Intel announced that support for XeSS 2 is now available for more games, while XeSS support has reached over 200 games.
Assassin's Creed: Shadows Receives XeSS 2 Support Officially, More on the Way!
Intel might not be on par with NVIDIA and AMD's proprietary upscaling technologies at the moment, but it surely isn't giving up. XeSS, the upscaling technology which was released exactly three years ago, is now becoming better with the release of its newest iteration, XeSS 2. XeSS 2 debuted in March this year and is comparatively newer than AMD's FSR 4.0 and NVIDIA's DLSS 4.0.
Intel has announced in a blog post that its XeSS technology is now available in over 200 games, while the count of games that support XeSS 2 has also increased. Up until now, there were only a handful of games that supported XeSS 2, but at the time of writing, the list of officially supported games contains a total of 19 games. Surely, it is going to roll out support for XeSS 2 in more games in the coming weeks, but Intel is showing its willingness to add the support to the latest Triple-A titles.
The latest is Assassin's Creed: Shadows, which is scheduled to release on 19th May and will also support NVIDIA's DLSS 4.0 for those who own an RTX 50 series GPU. Unfortunately, we can't verify if the game also supports AMD's FSR 4.0, but thankfully, Arc GPU owners will be able to turn on XeSS 2 if they own either of the Xe1 or Xe2-based GPUs.
As per the demonstration by Intel, the AC: Shadows will be able to hit over twice the performance numbers with XeSS 2 compared to playing at native resolution without any upscaling turned on. The game, which runs at around 30–40 FPS with the Arc B580, achieves over 80 FPS with XeSS 2 turned on, allowing a smoother gaming experience while delivering better visual quality than XeSS.
XeSS 2 delivers an outstanding visual enhancement in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, offering sharp image quality and smooth performance that rivals native resolution. Its advanced AI-based upscaling and temporal reconstruction make it one of the most effective solutions available today on both PC and handhelds.
- Nicolas Lopzez, Rendering Technical Architect at Anvil Engine
Intel also showcases how the XeLL (Xe Low Latency) technology can reduce display latency by half and can achieve this in the latest titles like Marvel Rivals, AC: Shadows, and F1 24, which makes gameplay more pleasant. For users who are boasting the latest Intel Xe2-based APUs, such as Intel Core Ultra 9 285H, Intel has demonstrated a massive gain with XeSS 2 in multiple modern titles, which can now achieve 60+ FPS at 1080p with Arc 140T, which is impossible on native resolution.
Intel announced that XeSS 2 support will soon extend to more titles, and so will the XeSS support.
News Source: Intel
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