With an added Auto quality option, the NVIDIA RTX VSR can noticeably drop the GPU power consumption.
NVIDIA Updates RTX VSR, Adds to NVIDIA App with Versatile Control Options for Lower GPU Consumption
NVIDIA RTX Video Super Resolution has been enhanced to use fewer GPU resources than before, which significantly lowers the power consumption depending on the load. The latest model can be found in the NVIDIA App's System tab, where one can control various parameters of the RTX VSR technology.
In the FAQ section, NVIDIA mentions that the new RTX VSR can reduce power consumption by as much as 30%. This is a crucial move as the RTX GPUs would consume a significantly high amount of power when upscaling low-resolution videos. For those who don't know, the RTX VSR technology essentially upscales a low-resolution video in the browser or players like VLC to the monitor's resolution. As small as you may expect, this can be pretty intensive and can consume as low as 70W and as high as 240W.
Q. What's new with the RTX Video Super Resolution January 2025 update?
A. In the new NVIDIA app update, VSR has been updated to a more efficient AI model, using up to 30% fewer GPU resources at its highest quality setting, allowing more GeForce RTX GPUs to enable it....
We’ve also added a GPU Utilization feature for RTX Video when Quality is set to “Auto”. Setting your GPU Utilization to “High” will use as much GPU as needed to provide the best quality Super Resolution available on your GPU.
With the latest update, the RTX VSR can automatically detect the load and decrease the power consumption based on the required upscaling. The NVIDIA App Super Resolution tab will now show you the options to manage the technology's parameters. It features an "Auto" option that can set the GPU priority automatically, but there is also a "Manual" mode, which allows users to select a specific GPU priority, and the GPU will utilize the resources accordingly.
...Setting the GPU Utilization to lower levels will reserve more GPU for games or creative apps by applying lower quality settings. Or alternatively, switch to Manual mode and set a fixed quality level to use at all times...
With the Auto mode, the GPU can be fully utilized in games or graphically-intensive apps. Also the new update can also upscale the HDR video content,
...VSR now also upscales HDR video, so if you are watching any HDR video below your monitor’s resolution in your browser, it will automatically get upscaled to your native panel resolution...
Furthermore, there is an option to show the status indicator on the video to let you know whether the VSR and Video HDR are active.
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