is like and it's if

you like it better than me that's

awesome that means you got a new Tool uh

and maybe I'll be blown away by this

full implementation of it we'll have to

see now there's another really important

note when you're watching a video like

this there is absolutely no way to

accurately convey a variable refresh

rate experience in a YouTube video

YouTube videos are locked to 60 frames

per second but the gaml that we will be

recording is not locked to 60 frames per

second um there's a lot of ways I could

try to capture this but none of them are

perfect I found in the past when when uh

checking out Technologies like this that

the best option I have is to film my

screen with a camera using the highest

refresh rate I have available to me

which is 120 frames per second however

the YouTube video will still be crushed

down to 60 and the gameplay we're

filming is not going to be locked to 120

frames per second anyway and even if it

was it wouldn't necessarily match to the

shutter speed of the camera you guys

kind of get the idea so in addition to

filming the screen I will be discussing

what I am seeing I will try to point it

out as best as I can but um again some

of this just unfortunately kind of has

to be a trust me bro I'm telling you how

I'm experiencing it and I'm showing you

as best as I can but again try

experiencing this for yourself there's

also no way I can try out every game

situation where this might be viable so

again try it out for yourself now a

couple other important things to note

when you're using this technology it

does not the driver level frame

generation does not show up on a normal

uh third-party FPS counter overlay like

MSI afterburner the one built into steam

or all sorts of them uh you have to use

amd's own software overlay and the

awesome thing is that overlay is really

good and it also even reports the the

Laten the additional latency being added

from this driver level frame generation

it also reports micro stutter rate which

can Spike when this technology kind of

gives up I've talked about this

technology a lot in previous videos but

the idea is that a driver level

implementation of frame generation

doesn't have access to game motion

vectors the way a full implementation of

something like FSR 3 or dlss 3 frame

generation does which means the

interpolated frames are generally both

of lower quality but also um just it can

sometimes get to the point where the the

technology intentionally chooses not to

interpolate a frame uh because it it

there's too much of a difference between

frames the the the AMD documentation

says during fast motion it may choose to

disable the frame generation and that's

been one of my biggest issues with it

when I tested on the preview drivers

because I the whole point to me of a

motion smoothing technology which is

what this is right this is a motion

smoothing technology it doesn't make

your game more responsive the way normal

high frame rates would it makes the game

the gameplay hopefully look smoother in

motion on a high refresh rate display so

um with that in mind I am you know if

there are points where micro stutters

because it chooses not to interpolate a

frame that's a significant disruption to

the consistency of the frame pacing

which is kind of the whole to me the

whole point of frame generation

Technologies again your experience could

be different uh so we'll be looking out

for that as I try out this full release

version uh another thing to keep in mind

is that AMD has said that this is best

used when generating frames from at

least a 60fps baseline before you have

frame generation enabled and I will try

it out in this video at a variety of

base frame rates uh I also believe the

technology is not compatible with vsync

so you'd want to make sure you're

staying under your monitor's maximum

refresh rate to uh avoid screen tearing

so I'll be trying it out on my 165 HZ

display uh which is my highest refresh

rate display to help us stay within the

uh you know underneath the monitor's max

refresh rate let's go ahead and start

out in game that has both FSR 3 and ammf

so we can compare them uh then we'll try

out a variety of other games and I'll

give you some final thoughts at the end

all right the first thing we're going to

look at is Avatar frontiers of Pandora

because then we can actually do a

head-to-head of FSR 3 versus AF MF at

the driver level so here we are on the

7900 XTX we're at uh ultra settings but

I've turned off motion blur and we're at

the native resolution I'm in FSR 3

pathway with no scaling so that we can

turn on frame generation and it looks

like our base frame rate is a little

under 60 at this point looks like we're

at 57 standing still in motion that

could possibly dip a little bit we're

kind of in the mid-50s now first uh

let's get an idea again what you see

will not be identical to me cuz you're

