Resolution scaling algorithms for video games have become extremely popular in recent years. Since they allow greater fluidity in games without having to make the hardware more expensive. Which is useful given the widespread adoption of Ray Tracing and high resolutions. Intel, which wants to enter the gaming graphics card market, cannot remain without a solution. Well, they just got some good news, Implementation of XeSS in Modern Warfare 2the latest installment of Call of Duty.
When NVIDIA released the first version of its DLSS, the first thing many of us thought was that it was a waste of time to justify their Tensor Cores. The passage of time has proven Jen Hsun Huang right by forcing their competitors to implement solutions with the same objective, such as AMD’s FSR and in this case, Intel’s XeSS. Of course, these don’t work by magic and require them to be implemented in the games code.
XeSS is coming to Modern Warfare 2 for Intel Graphics
This is why support for the most important titles on the market, those that sell millions of copies, is important. After all, none of the three techniques are implemented automatically by hardware and developers need to be convinced to do so. Intel’s solution, like NVIDIA’s, is based on Deep Learning, so the algorithm must be trained to learn a series of patterns that will then be executed by XMX units, analogous to NVIDIA’s Tensor Core.
It’s because of it Implementing XeSS in Modern Warfare 2 is a Milestone for Intel, who has the daunting task of launching their ARC Alchemist. The sum of delays and persistent problems among drivers leads them down the path of bitterness. However, among so much bad news in recent weeks, they can finally get some good news.
Well, the fact that the latest installment of Call of Duty will support Intel XeSS is good news. Since we are talking about a title in which millions of players will play. To this we must add that they cannot afford their ARC graphics to be at a disadvantage, as their rivals may use DLSS or FSR.
However, confidence in Intel ARC is limited
And not from us, since we still have some hope, mainly due to the need for a third player in the market. The problem for them is that they are still in the market. There is not a single ARC Alchemist on the market with enough power and user adoption to be worth considering. So it’s very clear that XeSS support in Modern Warfare 2 is an agreement between Intel and Activision-Blizzard.
