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Video Super Resolution

RTX Video Super Resolution is a video scaling feature by Nvidia. It was released on February 28, 2023.

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RTX Video Super Resolution (RTX VSR) is a video scaling feature by Nvidia. It was released on February 28, 2023.12

History

The feature was first unveiled during CES 2023 as RTX Video Super Resolution.3 It uses the on-board Tensor Cores to upscale browser video content in real time.4 Video Super Resolution was initially only available on RTX 30 and 40 series GPUs, while support for 20 series GPUs was added afterwards; it is now available on all Nvidia RTX-branded GPUs.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.67

Nvidia released RTX Video Super Resolution 1.5 with improved video quality and RTX 20 series support on October 17, 2023.8

Reception

According to ComputerBase, although "the algorithm is not yet working flawlessly", the feature is "overall recommendable".9

References

References

  1. "GeForce Game Ready Driver | 531.18 | Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 11 | NVIDIA". www.nvidia.com. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  2. Tyson, Mark (2023-03-06). "Microsoft Unveils Edge Web Browser Video Super Resolution On NVIDIA And AMD GPUs". HotHardware. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  3. Porter, Jon (2023-01-04). "Nvidia's latest AI tech can upscale old blurry YouTube videos". The Verge. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  4. "Tested: Nvidia's RTX Video Super Resolution is like going from VHS to Blu-ray". PCWorld. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  5. "NVIDIA Support". nvidia.custhelp.com. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
  6. Olšan, | Jan (2023-03-06). "Nvidia RTX Video Super Resolution out. What you need to know". HWCooling.net. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  7. Cook, Paige (2023-02-21). "Nvidia Is Bringing RTX Video Super Resolution Feature To Chrome". BeyondGames.biz. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  8. Delgado, Gerardo (2023-10-17). "NVIDIA RTX Video Super Resolution Update Enhances Video Quality, Detail Preservation and Expands to GeForce RTX 20 Series GPUs". NVIDIA Blog. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  9. Andermahr, Wolfgang (2023-02-28). "RTX Video Super Resolution analysiert". ComputerBase (in German). Retrieved 2025-10-27.
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