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REVIEWS SAPPHIRE PULSE RADEON RX 5700
TRIXX BOOST: SLIGHTLY 1080p. The small dip in overall resolution
LOWER RESOLUTION, greatly enhances gaming frame rates.
MUCH FASTER Sapphire’s tool allows you to activate AMD’s
PERFORMANCE superb new Radeon Image Sharpening
Sapphire’s releasing an updated version of its technology (go.pcworld.com/imsh) to
Trixx overclocking and monitoring software restore what little visual fidelity is lost at
to accompany their new generation of virtually no performance impact. The final
Radeon graphics cards, revolving around an image is virtually indistinguishable from
awesome new feature dubbed “Trixx Boost.” rendering at native resolution, but it runs at
The new version of Trixx isn’t expected to be higher speeds.
available until early September, as Sapphire’s Sapphire says Trixx Boost should work
putting the finishing touches on it, but the with older GPUs as well, though only the
core Boost functionality was provided to Radeon RX 5700 series currently supports
reviewers for testing. Radeon Image Sharpening. RIS also only
I love it. works in DX9, DX12, and Vulkan games—
Trixx Boost essentially creates new display crucially, DX11 (a.k.a. the most commonly
resolutions that you can select in-game, used game renderer) isn’t supported yet.
slightly less pixel-packed than the most Testing Trixx Boost in Far Cry: New Dawn, a
common gaming resolutions: 4K, 1440p, and DX11 game, shows next to no visual impact.
Boost is the real
star here; RIS is just
the cherry on top
when it’s available.
Entering the
Boost tab of Trixx
reveals the tool’s
straightforward
settings. You use
a slider to
determine at what
percentage of the
original resolution
you want the
Screenshot of an early prototype version of Sapphire’s Trixx Boost functionality. Boost resolutions
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