Video Super Resolution Explained

RTX Video Super Resolution (RTX VSR) is a video-upscaling feature released by Nvidia on February 28, 2023.^{[1] [2]}

Feature

The feature was first unveiled during CES 2023 as RTX Video Super Resolution.^[3] The feature uses the on-board Tensor Cores to upscale browser video content in real time.^[4] The feature is currently only available on RTX 30 and 40 series gpus with support for 20 series gpus coming in the future.^[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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: GeForce Game Ready Driver 531.18 Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 11 NVIDIA . 2023-03-20 . www.nvidia.com . en-us.
2. Web site: Tyson . Mark . 2023-03-06 . Microsoft Unveils Edge Web Browser Video Super Resolution On NVIDIA And AMD GPUs . 2023-03-20 . HotHardware . en-us.
3. Web site: Porter . Jon . 2023-01-04 . Nvidia’s latest AI tech can upscale old blurry YouTube videos . 2023-03-20 . The Verge . en-US.
4. Web site: Tested: Nvidia's RTX Video Super Resolution is like going from VHS to Blu-ray . 2023-03-20 . PCWorld . en.
5. Web site: NVIDIA Support . 2023-03-20 . nvidia.custhelp.com . en-US.
6. Web site: Olšan . Jan . 2023-03-06 . Nvidia RTX Video Super Resolution out. What you need to know . 2023-03-20 . HWCooling.net . en-US.
7. Web site: Cook . Paige . 2023-02-21 . Nvidia Is Bringing RTX Video Super Resolution Feature To Chrome . 2023-03-20 . BeyondGames.biz . en-GB.
8. https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2023/10/17/rtx-video-super-resolution-ai-obs-broadcast/