not uh you know you're watching a 60fps

YouTube video but as you Pan the camera

there are gaps between frames right

there's definitely gaps uh that are

noticeable on camera panning now if I

turn on an actual FSR 3 implementation

we'll go ahead and see what that looks

like so with that implemented I can tell

that it is much smoother in motion

however if you look right here under

this little uh blurred out area you can

see that those areas are not updating

because the game see now we don't have

that issue now that it faded away if I

bring that back um you can tell the

issue with FSR 3 in this game which is

that the HUD elements are not uh

responding to it that's intentional so

you don't get blurring uh but anyway the

actual camera pan on the areas of the

screen at which it applies looks very

smooth here now let's go ahead and uh

turn FSR 3

off and then we'll try it uh out doing

the same idea but with the driver level

AF MF so again here's with both both

frame generation techniques off now

we're going to go into the driver and we

are going to turn on AMD fluid motion

frames should uh indicate active and

that uh anti-le is also kicked on to

help reduce latency now you can see that

standing still our our frame rate has

gone up over 100 now in Motion in slow

motion I will say it still looks more

jittery and you can actually watch the

frame rate counter it's going to give up

uh so when there's too large of a

difference between frames in fast

movement AFM F kind of gives up in a way

that FSR 3 did not and you can notice

that that's uh getting our micro stutter

rate to spike and um our overall frame

rate dips and there's frame frame time

spikes now I will say uh I I also want

to try this out so so now we don't have

that uh HUD element issue that we did

before because it's unaware of what is

or is not a HUD element and honestly

that looks fine so I almost wonder uh

what if they actually didn't separate

those out in the FSR 3 implementation

how that would look but anyway let's go

ahead and um get a higher base frame

rate because they uh ammf is recommended

at a minimum of 60 FPS uh from your base

so if we go down to the high settings I

think we should be able to get a higher

base frame rate before the frame

generation is active we'll go ahead and

turn frame generation off so that we can

uh get that Baseline so now we're at now

we're in the 70s right

so it are the thing is now my

performance is already pretty good with

no upscaling so I'm not sure I really

need any frame generation but let's go

ahead and try out ammf again uh with

that enabled let's go ahead and check so

our frame rate number does go up and now

it doesn't give up so easily but it did

still give up there see it's it's it's

it's dropping down to 60 now I

understand that normal game play isn't

necessarily going to be just turning

your camera screen back and forth so

let's try running around there we got

got a bit of a stutter

Spike okay it looks like it disabled for

a second and it kind of re-enabled uh

watch the frame frame rate numbers and

the the micro stutter so again it it

feels a little stuttery if I camera pan

too far cuz I think again it kind of

gives up and again our base frame rates

now are pretty good so um yeah that was

a little choppy when I kind of went up

and then down right cuz there's a lot of

difference between frames so I've got to

say again I'm not super impressed with

the uh with the result here especially

when compared to the uh game in-game

implementation so if we go to FSR 3 back

on uh so this is the actual in-game and

that looks smooth I I'm getting a much

smoother camera pan and uh again it

doesn't give up in motion it does have

the HUD element issue where uh again it

instead of blurring the Hut element it

it you know it doesn't use it so that

looks a little bit out of sync right

there but again I can actually move

around I don't get those little juty

dips in the frame generation to anywhere

near the degree we saw um with ammf uh

enabled so I've got to say so far I I

don't love it here uh with AF MF

compared to an FSR 3 implementation and

really honestly I think once I'm already

hitting FPS in those 70s range I'd

rather keep it consistent than get those

stutters back down but let's check out

some other games all right I've now

started up plague tail requium which is

a slow paced game and I have a

controller to play it cuz I've noticed

latency issues and things like that and

you don't tend to move the mouse as

quickly as you uh I mean the controller

as quickly as you move a mouse this

currently has no frame generation

enabled we are at uh the ultra preset

other than I have disabled motion blur

again to help us see what's happening

here in these frames and then uh

basically it looks like in this scene

we're around 80fps so we are well above

the recommended Baseline so here's the

