--- title: Frame generation made your weak GPU look stronger, but... description: Frame generation technology from Nvidia (DLSS) and AMD (FSR) can dramatically boost FPS numbers, but those gains come with a hidden cost: increased input... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/frame-generation-made-your-weak-gpu-look-stronger-but-at-what-cost--iyh0fkupx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Frame generation made your weak GPU look stronger, but at what cost? | daily.dev og:description: Frame generation technology from Nvidia (DLSS) and AMD (FSR) can dramatically boost FPS numbers, but those gains come with a hidden cost: increased input... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/frame-generation-made-your-weak-gpu-look-stronger-but-at-what-cost--iyh0fkupx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/iyH0fkUpx.png og:image:alt: Frame generation made your weak GPU look stronger, but at what cost? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Frame generation made your weak GPU look stronger, but at what cost? **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Frame generation technology from Nvidia (DLSS) and AMD (FSR) can dramatically boost FPS numbers, but those gains come with a hidden cost: increased input latency. While the frame counter climbs, the game doesn't actually feel more responsive because the GPU isn't rendering frames any faster. This makes frame generation a poor fit for competitive gaming, where latency directly impacts performance. For weaker GPUs already struggling to hit playable frame rates natively, frame generation is a compensatory measure rather than an enhancement. The author argues that AI upscaling combined with lower settings is a more honest and effective approach for budget GPU owners than relying on frame generation. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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