People keep asking whether Ubisoft’s open-world shooter, Far Cry 6, will support Nvidia DLSS. Instead of repeating the same answer across Twitter, Reddit, and everywhere else, here’s the full explanation in one place.
The short answer: No, Far Cry 6 does not include DLSS. But that doesn’t mean the game is out of luck. If that’s all you needed, you’re free to go, but if you want the “why,” stick around.
Back in November 2020, AMD announced it was partnering with Ubisoft on Far Cry 6. Around the same time, AMD revealed its RX 6800, RX 6800 XT, and RX 6900 XT graphics cards, and it made sense for AMD to secure a major AAA title to showcase its tech, especially as Nvidia was quickly locking down DLSS partnerships across multiple big releases.
Because of that partnership, Ubisoft implemented several AMD technologies into Far Cry 6: FidelityFX Contrast Adaptive Sharpening, Hybrid SSR, Ray Tracing, VRS, and FreeSync Premium Pro.
The big one here is FidelityFX, which originally acted as AMD’s answer to DLSS. Since then, AMD released FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR), a more advanced version designed to compete directly with Nvidia’s upscaling tech.
FSR has a major advantage: it works on both AMD and Nvidia GPUs, including older hardware like the GTX 1000 and 1600 series, plus all RTX cards. In fact, games like Marvel’s Avengers support both DLSS and FSR side-by-side.
The image below showcases FSR presets in Godfall, comparing native resolution performance against Ultra Quality, Quality, Balanced, and Performance modes:
FSR 4K Preset Input Resolutions
- Ultra Quality – 2954 × 1662
- Quality – 2560 × 1440
- Balanced – 2259 × 1270
- Performance – 1920 × 1080
FSR 1440p Preset Input Resolutions
- Ultra Quality – 1970 × 1108
- Quality – 1706 × 960
- Balanced – 1506 × 847
- Performance – 1280 × 720
Like DLSS, FSR renders internally at a lower resolution, then upscales the image using AMD’s algorithm. The result: higher frame rates with less performance cost compared to native resolution, often with surprisingly strong visual quality. Whenever a game offers FSR or DLSS, there’s little reason not to use it.
So here’s the bottom line: because Far Cry 6 is an AMD-sponsored title, it does **not** feature DLSS. Instead, Ubisoft is fully backing AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution. Players on both AMD and Nvidia hardware should still see meaningful performance gains.
Far Cry 6 launches on October 7, 2021, for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. I’ll be diving in on PC, no surprise there, but let us know where you’ll be playing.