idea of what this looks like uh without

any type of frame generation enabled now

this game has dlss 3 frame generation

but no uh no FSR 3 so that wouldn't be

an option anyway uh but we'll go over

here to uh it's hard to see underneath

the gaming tab here and then fluid

motion frames let's go ahead and kick it

on so fluid motion frames enabled let's

um let's see does it not kick on anti

let's try that out as well okay so we

are now doubling our frame rate to

around 150 we're near the monitor's cap

and

it's um

hm I don't like the quality of it on the

foliage I'm not sure how much this will

pick up in the camera but I don't think

the foliage looks great on a camera pan

now let me try some actual uh just kind

of movement again this is pretty slow

paced so in this style of movement I

don't notice any issues at all um but as

I you know start actually running and

panning the camera yeah on the camera

pans something it just feels off almost

like screen tearing although it's not I

I I really don't know how much uh this

picks up in the camera let me go ahead

and turn frame gen off just to make sure

it's not just the game rather than the

frame generation so we we'll kick that

off yeah I

mean I I just feel like it's mo more

coherent um with with the ammf turned

off um I don't know how else to say it

again we're at high enough frame rates

they don't really have too much of a

problem anyway let's go ahead and kick

it on one more time cuz again the big

question is uh would I rather play the

game with it on or with it off so we've

got it back on

again

and I mean it's not terrible but guys I

I I promise you the the foliage looks

really weirdly jittery in motion here it

is extremely distracting to me on a

camera Pan um let me see if I can try to

get just a smooth camera pan going here

and I don't know how much of this will

pick up through YouTube and slowing down

the frame rates and all of that um but

yeah I find that a little bit

distracting and since we were already at

a pretty high base frame rate anyway um

I think I would based on this limited

testing yeah this just is less

distracting to me and we're already at a

pretty high frame rate so I think I

would just stay stay at this um now the

other possibility is we could make the

uh make our frame rate lower so we might

want to actually have more help um by

turning on Ray tracing in this game I

didn't have that on yet so let's kick on

Ray traced

shadows and I don't think we need to

restart the game let's see what

happens so yeah with Ray Trace Shadows

kicking in our frame rate certainly

tanks uh so now we're down at like 37

frames per second so now this just

generally looks pretty bad

okay

um but that's without frame generation

so can it help us from a low frame rate

which again is not how this is

recommended AMD clearly says you want to

have a minimum of 60 fps to kick this on

but we'll go ahead and try it out yeah

it it again this says 60fps now but look

at this camera pan that looks just

really really bad so it's a 60 number

but it's not a 60fps gaming experience

it just really really isn't so um I

don't know what to tell you guys other

than I don't think I like it in this

game as well even though it is fairly

slow paced and I'm on a

controller uh so let's go ahead and um

maybe try one or two more let's take a

look at cyberpunk so again on the 7900

XTX uh if I want to play with Ray

tracing enabled on a 3440 by 1440p

monitor with no upscaling um basically I

went to the ultra preset but then I'm

like okay what if we want to kick on Ray

traced Reflections so that now gets us

our performance fairly borderline here

right we're about 57 frames per second

58 so we're pretty close to that 60

number and right now there's no frame

generation enabled and with uh motion

blur turned off I definitely see gaps

between frames as I as I turn and things

like that so uh it is what it is it's

certainly playable but you might want a

little more performance right so that's

where we will go ahead and kick on our

AF MF and see what we think so kicking

on AF MF uh including uh

antiag and here we go so with that on we

can now see standing still our frame

rate number has doubled so we're at 110

now let's go ahead and run around and

see what we think so I can already tell

that as I turn again you'll see the

micro stutter rate spikes and the frame

rate number goes down while we're

turning which means I just don't feel

like it's really smoothing out my camera

motion when I'm playing the game I mean

if I'm going if I'm kind of just

standing H here sort of still it's not

that big of a deal but I don't think

turning a 90° is an unreasonable thing

to expect to be able to do uh without

getting micro stutters but that seems to

be um what we are getting here now again

the base frame rate was a bit lower than

recommended so we will try out uh one

