Lossless Scaling is a powerful, low-cost utility designed to upscale games and media to fullscreen without sacrificing image quality, while also offering advanced frame generation (LSFG) to significantly boost apparent FPS
Legacy Games
: Bringing modern upscaling tech to older titles that only run in windowed mode. How to Get and Use It Safely
Adaptive Frame Sync
: Recent beta updates following 2.12 have added "Adaptive" sync modes to eliminate flickering in menus and loading screens that previously plagued older versions. Free vs. Paid: What You Need to Know
Key Features of Lossless Scaling
Integer Scaling:
Perfect for pixel art games to keep them sharp at high resolutions. Performance & Usability:
- Frame Gen works: Even in v2.12, the LSFG 2.1 (the frame gen tech) is very impressive. It can double your FPS in almost any game (even emulators or old DirectX 9 titles).
- Low latency for what it is: Much better than early versions of DLSS 3 frame gen mods.
- Upscaling is solid: FSR and NIS options clean up blurry games nicely.
Malware Risk
: Sites like lossless-scaling.gamedrive.org or similar "gratis" links are fake and often distribute Trojans or backdoors.
A new scaling option that offers a balance between performance and image quality, serving as a lighter alternative to the LS1 model. How to Use It To get the best results, follow these standard steps: Set Display Mode: Your game must be in Borderless Windowed mode; exclusive fullscreen is not supported. Cap Your FPS: Use a tool like RivaTuner (RTSS)