Intel® Xe Super Sampling 3 for Developers

Intel® X^e Super Sampling 3 (X^eSS 3) technologies include:

Intel® X^eSS Super Resolution (X^eSS-SR)
Intel® X^eSS Frame Generation (X^eSS-FG) now including Multi Frame Generation on Intel hardware
Intel® X^e Low Latency (X^eLL)

Enabling all three technologies together can dramatically boost your performance at the highest visual quality while keeping your frame rate smooth and game play responsive.

diagram of the differences between native XeSS SR, and XeSS SR plus FG

X^eSS 3 technologies run most efficiently on Intel® Arc™ A-Series and B-Series discrete GPUs and on Intel® Core™ Ultra processors (Series 2 and 3) with Intel® Arc™ 100 and B300 Series built-in GPUs. Compatible devices from other vendors can take advantage of these technologies, as well.

Intel® X^e Super Sampling Super Resolution (X^eSS-SR)

X^eSS-SR provides innovative upscaling technology through AI deep learning and results in increased framerates with high image quality.

X^eSS-SR includes the following components:

An Intel implementation optimized to run on Intel Arc GPUs and Intel® Iris® X^e graphics.
A cross-vendor implementation that runs on any GPU supporting Shader Model 6.4 or above. Hardware acceleration for DP4A is recommended.
An implementation dispatcher, which loads either the X^eSS-SR runtime shipped with the game, the version provided with your current Intel® Graphics Driver, or the cross-vendor implementation.

X^eSS-SR offers the following presets, which map to different resolution scaling factors:

X^eSS-SR Presets: Scaling & Quality/Performance Levels

Preset	Resolution Scaling	Description
Native anti-aliasing	1.0x (native resolution)	AI-based anti-aliasing for maximum visual quality
Ultra quality plus	1.3x	Highest quality visual upscale
Ultra quality	1.5x	Higher quality visual upscale
Quality	1.7x	High-quality visual upscale
Balanced	2.0x	Best balance between performance and visual quality
Performance	2.3x	High-performance improvement
Ultra performance	3.0x	Highest performance improvement
Off	-	Turns X^eSS off

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XeSS Frame Generation reprojection layers

Up to 4 times

Intel® X^e Super Sampling Frame Generation (X^eSS-FG)

X^eSS-FG provides AI-based frame interpolation technology to generate detailed, high-resolution frames and improve gaming performance and fluidity at the highest quality level.

X^eSS 3 introduces Multi Frame Generation on Intel hardware, with up to 3 AI-generated frames.

XeSS Multi Frame Generation overview

Intel® X^e Low Latency (X^eLL)

X^eLL is designed to dramatically reduce input-to-screen latency, ensuring a seamless and responsive gaming experience. By optimizing the time between when your application starts processing on the CPU and when the frame is displayed on the screen, X^eLL enhances real-time interaction without compromising performance. When integrated into your application, X^eLL utilizes per-frame timing data to calculate the optimal CPU delay required before initiating work on the next frame. This calculated delay ensures that the transition from CPU processing to screen presentation is as fast as possible, effectively minimizing input-to-screen latency.

X^eLL integration is a prerequisite for X^eSS-FG integration. X^eSS-FG leverages X^eLL for frame-pacing support, which is a critical element to ensure a smooth user experience.

Hardware Support

Hardware Supported	Intel® Arc™ GPUs with Intel® X^e Matrix Extensions¹	Intel® Arc™ Graphics¹	Intel® Iris® X^e Graphics¹	Other Vendors with SM6.4 Compatible Devices
Platform Code Names	Alchemist, Arrow Lake H, Battlemage, Lunar Lake, Panther Lake	Meteor Lake	DG1, Tiger Lake, Alder Lake, Raptor Lake	NVIDIA* 3000 series (and higher) and AMD* 6000 series (and higher) are recommended.
*Microsoft DirectX 11**	X^eSS-SR	X^eSS-SR
DirectX 12	X^eSS-SR, X^eSS-FG, X^eLL	X^eSS-SR, X^eSS-FG, X^eLL	X^eSS-SR	X^eSS-SR, X^eSS-FG², X^eLL³
Vulkan*	X^eSS-SR	X^eSS-SR	X^eSS-SR	X^eSS-SR

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¹ Intel Arc GPUs, Arc Graphics and Intel Iris X^e graphics branding is available for select SKUs.

² Multi Frame Generation is only available on Intel devices

³ X^eLL is a required component of X^eSS-FG on all hardware (Intel and non-Intel). X^eLL on its own (without X^eSS-FG) is not supported on non-Intel hardware.