more thing which is let's actually boost

our frame rate first by upscaling so

this time I'm going to try out turning

on resolution scaling to FSR

quality uh so now with no frame

generation it is looking like we are at

about 87 90 frames per second so I can

tell you right now I could I could just

play like this I don't really need frame

Generation Um you know the FSR quality

at 1440p is certainly usable there's a

few little you know stability things in

the background if if you look at it but

it's not bad at all right so we could

just definitely play the game like this

alter with rt Reflections but let's see

if our experience gets improved by

turning on fluid Mo motion frames

because that is the question would it be

even better using this

feature okay uh so we are now very close

to my monitor's Max refresh rate of 165

uh and this this is not compatible with

vsync so um if we go over that we could

get some screen tearing but looks like

we're mostly staying within that window

okay from this high of a base frame rate

this doesn't seem too bad I think on the

Quick Camera pans you still do get it to

micro stutter a little bit um but it's

not ter see I I it look right there it

just kind of gets choppy though when I

do turn quick you know granted you're

not going to be doing that all the time

and everybody has their own preferences

but for me when I'm playing a game it's

the it's the consistency of the frame

rate that's important and if I get uh

micro stutters that's kind of a uh kind

of an issue I guess uh so I don't know

guys I'm let me try it again with it

turned off and see which one I am

preferring uh so far at coming from this

base frame rate I think um

has been my best experience with it so

far this is with it

off and let me try again it's it's it's

still a very good experience I'm not

getting the micro stutter in its

consistent experience uh sorry let's

kick it back on

again all right this

is

um again so far out of the testing I've

done this is the best experience I've

had with it is starting from a base

frame rate in kind of the mid mid 80s to

90 and running around this Street area

it it gets the occasional micro stutter

but it's not too egregious I still think

I might personally prefer to play with

it off since we already had such a a

high base frame rate but in this limited

amount of testing this doesn't seem uh

too terrible or anything I could see

someone maybe choosing to use this even

if I would not personally let's try at

least one more game all right my last

thought for something to test out is

what about a game that is locked to 60

FPS by the game I think there are mods

for this but Elden ring uh without mods

I think is still locked to 60 FPS on PC

it also seems to not support ultrawide I

haven't tried it on Ultra wide yet

apparently that's the case and my

message was appraised cool anyway we're

locked to 60 frames per second despite

the fact that our GPU could do better so

perhaps this is a good situation again

we're at 3440 X 1440p I'm at Max preset

uh with motion blur off although I did

set the ray tracing to medium so that we

would be able to hit our 60fps cap

anyway so we're getting a feel for the

game without any sort of frame

generation and let's go ahead and kick

frame generation on since this might be

one of the only ways to push past 60

frames per second in a game that engine

locks to 60

uh I'm going to give it a second to

settle in I feel like I'm getting a bit

of screen

tearing I don't know if that's picking

up in the

camera

but yeah I think there's a bit of screen

tearing on the camera pans and again I

don't think the foliage looks great are

are we seeing the the jittery tearing

going on in the foliage here screen

tearing on this ass this section of the

screen kind of shaky down the middle

there now that is just doing a camera

camera pan rather rather than you know

just kind of running around playing

so yeah I'm I'm getting that that screen

tearing and again it kind of gave up

right uh for a second perhaps that was

just not interacting well with uh you

know Elden ring is prone to stutter a

bit but yeah it seems like on turning

quickly the frame generation is still

kicking uh itself off a little bit uh

what if we turn Ray tracing down a bit

more just to take a little bit of burden

uh additional burden off of the GPU uh

so we'll go down to low settings perhaps

that'll settle things down a little bit

GPU utilization appears to only be

around 80% so I I I don't think it's the

GPU dipping below it I I'm still seeing

some screen tearing here so anyway it's

looking like I don't think this would be

my preferred way to play this game

either I am curious what you guys think

let me pop out for a few final

thoughts all right so some final

thoughts I mean first of all I'm really

happy we have this feature and I do hope

