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Lower rendering resolution is easier to render and can increase FPS, but the image becomes softer.",{},{"id":579,"data":580,"type":543,"tunes":582},"7e0b0b30fb",{"text":581},"Super resolution tries to keep the cheaper lower-resolution render while reconstructing an output that looks closer to a higher-resolution image.",{},{"id":584,"data":585,"type":543,"tunes":587},"bb603f67fd",{"text":586},"Auto SR does this at the operating-system level rather than requiring every older game to implement a modern upscaler.",{},{"id":589,"data":590,"type":571,"tunes":592},"9ce7e91c28",{"text":591,"level":46},"The Auto SR pipeline in plain English",{},{"id":594,"data":595,"type":614,"tunes":615},"6cbee50199",{"steps":596,"title":612,"orientation":613},[597,600,603,606,609],{"label":598,"description":599},"1. The game renders at a lower resolution","The GPU has fewer pixels to shade, so the base rendering workload can become lighter.",{"label":601,"description":602},"2. Windows receives the lower-resolution frame","Auto SR is integrated into the Windows graphics and display pipeline.",{"label":604,"description":605},"3. The NPU runs the Auto SR model","A neural network reconstructs a higher-resolution version of the frame.",{"label":607,"description":608},"4. The reconstructed image is presented","The display receives a higher-resolution output even though the game rendered fewer pixels.",{"label":610,"description":611},"5. 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The trade-off is that the Windows model has to infer more from the image itself.",{},{"id":772,"data":773,"type":571,"tunes":775},"3566f9d539",{"text":774,"level":46},"Why Auto SR uses a larger model",{},{"id":777,"data":778,"type":543,"tunes":780},"963431cd0a",{"text":779},"If an upscaler has less engine information, the model itself has to do more reconstruction work.",{},{"id":782,"data":783,"type":543,"tunes":785},"327edf4365",{"text":784},"Microsoft's design uses the NPU to make a larger model practical without putting the full inference cost on the GPU.",{},{"id":787,"data":788,"type":543,"tunes":790},"69f5489bf5",{"text":789},"This is one of the main architectural differences between Auto SR and an engine-integrated GPU upscaler.",{},{"id":792,"data":793,"type":571,"tunes":795},"b8595e84b4",{"text":794,"level":46},"The price is latency",{},{"id":797,"data":798,"type":543,"tunes":800},"575449f6f0",{"text":799},"Running the Auto SR model in parallel gives it more time, but the reconstructed image is not free from timing consequences.",{},{"id":802,"data":803,"type":543,"tunes":805},"0bb987768f",{"text":804},"Microsoft has documented an average additional latency of roughly one frame for Auto SR.",{},{"id":807,"data":808,"type":543,"tunes":810},"e292c6d914",{"text":809},"That means Auto SR can increase visual smoothness or image quality while still adding some input-to-display delay.",{},{"id":812,"data":813,"type":551,"tunes":816},"851c271be2",{"body":814,"title":815,"variant":558},"A higher frame rate does not prove lower latency. 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Check whether the game is GPU-limited","Auto SR helps most when lowering render resolution actually reduces the main bottleneck.",{"label":928,"description":929},"2. Check for integrated super resolution","If the game already has a good DLSS, FSR or XeSS implementation, test that first.",{"label":931,"description":932},"3. Use a supported input resolution","Auto SR is trained and configured around specific lower-resolution ranges that vary by device.",{"label":934,"description":935},"4. Inspect text and HUD quality","Fine UI can reveal the limitations of OS-level post-render reconstruction.",{"label":937,"description":938},"5. Disable conflicting post-processing","Film grain and similar effects can reduce reconstruction quality.",{"label":940,"description":941},"6. Measure FPS and latency separately","Do not assume that a higher FPS counter means a more responsive game.",{"label":943,"description":944},"7. Compare power behavior","On mobile hardware, NPU activity can alter the shared CPU\u002FGPU\u002FNPU power balance.","When Auto SR is most likely to help",{},{"id":948,"data":949,"type":571,"tunes":951},"ad82f7172d",{"text":950,"level":46},"Which games can Auto SR work