--- title: "Microsoft Unveils DirectSR API, A Boost for AI-Upscaling with Nvidia, AMD, and Intel" description: "Microsoft has introduced a new Windows API called DirectSR, which connects game developers to AI-upscaling technologies from leading companies like Nvidia, AMD, and Intel. This API promises a smoother" type: "news" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/109056923.md" published_at: "2024-03-01T16:03:50.000Z" --- # Microsoft Unveils DirectSR API, A Boost for AI-Upscaling with Nvidia, AMD, and Intel > Microsoft has introduced a new Windows API called DirectSR, which connects game developers to AI-upscaling technologies from leading companies like Nvidia, AMD, and Intel. This API promises a smoother and more efficient gaming experience across various hardware platforms by supporting multi-vendor super-resolution technologies. It streamlines the development process for developers by eliminating the need to individually code for each upscaling technology. Microsoft's announcement follows the discovery of an "Automatic Super Resolution" feature in a test version of Windows 11. **Microsoft Corp** (NASDAQ:MSFT) has introduced a new Windows API, DirectSR, aimed at revolutionizing how game developers incorporate AI-upscaling technologies from leading companies like **Nvidia Corp** (NASDAQ:NVDA), **Advanced Micro Devices, Inc** (NASDAQ:AMD), and **Intel Corp** (NASDAQ:INTC) into their games. As program manager Joshua Tucker described, DirectSR is the crucial connection facilitating games to utilize super-resolution technologies. This new API promises to deliver a smoother and more efficient gaming experience compatible across various hardware platforms, the Verge reports. The essence of DirectSR lies in its ability to support multi-vendor super-resolution (SR) technologies through a unified set of inputs and outputs. This approach enables developers to implement a single code path to activate diverse solutions, including Nvidia’s DLSS Super Resolution, AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution, and Intel’s XeSS. The advantage for developers is significant, as it absolves them from the need to individually code for each upscaling technology, streamlining the development process. This announcement follows the discovery of an “Automatic Super Resolution” feature in a test version of Windows 11, which suggested the use of AI to enhance the smoothness and detail of supported games. Microsoft fired 1,900 employees across Activision Blizzard and Xbox in January to create a more sustainable cost structure, equating to about 8% of its Gaming division. Blizzard president Mike Ybarra and Allen Adham, Blizzard’s chief design officer and co-founder, also departed. Blizzard canceled its previously announced survival game. Investors can gain exposure to the AI driven FAANG stocks via **ProShares UltraPro QQQ** (NASDAQ:TQQQ) and **Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1** (NASDAQ:QQQ), which gained 9-25% year-to-date. **Price Action:** MSFT shares are trading lower by 0.37% at $412.12 at last check Friday. ***Also Read:*** *Microsoft Strikes Historic Union Deal on AI Usage, But What Does It Mean for Workers?* ***Disclaimer:*** *This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors.* *Photo via Shutterstock* ### Related Stocks - [MSFT.US - Microsoft](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MSFT.US.md) - [NVDA.US - NVIDIA](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDA.US.md) - [INTC.US - Intel](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/INTC.US.md) - [002623.CN - AMD](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/002623.CN.md) - [AMD.US - AMD](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMD.US.md) ## Related News & Research | Title | Description | URL | |-------|-------------|-----| | 索羅斯逆市加碼微軟及 Nvidia 等科企 新買入黃金股 清倉 4 隻股份 | 索羅斯基金管理公司在 2022 年第四季度加大對微軟、英偉達和蘋果等大型科技股的投資，同時增持黃金股以對衝風險。基金還增持了 Atlassian、Salesforce 和 Uber 等軟體公司股票，但大幅減持了 Snowflake 和 Ci | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275990619.md) | | 美國 1 月 CPI 來襲！標普 500、輝達、德國 DAX 指數、澳元/美元技術分析 | 美國勞工統計局將於 2 月 13 日發布 1 月消費者價格指數（CPI），預計服務價格漲幅放緩將導致通脹降温，但核心通脹率可能上升。1 月非農就業數據強勁，促使市場對美聯儲降息次數的預期減少。標普 500 指數在 2 月 12 日下跌 1. | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275974381.md) | | 英偉達被撬牆角：OpenAI 首次發佈 Cerebras 芯片支持模型 | OpenAI 週四發佈的 GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark 專為實時編碼設計，是 OpenAI 最新代碼自動化軟件 Codex 的精簡版，也是 OpenAI 上月與 Cerebras 簽署超 100 億美元協議後的首個成果。OpenA | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275817804.md) | | 英特爾股票在週五發生了什麼情況？ | 英特爾（Intel，股票代碼：INTC）股價在印度遭遇 330 萬美元的反壟斷罰款後，正嘗試反彈。DA Davidson 的分析師維持 “中性” 評級，指出需要更多可持續增長的證據。然而，谷歌和亞馬遜等公司在人工智能領域的重大支出為芯片行業 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275940158.md) | | 預測：這隻 AI 股票將在 2 月 25 日之後大幅上漲。以下是原因 | Nvidia (NVDA) 的股票在過去三個月中因地緣政治緊張局勢和對人工智能支出擔憂而下跌了 2%。然而，該公司預計將在 2 月 25 日公佈強勁的 2024 財年第四季度業績，預計收入將增長 67% 達到 655 億美元，盈利將增長 7 | [Link](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275701772.md) | --- > **Disclaimer**: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.