April 8th, Intel XeSS, one of today's top three super-resolution technologies, has garnered support from over 100 games and has recently been upgraded to the latest version 1.3, marking a significant leap forward in both performance and visual fidelity.
XeSS 1.3 primarily focuses on upgrading its AI models. Through extensive optimization and additional training, it promises to deliver more intricate image reconstruction, superior anti-aliasing, reduced ghosting artifacts, and enhanced temporal stability.
The screenshot is from "Yakuza: Like a Dragon - Renewal!" In the old version of XeSS, the rendering of the bamboo blinds in the background is abnormal and practically impossible to see. However, there are no issues with XeSS 1.3.
XeSS 1.3 sees a comprehensive upgrade in its quality/performance presets. The scaling ratios for Ultra High Quality, Quality, Balanced, and Performance have been bumped up from 1.3x, 1.5x, 1.7x, and 2.0x to 1.5x, 1.7x, 2.0x, and 2.3x, respectively.
Moreover, the new version introduces three additional presets:
In terms of performance, the combination of the Core Ultra 7 155H processor and the Arc A750 graphics card, running at 2K resolution with high graphics settings and ray tracing enabled, yields an average performance boost of around 10% across multiple games with XeSS 1.3. Impressively, "Diablo 4" sees an even more significant increase, reaching up to 28%.
The integrated graphics of the Core i7 Ultra 7 155H, running at 1080p with medium graphics settings, can still achieve an impressive 8% average boost. In fact, in "The Witcher 3," the frame rates soar to a whopping twice that of native rendering!
In Cyberpunk 2077, the ultra-quality ray tracing boosts frame rates slightly above native rendering, while ultra-performance mode doubles the native frame rate.