with?",{},{"id":953,"data":954,"type":543,"tunes":956},"80a0fd1364",{"text":955},"Microsoft's current support documentation requires DirectX 10 or later and a supported x64, x64-emulated or Arm64 game path.",{},{"id":958,"data":959,"type":543,"tunes":961},"95bb0fb154",{"text":960},"DirectX 9, Vulkan and OpenGL are not currently supported, and Microsoft also lists x86-only games and certain 10-bit formats as unsupported.",{},{"id":963,"data":964,"type":543,"tunes":966},"facfd85d5e",{"text":965},"This is another important difference from vendor-specific driver scalers: Auto SR is not a universal filter that can simply be applied to every rendered application.",{},{"id":968,"data":969,"type":571,"tunes":971},"ec88eaac9f",{"text":970,"level":46},"Current hardware support is expanding",{},{"id":973,"data":974,"type":543,"tunes":976},"e2e43ce998",{"text":975},"Auto SR started on selected Snapdragon-based Copilot+ PCs and has since expanded.",{},{"id":978,"data":979,"type":543,"tunes":981},"7c82f021e1",{"text":980},"In September 2026, Microsoft announced Auto SR support for Intel Core Ultra Series 3 Copilot+ PCs.",{},{"id":983,"data":984,"type":543,"tunes":986},"9e9a02e41c",{"text":985},"Microsoft's current support page also documents the ROG Xbox Ally X preview path and platform-specific Auto SR packages for Snapdragon, AMD Ryzen and Intel Core Ultra Series 3 systems.",{},{"id":988,"data":989,"type":543,"tunes":991},"61927dbb25",{"text":990},"The exact device list, driver requirements and resolution ranges are still evolving, so compatibility should be checked against Microsoft's current support page rather than assumed from the presence of any NPU.",{},{"id":993,"data":994,"type":571,"tunes":996},"e3496e5343",{"text":995,"level":46},"Input resolution matters more than many users expect",{},{"id":998,"data":999,"type":543,"tunes":1001},"eff0af15b1",{"text":1000},"Auto SR is not simply a generic 'scale any resolution to anything' switch.",{},{"id":1003,"data":1004,"type":543,"tunes":1006},"5d1281c85a",{"text":1005},"The model is trained and tuned around specific input-resolution ranges.",{},{"id":1008,"data":1009,"type":543,"tunes":1011},"ec59f270e1",{"text":1010},"Microsoft currently recommends around 800p for Snapdragon-based Copilot+ PCs, supports roughly 800p through 1080p input on Intel Core Ultra Series 3 systems, and uses a 720p target input for the ROG Xbox Ally X preview path.",{},{"id":1013,"data":1014,"type":543,"tunes":1016},"16326dc780",{"text":1015},"The exact supported modes are exposed through Windows and Game Bar so users do not have to guess.",{},{"id":1018,"data":1019,"type":571,"tunes":1021},"e4731ed915",{"text":1020,"level":46},"Why Auto SR is especially interesting for older games",{},{"id":1023,"data":1024,"type":543,"tunes":1026},"3220021f77",{"text":1025},"A game released years ago will never gain DLSS, FSR or XeSS unless the developer patches it or a third-party modification changes the renderer.",{},{"id":1028,"data":1029,"type":543,"tunes":1031},"190b983e1b",{"text":1030},"Auto SR can improve selected existing titles from outside the game because the operating system owns the reconstruction stage.",{},{"id":1033,"data":1034,"type":543,"tunes":1036},"455252b075",{"text":1035},"That is its strongest architectural advantage: coverage does not depend entirely on the original game's development roadmap.",{},{"id":1038,"data":1039,"type":571,"tunes":1041},"29dac09d8a",{"text":1040,"level":46},"But game-integrated SR is still preferred",{},{"id":1043,"data":1044,"type":543,"tunes":1046},"19f30b1ee5",{"text":1045},"Microsoft explicitly says that game-integrated super resolution remains the preferred choice when a studio supports it.",{},{"id":1048,"data":1049,"type":543,"tunes":1051},"1f6e0b3156",{"text":1050},"That makes sense technically. A game-integrated solution has better access to the rendering pipeline and can reconstruct before some final effects and UI are applied.",{},{"id":1053,"data":1054,"type":543,"tunes":1056},"44420ab625",{"text":1055},"Auto SR is most valuable when that integration does not exist, when the game is older, or when the hardware balance makes NPU reconstruction useful.",{},{"id":1058,"data":1059,"type":571,"tunes":1061},"e9d226f1a7",{"text":1060,"level":46},"Auto SR is not frame generation",{},{"id":1063,"data":1064,"type":543,"tunes":1066},"b00fa83ef5",{"text":1065},"Another common confusion is to treat every AI graphics feature as frame generation.",{},{"id":1068,"data":1069,"type":543,"tunes":1071},"99cc93d952",{"text":1070},"Auto SR does not create extra intermediate frames between rendered frames. It reconstructs the resolution of each existing frame.",{},{"id":1073,"data":1074,"type":543,"tunes":1076},"2b6a865e73",{"text":1075},"Frame generation changes how many frames reach the display. 