upscaling resolution from 900p to a 1080p monitor

[vincent_media]

Hi i recently played ME:SOM on pc and i found this wonderful option where you can decrease the resolution scale without changing the resolution of the tv. Considering that my tv is unable to display 900p, the option of dropping the scale % is a very good thing for me. in other words i played in native 1724x972p upscaled to 1080p (the res. of my screen) , wich helped the fps a lot. The problem is that this option is not available in every games, in fact in most games the option is not there.

So i would like to know how to drop the resolution scale myself, when the option is not available in-game.

If you want more info about my tv thats unable to display 900p please read this post (http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3303876/gpu-compatibility.html)

 

[Solandri]

There's no way to do this yourself. It has to be done by the game or the monitor. Doing it in the game usually results in cleaner output, as the game can apply anti-aliasing effects afterwards to smooth out the image. But as you've stated, not all games support this.

If it's done in the monitor, it's usually just a simple bilinear or bicubic rescaling algorithm, which can result in blurry images with jagged diagonals. 1600x900 is not widely support, but 1366x768 (720p) almost always is.

 

[vincent_media]

little update: i found out that some games let me chose up scaled resolutions for example: 1600x900 up scaled to 1080p even if there is no option to change scale % as there is in ME:SOM.

Here's what i do : i open the game (with desktop res. of 1920x1080). when the game is open i go in graphics settings and change the resolution to whatever resolution i need to get the fps wanted lets say 1600x900 in this case. Choose the resolution and apply. That's it.

Some games don't change the actual screen resolution when you change it. The screen res. stays the same but the native rendered pixels change.

however i still dont know how to game at 1600x900 in games that changes actual screen res. (games that do not stay at desktop's 1080p res. when in game res. is changed)