Intel confirms support for the AI-supported DLSS competitor XeSS, which also runs on the current GPU generation from AMD and Nvidia, for the first 20 games. Among others, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Ghostwire Tokyo, Gotham Knights and Death Stranding are supported.
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As part of the “Intel XeSS Technology Deep Dive”, an approximately 30-minute event, the manufacturer, in the person of Tom Petersen and Ryan Shrout, goes into detail about the in-house AI upsampling and confirms the first 20 games that can use the Intel XeSS feature set (more details).
20 games also run on GPUs from AMD and Nvidia thanks to the XeSS software stack (image: Intel)
In addition to the titles already mentioned, Shadow of The Tomb Raider and Dolmen, which was the first game to advertise XeSS support, are also officially supported. Also The Settlers, so far a single beta debacle, should be able to offer Intel Xe Super Sampling. Modern Warfare II will be released on October 28th, beyond that there is no information about the start of XeSS.
The manufacturer confirms the following 20 titles again in the video for Deep Dive Intel XeSS:
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Arcadegeddon
- Ghostwire Tokyo
- Vampire Bloodhunt
- Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed
- Naraka Bladepoint
- Super People
- Gotham Knights
- DioField Chronicles
- Dolmen Chivalry II
- Redout II
- The Settlers
- Death Stranding: Director's Cut
- The Rift Breaker
- Hitman III
- CHORVS
- Shadow of The Tomb Raider
- Anvil Vault Breakers
More games with XeSS support should appear “in the next few months”, according to Tom Petersen and Ryan Shrout.
Intel XeSS can double the FPS
In the best case, what in this case the XeSS performance Mode in Ghostwire Tokyo with 1440p, maximum details and ray tracing, Intel's AI upsampling should be able to more than double the FPS numbers. From the previous 25 FPS it goes up to 53 FPS, as Intel attests in its manufacturer benchmarks.
Intel XeSS – manufacturer measurements on an Intel Arc A770 (image: Intel)
In the balanced XeSS Balanced Mode, the increase in frames per second is between around 25 and 75 percent. The basis for the manufacturer's measurements was the top model of the first generation Intel Xe HPG (“Alchemist”), the still unreleased Intel Arc A770, which should appear “later in the year”.
Intel XeSS – Manufacturer measurements on an Intel Arc A770 (Picture: Intel)
No trace of Arc A770, A750 and A580
< p class="p text-width">While the Intel Arc A380 (test), which was previously available exclusively in China, has now also appeared in the USA for 140 US dollars, there is still no trace of the two top models with the ACM-G10 and the Arc A580 positioned below. The mobile version Arc A730M will be launched in September, also in Germany.
3DMark receives a XeSS test
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) benchmark 3DMark receives an Intel XeSS-tailored feature test designed to demonstrate and measure the performance of AI upsampling technology. Here, too, Intel completed a first test run with an Arc A770 with 4,096 shaders, which, according to the screenshots, worked at 2,100 to 2,200 MHz.
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XeSS feature test in 3DMark (image: Intel)
More background information on the current status of the first generation Intel Xe HPG aka Alchemist and Intel Xe Super Sampling (XeSS) can be found in the 30-minute deep dive with video and the “Intel XeSS on Arc Graphics Explained”.