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Microsoft is adding processor families, changing supported resolution ranges and exploring higher-FPS scenarios.",{},{"id":1149,"data":1150,"type":543,"tunes":1152},"537568c224",{"text":1151},"The September 2026 Intel expansion already shows that the technology is no longer tied to the original Snapdragon-only launch model.",{},{"id":1154,"data":1155,"type":543,"tunes":1157},"fe24516c11",{"text":1156},"Future versions could broaden GPU\u002FNPU combinations, HDR support, refresh-rate targets, runtime compatibility and the way UI is handled.",{},{"id":1159,"data":1160,"type":571,"tunes":1162},"0e31e2d54d",{"text":1161,"level":46},"Limitations",{},{"id":1164,"data":1165,"type":543,"tunes":1167},"a7881e11e1",{"text":1166},"This article describes Microsoft's documented Auto SR architecture and current support as of September 2026.",{},{"id":1169,"data":1170,"type":543,"tunes":1172},"71ebc16fda",{"text":1171},"Microsoft's FPS and image-quality examples are vendor measurements from specific hardware, games and settings. They are useful to understand the technology but should not be treated as universal performance guarantees.",{},{"id":1174,"data":1175,"type":543,"tunes":1177},"add780d6ba",{"text":1176},"Auto SR behavior varies with game resolution, display mode, post-processing, UI composition, power profile and the hardware-specific NPU implementation.",{},{"id":1179,"data":1180,"type":571,"tunes":1182},"f7a38af5be",{"text":1181,"level":46},"Conclusion",{},{"id":1184,"data":1185,"type":543,"tunes":1187},"f1308f3e80",{"text":1186},"Auto SR is not Microsoft's version of putting DLSS into every game.",{},{"id":1189,"data":1190,"type":543,"tunes":1192},"b102a861bb",{"text":1191},"It is a different architecture: the game renders fewer pixels, Windows intercepts the result, the NPU runs a larger AI reconstruction model, and the higher-resolution image enters the display pipeline without requiring deep integration into the game's renderer.",{},{"id":1194,"data":1195,"type":543,"tunes":1197},"da805fabf0",{"text":1196},"That gives Windows a way to improve supported existing games that were never built for modern super resolution.",{},{"id":1199,"data":1200,"type":543,"tunes":1202},"675aecee06",{"text":1201},"The trade-offs remain real: approximately one frame of added latency, possible UI softness, device-specific resolution limits and shared power constraints. The value is not that Auto SR replaces integrated upscalers. It fills the large gap where they do not exist.",{},{"id":1204,"data":1205,"type":571,"tunes":1207},"0354b8daaf",{"text":1206,"level":46},"FAQ",{},{"id":1209,"data":1210,"type":1241,"tunes":1242},"e75bc04532",{"items":1211,"title":1240},[1212,1216,1220,1224,1228,1232,1236],{"id":1213,"answer":1214,"question":1215},"faq1","An OS-level AI super-resolution system that lets supported games render at lower resolution and uses the NPU to reconstruct a higher-resolution image.","What is Windows Auto SR?",{"id":1217,"answer":1218,"question":1219},"faq2","No. Those are normally integrated into the game renderer. 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Microsoft documents roughly one additional frame of latency on average as part of its NPU-based reconstruction approach.","Does Auto SR add latency?",{"id":1229,"answer":1230,"question":1231},"faq5","Microsoft recommends the game's integrated super-resolution option when it is available and working well.","Should I use Auto SR when a game already has DLSS, FSR or XeSS?",{"id":1233,"answer":1234,"question":1235},"faq6","No. It reconstructs a higher-resolution version of each frame; it does not insert additional intermediate frames.","Is Auto SR frame generation?",{"id":1237,"answer":1238,"question":1239},"faq7","Not currently. 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