FXAA or TAA

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Hi, can someone tell me the difference between using FXAA and TAA.

Regards,

Oliver.

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I can, one has FX in it and the other has a T in it :slight_smile:

Hope that helps … but on a serious note:

FXAA: Fast & Lightweight

  • Applies a blur filter to high-contrast edges after rendering.
  • Doesn’t require geometry or motion data — just the final image.
  • Pros: Minimal performance hit, easy to enable globally via driver settings.
  • Cons: Can soften the entire image, including HUD/text, and miss complex aliasing.

TAA: Smarter & Smoother

  • Uses motion vectors and previous frames to reduce shimmering and flicker.
  • Samples pixels over time, which helps with dynamic scenes.
  • Pros: Excellent at handling fine detail and motion artifacts and gives the best graphics quality at the cost of performance.
  • Cons: Can introduce ghosting or blur if not well-implemented, but this doesn’t occur in MS2024 and MS2020.

TAA is generally the best for MSFS 2024 and 2020 if you want the best quality.

Hope that helps

Zooze74

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Thank you for the reply.

I’ve switched to FXAA and now I have a performance improvement. (reduced lag, is what I previously had)

If I have any other issues, I’ll report back.

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However, I’ve switched back to TAA as it’s much more usable for me.

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Yeah most people use TAA. For me though i use DLSS at balanced that works well. But i only have a 1080p monitor so i dont see a massive difference but get the performance benefit.

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