topic Re: How to downsample/downscale in Intel® Arc™ Discrete Graphics

How to downsample/downscale

TheWonderfulPie — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:56:14 GMT

Hello, how do I enable downsampling through arc control like dynamic resolution scaling from Nvidia or virtual resolution scaling from Amd?

Re:How to downsample/downscale

Andres_Intel — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 19:31:38 GMT

Hello TheWonderfulPie,

Thank you for posting on the Intel communities. I see that you want to know how to enable downsampling through Intel® Arc™ Control, I understand how important is this for you, I will be happy to help you.

I will start with an investigation and as soon I have further information I will let you know.

Regards,

Andres P.

Intel Customer Support Technician

Re:How to downsample/downscale

Andres_Intel — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 19:57:33 GMT

Hello TheWonderfulPie,

Thank you for your time.

I have been working on the investigation, we support two techniques for this kind of supersampling: Multisample anti-aliasing and Conservative morphological anti-aliasing. This is enabled on a per-app basis so the app/game dev must implement it in their Graphics settings for Anti-Aliasing.

Regards,

Andres P.

Intel Customer Support Technician

Re: How to downsample/downscale

TheWonderfulPie — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 20:13:19 GMT

Thanks but I was not talking about this. I am not talking about MSAA, but downsampling, which is not MSAA

Re:How to downsample/downscale

Andres_Intel — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:28:17 GMT

Hello TheWonderfulPie,

Thank you for your response, and clarification.

I understand that you are not talking specifically about MSAA, but the two techniques available on Intel® Arc™ Graphics that are similar like dynamic resolution scaling from Nvidia or virtual resolution scaling from AMD are Multisample anti-aliasing and Conservative morphological anti-aliasing.

If you are looking for a different kind of technology please let us know and we are more than glad to hear any comments.

Regards,

Andres P.

Intel Customer Support Technician

Re: How to downsample/downscale

TheWonderfulPie — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 14:28:21 GMT

They're similar, but not the same

MSAA can only be used in certain games, but I don't need it for games right now I need it for softwares that are not game

And MSAA isn't Intel-specific whatsoever, it's not a "feature" per se

Nvidia's Dynamic Resolution Scaling and AMD's Virtual Resolution Scaling are both real downsampling features, as easy as choosing "4K" or "1440p" when you have a 1080p display and that you have enabled DRS/VRS

Re:How to downsample/downscale

Andres_Intel — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 19:12:57 GMT

Hello TheWonderfulPie,

Thank you for your answer, it has been very helpful.

Now I understand that you do not need this feature for games, I also understand how important is for you to use it. I will continue with the investigation and as soon I have further details I will let you know

Regards,

Andres P.

Intel Customer Support Technician

Re:How to downsample/downscale

Andres_Intel — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 21:15:45 GMT

Hello TheWonderfulPie,

Thank you for your time.

I have been working on the investigation, unfortunately we don't have a feature yet to what you are looking for, thank you for the feedback and I will pass this feedback to the appropriate channels for future consideration.

For now, we will close this thread. If you need any additional information, please submit a new question as this thread will no longer be monitored.

Regards,

Andres P.

Intel Customer Support Technician