wˌaɪl lˈɛs pɚfˈoːɹmənsɪntˈɛnsɪv ðɐn ˈɛssˈɑː sˈuːpɚsˌæmplɪŋ, ɪɾ ɪz pˈɑːsᵻbəl ɪn sˈɜːʔn̩ sənˈæɹiˌoʊz sˈiːnz hˈɛvi ɪn kˈɑːmplɛks fɹˈæɡmənts fɔːɹ ˌɛmˌɛsˌeɪˈeɪ təbi mˌʌltɪpəl tˈaɪmz mˈoːɹ ɪntˈɛnsɪv fɚɹə ɡˈɪvən fɹˈeɪm ðɐn pˈoʊst pɹˈɑːsɛsɪŋ ˈæntaɪˈeɪliəsɪŋ tɛknˈiːks sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˈɛfzˈɑː, smˈɑː ænd ˈɛmlˈɑː.
While less performance-intensive than SSAA (supersampling), it is possible in certain scenarios (scenes heavy in complex fragments) for MSAA to be multiple times more intensive for a given frame than post processing anti-aliasing techniques such as FXAA, SMAA and MLAA.