Introduction

Star Wars Outlaws is the newest installment in the Star Wars universe and is set between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. The game is available now on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, developed by Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment on an improved in-house Snowdrop engine. The PC version supports several cutting-edge technologies which include:

• Direct Storage 1.2
• Ray Traced Global Illumination
• Ray Traced Reflections
• Ray Traced Shadows
• NVIDIA's RTX Dynamic Illumination (RTXDI)
• NVIDIA's DLSS Super Resolution, Frame Generation and Ray Reconstruction (DLSS 3.5)
• NVIDIA's Deep Learning Anti-Aliasing (DLAA)
• Intel's Xe Super Sampling 1.3 (XeSS 1.3)
• AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 (FSR 3) upscaling and Frame Generation

To run Star Wars Outlaws at maximum graphics settings and reasonable framerates at native resolution, a powerful GPU is necessary. Therefore, upscaling solutions are crucial. Different games have varying implementations of NVIDIA's DLSS, Intel's XeSS and AMD's FSR. We are excited to examine how these temporal upscalers perform in Star Wars Outlaws, so let's get started.

Below, you'll find comparison screenshots at 4K, 1440p, and 1080p resolutions, showcasing different quality modes for XeSS, FSR, and DLSS. Screenshots for TAA, DLAA, DLSS/FSR Frame Generation and DLSS Ray Reconstruction are also available in the dropdown menu. For a dynamic view of these technologies in motion, watch our side-by-side comparison video. This video reveals issues such as shimmering or temporal instability that might not be evident in still images.

All tests were conducted using a GeForce RTX 4080 GPU at Ultra graphics settings with Ray Tracing and RTXDI enabled. To enhance image clarity, motion blur, film grain, and chromatic aberration were disabled. We also used a GeForce RTX 3080 and Radeon RX 7900 XT for additional testing. The game features DLSS Super Resolution, Frame Generation and Ray Reconstruction version 3.7.10.

Screenshots

Side-by-Side Comparison Video