News XeSS 1.3 improves performance by up to 28% with refined image quality — adds Ultra Quality Plus and Native AA modes

[Admin]

Intel released XeSS 1.3, which includes a more optimized training model, with improved performance and image quality. Also new are the Ultra Quality Plus and Native AA modes, plus some changes to the upscaling factors. All of these apply to both the XMX and DP4a modes of operation.

XeSS 1.3 improves performance by up to 28% with refined image quality — adds Ultra Quality Plus and Native AA modes : Read more

 

[MatheusNRei]

Ultra Quality Plus?

What's next, Super Ultra Quality?

 

[cryoburner]

It boasts higher performance...

By simply shifting the names of each quality preset down to the next lower resolution tier. >_>

There have likely been some improvements to rendering quality over what they had before at a given resolution, but I have many doubts that the improvements justify shifting the names of each present by an entire tier, especially considering that XESS, DLSS and FSR had all used roughly the same resolutions for each similarly-named quality tier previously.

This shift in the names of each tier actually makes me suspect that XESS performance actually went down in order to fix these previous quality issues, and rather than admit to a reduction in performance, they shifted around names in an attempt to put a more positive spin on it. The image quality of upscaling tends to be a little harder to assess, while frame rates are easy to compare. So by renaming their "balanced" present to the "quality" present, they are hoping that a reviewer comparing the "quality" presets between competing cards will show better performance on the Intel card relative to its competitors, when really they should be testing the next higher tier for a more accurate comparison.

 

[Notton]

I, too, would fire sales and marketing if they came up with a ridiculous name like "Ultra Quality Plus".

 

[thestryker]

By simply shifting the names of each quality preset down to the next lower resolution tier. >_>

I honestly think they need to ditch naming, especially if they're adding modes like they did here. They should just expose the render scaling and leave it at that because only FSR and XeSS use the same scaling today.

There have likely been some improvements to rendering quality over what they had before at a given resolution, but I have many doubts that the improvements justify shifting the names of each present by an entire tier, especially considering that XESS, DLSS and FSR had all used roughly the same resolutions for each similarly-named quality tier previously.

Given how good the native visuals and performance of DLSS are I'd bet that Intel's visuals are probably no worse even with the adjusted scaling. On the other hand I'm sure they do look worse for the non-native implementation. With any luck some tech journalists will evaluate it once it's in a shipping title.