it continues to improve I also really

like to see when AMD pushes ahead of

Nvidia in certain things Nvidia

certainly had the first frame generation

technology uh in games out there with

the lss3 frame generation uh but now AMD

has not only implemented their FSR 3

frame generation but providing a driver

level version for people who do want to

use that is certainly cool and it is a

step forward and I'm interested to see

if Nvidia responds uh you know with

anything similar however what is my

actual take on using the technology and

again as I said in the video everyone's

perception of motion fluidity image

quality artifacts uh you know micro

stutters and um uh system latency all of

that everybody's perception is different

so I can tell you how I feel about this

and you could feel very differently and

that's okay and I'm really happy if a

bunch of you uh like this technology and

find it's improving your gameplay

experience for free that is awesome

however in the testing you saw in this

video and I also did more off camera cuz

you know my camera you know has only so

much you know storage space and battery

life and all of that but I did play

around with it a bit more as well and

overall I have not found a situation

where I feel like it is just a clearly

better experience to turn ammf on than

to just play with it off and adjust

settings to achieve the frame rate I

would uh otherwise When comparing it to

FSR 3 which remember ammf and FSR 3 are

not the same thing so when we looked at

the Avatar frontiers of Pandora FSR 3

implementation I found that to be a much

better experience than AF MF it was

consistent it did not give up when when

uh you know I turned the camera camera

at reasonable speeds for gameplay from a

decent base frame rate um so it didn't

get those little micro stutters and

generally the image quality of the

generated frames was better so um the

direct competition versus FSR 3 I didn't

feel good about and I didn't like the

implementation uh I didn't like how it

felt in that game out of all the games I

tested the only experience where I felt

kind of borderline where it was almost

improving the experience although I

think I still slight L prefer keeping it

off was in cyberpunk when I kicked on

the ray Trace Reflections and FSR

quality and already had a base frame

rate uh between 80 and 90 FPS in the

scene and then I kicked on the the the

AFM F to get the frame rate hitting near

my monitor's Max refresh rate but right

under it uh you know in that 150 to 160

range that was the best experience I had

with it the higher the frame rate the

less Gap there is between frames so I

think the um having the the not having

access to the game data motion vectors

and things like that is uh easier for it

to deal with in high high refresh rate

experience situations um so the quality

of the generated frame seemed better and

it seemed to give up less frequently uh

so that being said though it did still

get the occasional additional micro

stutter that I wasn't experiencing with

it turned off and again for me it's the

consistency of the frame pacing that is

most important uh when looking at

emotion fluidity boosting technology and

because this isn't completely consistent

and it does introduce those extra little

stuttering situations when you are

camera panning um it that that never

seemed to fully go away from me in any

of the tests and so in its current state

I would leave it off in all the games

that I have tested however I certainly

can't test every game so I would love to

hear in the comments section if you are

finding situations uh where you're

finding this technology of benefit you

think it's a better experience with it

on versus it off and what I highly

recommend people do when you're testing

this is actually probably have the the

um frame rate counter off like maybe

maybe turn it on quickly to verify the

generated frames are uh happening but

honestly you should be able to tell

they're happening just by turning it on

right in other words um I think it's

important to um uh make sure you're not

just seeing a number go up and assuming

that makes the situation better right

because normally we associate a higher

frame rate number with a better

experience but that's not necessarily

the case with frame generation

Technologies and that's true of FSR 3

and dlss 3 as well there are definitely

games that have a full game

implementation that I still prefer to

leave it off uh for example I was

playing Allen wake 2 recently and I kept

dlss 3 frame generation turned off

because I did not like how it uh made

the the motion in dark scenes with the

flashlight look um felt like there was

too much

image quality issues there so again

there everybody will experience this

differently some games maybe you'll find

ones where where it does improve your

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