Microsoft will develop its superscaling technology to compete with NVIDIA, Intel and AMD

Microsoft was preparing a surprise in recent weeks and has finally confirmed some details. DirectSR will be its new intelligent image rescaling technology, an option more than desired by Windows users. All rumors suggest that it will arrive together with the big Windows 11 24H2 update.

Currently there are only three major companies working on rescaling technologies: NVIDIA, AMD and Intel. Microsoft had already worked with these companies, but did not want to be left out of the game and has developed DirectSR trying to get the most out of Windows with the ease that the system offers for its integration.

Microsoft will improve rescaling in video games by providing developers with a universal API that will act as an interface between the game and the support of the system on which it is being played. DirectSR will save time and effort for developers, who will not have to implement individual DLSS (NVIDIA), FSR (AMD) and /XeSS (Intel) in each game.

It is not strange to think that the arrival of DirectSR has not pleased the technological giants that had a monopoly until now. Microsoft has confirmed that it has developed its update together with the three “affected” companies, so it seems that a war will not start between the four companies, he says. VeryComputer.

The generation of frames through artificial intelligence has been the greatest advance obtained from the collaboration of NVIDIA, AMD, Intel and Microsoft. The Windows company has not confirmed any further information, but A public preview of the update is expected to be available soon in Agility SDKwhich will allow developers to start providing feedback.

This collaboration does not mean that companies will come together again in the short term, developers will continue creating their own technologies. AMD, Intel and NVIDIA have worked separately on image rescaling and have developed three very different systems that until now can only be integrated separately.

When can DirectSR superscaling be enabled in Windows 11?

The company will show how rescaling works at the DirectX State of the Union event that will take place on March 21, within the Game Developers Conference that will be held between March 18 and 22.

Rescaling will arrive at the latest with Windows 11 24H2, but some insiders program users will be able to enjoy DirectSR before the official launch.

Windows 11 version 26052 is available for users of the beta testing program, but the settings to activate DirectSR is hidden at the moment and needs to be accessed with tools like Vivetool. There are no games that support Microsoft rescaling until the official launch, so this technology is not very useful at the moment, it has been reported. VeryComputer.