Intel® XeSS 2 Technology

Accelerate Your Frames, Accelerate Your Games

Intel® XeSS (Xe Super Sampling) is an AI-enhanced upscaling technology that gives you more gaming performance and high-quality visuals. Designed with all gamers in mind, XeSS is built to work with widely available hardware. Intel® Arc GPUs contain specialized AI engines that accelerate AI models in XeSS to deliver maximum performance and resolution.

Intel® XeSS 2 comes with the additional benefit of lower latency and delivers even more performance with the help of AI-boosted frame generation.
105 FPS

1440p Ultra with Ray Tracing and XeSS

146 FPS

Ultra

139 FPS

1440p Ultra with XeSS

110 FPS

1440p Ultra with Ray Tracing and XeSS

Intel’s XeSS, an AI-based upscaling technique, is a standout feature of the (Intel®) Arc (graphics) series.

PC Guide

Intel’s DLSS rival, XeSS, seems to be a succeSS.

The Verge

Playing Cyberpunk 2077 on a Radeon GPU? Don’t use FSR, try XeSS instead

PC Gamer

Available in the Latest Games

XeSS technology is currently available in over 150 games! Our collaboration with game studios continues as we enable XeSS across a widening variety of new PC titles.

How to Turn On XeSS

It’s easy to enable XeSS in supported games to get more performance. The setting to turn XeSS on is usually in the graphics section of the settings menu. The options range from prioritizing performance to prioritizing visuals and can be selected based on what best suits your needs:

Ultra Performance

Highest performance improvement, only available in XeSS 1.3

Performance

High-performance improvement, this is the setting that is typically used

Balanced

Best balance between performance and visual quality

Quality

High-quality visual upscale

Ultra Quality

Ultra-quality visual upscale

Ultra Quality Plus
Highest quality visual upscale, only available in XeSS 1.3
Native AA
AI-based Anti-Aliasing for maximum visual quality, only available in XeSS 1.3

Where to Buy

Take full advantage of Intel® XeSS technology in your games with Intel® Arc GPUs.
Notices & Disclaimers
Performance varies by use, configuration and other factors. Learn more at www.Intel.com/PerformanceIndex. Performance results are based on testing as of dates shown in configurations and may not reflect all publicly available updates. See backup for configuration details. No product or component can be absolutely secure. Performance varies by use, configuration, and other factors. Learn more at www.Intel.com/PerformanceIndex. Your costs and results may vary. Intel technologies may require enabled hardware, software or service activation. © Intel Corporation. Intel, the Intel logo, and other Intel marks are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.