The tech enthusiasts at Digital Foundry‘s latest project has seen them delving into The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. When played in docked mode the game’s resolution is 900p, though Nintendo has used AMD’s FSR1 spatial upscaler to bring the resolution up to 1080p along with in-game sharpening. However, the resolution drops when you adjust the camera and goes down to -720p and then goes back to 900p/1080p. When played in handheld mode the maximum resolution is 720p and they point out that the game looks exceptionally nice on the Nintendo Switch (OLED Model). The frame rate thankfully seems to be a solid 30fps, thanks to the latest update for the game. You can read our review here.
“900p remains the primary goal in docked mode, but this time Nintendo seems to be using AMD’s much-maligned FSR1 spatial upscaler to reach 1080p, complete with mild contrast adaptive sharpening. As a result, if you look closely, the image appears slightly sharper than the previous game but with subtle edge ringing.”
“That’s because the resolution drops to circa-720p when the camera is in motion but jumps back up to 900p as soon as it stops. It doesn’t always drop, mind you, but it’s certainly a common occurrence. The same is true in portable mode where the max res seems to be 720p – the game looks exceptionally nice on the Switch OLED.”
“Nearly every instance of major performance loss has been corrected resulting in a game that holds very closely to its 30fps target. The majority of my entire run of capture managed to maintain a solid 30 frames per second in most instances which, for the Switch running a game this vast and emergent, is impressive. It’s not 100 percent perfect, however, and I found ways to trigger a drop in frame-rate.”
“I think it’s fair to say that Nintendo has delivered an impressively polished, complete game that looks and runs better than I expected. In fact, aside from the pre-patch performance woes, the experience with Tears of the Kingdom has been exceptionally positive. I encountered no bugs or unexpected behaviour despite the complexity of its simulation, and it all feels so meticulously crafted. With the state of so many big games these days launching in an unfinished state, playing something this polished and complete on day one is extremely satisfying..”
This sounds incredibly positive.
I never care what others find tech wise for reviews. I decide that myself.
900p at 25fps on a 4k tv looks absolutely terrible
I’ve been playing on a 55″ 4K TV and it looks really good to me. Also with AMD FSR1 to 1080p it does look better than Breath of The Wild. Not to mention the FPS is usually 30 and only drops to 25 time to time. (But so did the last game)