A big performance boost for ROG Xbox Ally X. Important news coming soon
Finally, the NPU in ROG will be useful for something
The new feature is Auto Super Resolutiona system solution in Windows, using the processor NPU (for AI operations) for image scaling and reconstruction. Auto Super Resolution does not require any work on the part of developers and complements the action of other mechanisms, such as Nvidia DLSS, AMD FSR Whether RSR.
Microsoft announced that Auto Super Resolution support will be available for games on DirectX 11 and DirectX 12. Thanks to this feature, we are to gain up to 30% efficiency. Xbox representatives presented a live demo at GDC 2026, where Forza Horizon 5 in handheld mode it stretched the image without scaling 35 FPSand after using Auto SR, the liquidity increased to 51 FPS.
Of course, Forza Horizon 5 with standard power supply and maximum TDP on ROG Xbox Ally proportionally higher.
One thing to watch out for is potential delays or introducing the so-called ghosting to the picture – nevertheless, the Auto SR promises to be very good. The feature will hit consoles in its first iteration Asus Xbox ROG Ally X (because these have the Z2 Extreme system with a dedicated NPU) already in April 2026 In addition to gaining higher performance, this should reduce the load on the GPU and potentially increase battery life. Once available on ROG Ally X (2025 model), the feature will be further developed and should be available on other devices with a compatible NPU.
Finally, it is worth adding that the next generation of the Xbox consoledeveloped under a code name Project Helixwill use custom AMD SoC supporting a new image scaling technique called FSR Diamond. Like the Auto SR, the FSR Diamond is designed to use AI-assisted scalingand also ray regeneration for ray tracing and path tracing and multi-frame generationto provide higher resolutions and better image quality. While the new Xbox is still in development, Auto SR’s launch on mobile hardware could be in the offing an early signalin what direction Microsoft intends to develop AI-based graphic technologies in the future. And PC owners will also benefit from it.
