Borderless Gaming Introduces Cross-Vendor Frame Gen, Upscaling And Trendy PC Options

The builders behind the Borderless Gaming utility, first launched at no cost again in 2014, have totally overhauled the software program for its “v1.0.0” launch on Steam, bringing with them a flurry of recent options together with vendor-neutral Frame Generation and Upscaling options, in addition to app containers enabling customized backgrounds and shaders, amongst a number of different quality-of-life enhancements. On prime of the overhaul, which is unique to the premium Steam model out there for $6.99, customers can even share and obtain profiles from the Steam Workshop, and the developer claims improved efficiency over the legacy software program. Interestingly, this really is not the primary vendor and game-independent Frame Generation answer we have seen— that honor really goes to Lossless Scaling, which additionally helps vendor-neutral Upscaling and is offered on Steam for $6.99. But Borderless Gaming has undoubtedly been on the block for lots longer, and will show higher at managing unruly sport home windows, since Lossless Scaling forces functions into unique fullscreen.

Readers who will most certainly be fascinated by options like these embody those that have an Nvidia GPU launched previous to the RTX 40 Series and/or those that want to insert Frame Generation into video games that do not (correctly or in any respect) help AMD FSR 3 Frame Generation. Borderless Gaming’s present viewers is generally avid gamers keyed into older PC video games that do not correctly help Borderless Fullscreen, however the addition of those new options may entice extra retro and indie-focused avid gamers hoping to make the most of the brand new App Container options, which embody CRT filters in addition to customized backgrounds and window sizing. Unlike Lossless Scaling, Borderless Gaming ought to enable for extra seamless multi-tasking whereas additionally using upscaling and Frame Generation options, although it does not but appear to help offloading Frame Generation to a secondary GPU like Lossless Scaling does.

These fashionable upscaling options have turn out to be related merchandise, however the traditional Borderless Gaming increasing its deal with window administration could incentivize some customers to decide on it over Lossless Scaling. For customers who simply need the traditional model of Borderless Gaming with out all of those bells and whistles, the ultimate launch of the traditional version — v.9.6.0 — stays listed at no cost obtain on GitHub, which developer Andrewmd advises avid gamers to make use of as an alternative of mirrored downloads. The traditional model may also nonetheless embody safety updates.

The Steam patch notes and graphics for what is definitely model 10 appear to erroneously dub this overhauled model of Borderless Gaming as v1.0.0, however this is not mirrored for a similar launch on GitHub, the place it is extra precisely referred to as v10.0.0. It might simply be a advertising choice, because the v10.0.2 and v10.0.3 hotfix patches additionally use v1 as an alternative of v10 numbering, however since Borderless Gaming v1.0, v4.0, and v4.1 all launched in January 2014, we aren’t certain why the builders are all of the sudden performing as if this is the primary v1.0 launch.

Source: Borderless Gaming via Steam