AMD’s Neural Supersampling technology is set to be a serious challenger to Nvidia’s long-dominant DLSS technology. The company will create high-resolution, detailed images using just a few beam samples to solve the most challenging graphics challenges. Here are the details…

Can AMD Neural Supersampling close the gap with Nvidia’s DLSS?

Normally, high-quality graphics require thousands of ray samples per pixel, but AMD’s new technology uses neural networks to speed up the process, creating crisp, high-resolution images with just one ray sample.

In fact, the most striking feature of Neural Supersampling is that it performs denoising and upscaling in a single step. While this process is done separately in many systems, AMD’s neural network algorithm optimizes this process and completes the two processes together.

This solution processes images rendered at low resolution and creates sharp, high-resolution frames using temporal accumulation (collecting image data over time) and guide buffers. In Nvidia’s DLSS, upscaling, frame generation and beam reconstruction are completed in separate steps, making AMD’s new technology simple and efficient.

It’s not yet clear whether this advanced technology will be compatible with existing RDNA GPUs, but it’s likely to be included in the next generation of AMD hardware. While Nvidia’s DLSS technology requires specialized AI hardware on RTX GPUs, AMD’s solution aims to deliver the same quality experience without such hardware limitations. AMD is also planning to run this technology at high performance with 4K resolution support and aims to do so with less hardware power.

AMD’s Neural Supersampling technology will be integrated into the FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) series in the future and will be available to a wider audience in games. Especially considering the high graphics requirements of modern games, the fact that this technology will provide a faster and higher quality gaming experience without the need for powerful hardware has raised the excitement of gamers. Now all eyes are on AMD’s next move to see how AMD will fully realize this technology and make a difference in the graphics world.