[Hardware] Nvidia's new open source upscaling SDK could benefit AMD gamers as much as its own

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Nvidia Image Scaling is being made open-source and cross platform, and aims to offer what FidelityFX Super Resolution can.

Nvidia's image scaling and sharpening feature, Nvidia Image Scaling, has been updated today to improve performance and image quality. Though there's more here of interest to gamers, even AMD ones. This upscaling feature is also being made open-source and cross-platform, meaning it could soon play nicely with AMD and Intel GPUs.

Nvidia Image Scaling is a feature that's been baked into Nvidia's graphics drivers for a few years. You can enable it through the Nvidia Control Panel, and it offers an alternative to Nvidia's DLSS feature for gamers without RTX cards and in games that don't offer DLSS support. Though it's not quite a match for DLSS, this baked-in solution does not require specific game support, and will thus function on any game.

What's new with this update, then, is that Nvidia Image Scaling is being improved from within the Control Panel and GeForce Experience. An improved algorithm (version 2.0) is just for starters, too, as there's also now the option to control the sharpness of the overall image using a slider in the menus.

LINK: https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-image-scaling-sdk/