Video Super Resolution

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RTX Video Super Resolution (RTX VSR) is a video scaling feature by Nvidia. It was released on February 28, 2023. [1] [2]

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History

The feature was first unveiled during CES 2023 as RTX Video Super Resolution. [3] It uses the on-board Tensor Cores to upscale browser video content in real time. [4] Video Super Resolution was initially only available on RTX 30 and 40 series GPUs, while support for 20 series GPUs was added afterwards; it is now available on all Nvidia RTX-branded GPUs. [5] The feature supports input resolutions from 360p to 1440p and a max output of 4K and comes without support for HDR content although that could be likely added in the future. [6] [7]

Nvidia released RTX Video Super Resolution 1.5 with improved video quality and RTX 20 series support on October 17, 2023. [8]

Reception

According to the German online magazine ComputerBase  [ de ], although "the algorithm is not yet working flawlessly", the feature is "overall recommendable". [9]

References

  1. ↑ "GeForce Game Ready Driver | 531.18 | Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 11 | NVIDIA". www.nvidia.com. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  2. ↑ Tyson, Mark (2023-03-06). "Microsoft Unveils Edge Web Browser Video Super Resolution On NVIDIA And AMD GPUs". HotHardware. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  3. ↑ Porter, Jon (2023-01-04). "Nvidia's latest AI tech can upscale old blurry YouTube videos". The Verge. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  4. ↑ "Tested: Nvidia's RTX Video Super Resolution is like going from VHS to Blu-ray". PCWorld. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  5. ↑ "NVIDIA Support". nvidia.custhelp.com. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
  6. ↑ Olšan, | Jan (2023-03-06). "Nvidia RTX Video Super Resolution out. What you need to know". HWCooling.net. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  7. ↑ Cook, Paige (2023-02-21). "Nvidia Is Bringing RTX Video Super Resolution Feature To Chrome". BeyondGames.biz. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  8. ↑ Delgado, Gerardo (2023-10-17). "NVIDIA RTX Video Super Resolution Update Enhances Video Quality, Detail Preservation and Expands to GeForce RTX 20 Series GPUs". NVIDIA Blog. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  9. ↑ Andermahr, Wolfgang (2023-02-28). "RTX Video Super Resolution analysiert". ComputerBase (in German). Retrieved 2025-10-27.
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