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The Exiled · 03.08.2025., 19:34

Citiraj:

Intel opens up XeSS 2 to nVidia and AMD GPUs with SDK 2.1.0

Citiraj:

Intel on Thursday released the XeSS 2 SDK version 2.1.0, with which it announced support for non-Intel GPUs. This would be any GPU that supports Shader Model 6.4, which are GeForce GTX 10-series "Pascal" or newer from nVidia, and Radeon RX 5000 RDNA from AMD, or newer. The update opens up not just super resolution (XeSS SR), but also frame generation (XeSS FG) and low latency (XeLL), however, using XeLL requires XeSS FG to be enabled, it cannot be exclusively used. The release of XeSS 2 SDK would make it possible for game developers to update their binaries to support XeSS 2, and expose the feature-set to even non-Intel GPUs. At a hardware-level, XeSS 2 would rely on DP4a compute to run its super resolution and frame generation models. Only on Intel Arc "Alchemist" or "Battlemage" GPUs will the technology leverage XMX accelerators.

Izvor: TechPowerUp

Citiraj:

MSI Claw handhelds with Ryzen Z2 Extreme & Intel Lunar Lake tested against one another

Citiraj:

The AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, which is also the top-of-the-line SoC in the Z2 lineup, is showing noticeably higher performance on the Claw A8 when compared to the Claw 8 AI+. The latter uses the Lunar Lake Ultra 7 258V, an 8-core/8-thread chip based on the TSMC N3B process node, which brings the Eight Xe2-based GPU cores. The Z2 Extreme, on the other hand, is based on the older TSMC 4nm node but offers 8 cores and 16 threads with clocks reaching up to 5.0 GHz. The iGPU is equivalent to the Radeon 890M, bringing 16 compute units based on RDNA 3.5 architecture.

With such improvements on the MSI Claw A8, naturally, gamers will likely pick the Z2-based version for smoother performance, particularly when it offers a higher TDP range, which can go as high as 35W. Nonetheless, Lunar Lake still shows impressive performance and could bring similar or better value if the price for the Claw 8 AI+ is lowered. Up until now, most handheld manufacturers opted for the custom Ryzen APUs and Strix Point chips for their latest handhelds, and the Ryzen Z2 lineup offers a solution for every budget (from 4-core to 8-core APUs). Intel Lunar Lake, on the other hand, doesn't offer versatile options and sticks to only 8-core chips.

Izvor: Wccftech