VSR is an image upscaling technology for video streaming based on AI technology. It allows you to scale a video from, say, 720p resolution to 1080p resolution. This allows those with a “slow” internet connection to enjoy the content the best.
Microsoft Edge improves streaming video quality
The technology implemented by Microsoft’s browser is basically the same as the technology implemented by AMD. It not only implements AI technology for image scaling and enhancement, but it is also used for more. Allows video encoding and compression, requiring less bandwidth. It also improves the sharpness of images.
However, there are limitations to the implementation and use of this technology. Only supports videos in standard definition and with resolutions lower than 720p. Another limitation is that the width and height of the video cannot be less than 192 pixels. The content too No should have protection against digital copyright o DRMs.
According to Microsoft’s post, this implementation supports the following graphics cards:
- NVIDIA RTX Series 20, Series 30, and Series 40
- AMD Radeon RX 5000 series and RX 6000 series
We see how the publication does not mention in no time the cards Intel graphics. Additionally, this implementation opens up to NVIDIA’s RTX 20 series and two generations of AMD graphics cards.
Microsoft is, on the other hand, working to implement it on laptops with discrete + dedicated graphics. We know little else in this regard. What we know is that in laptops the power mode should be active, cannot be in battery modesince the power consumption is increased.
Currently, Microsoft Edge VSR is not accessible to everyone, only about 50% of users. If you want to try this technology, you must enter the following command in the address bar:
edge://flags/#edge-video-super-resolution
Little material impact
The technology introduced by NVIDIA has four levels of image quality enhancement. As we saw last week, the activation of this technology does not mean a large increase in consumption. For optimal image quality, consumption is increased by only 10 W, on an RTX 4090.
It’s not a demanding technology for graphics cards and that’s still a plus point. That a technology improves quality or performance is always positive. The problem is when this technology requires a lot of resources and involves a large increase in consumption, such as Ray Tracing.
VSR has the strength to be video only, so the requirements are low. The problem with Ray Tracing is that the calculations are in real time and it requires brutal hardware. Therefore, DLSS (or AMD FSR) was developed to compensate for frame loss.
