Xbox Ally X gets performance boost from Microsoft’s DLSS alternative

The Asus ROG Xbox Ally is more powerful than the aging Steam Deck, even if you go for the cheaper, non-X variant. But it’s still based on an AMD laptop chip with integrated graphics. Squeezing performance out of these low-power systems is a constant struggle for developers and gamers alike. Microsoft is trying to help with Auto SR, an OS-level tool built into Windows itself.

We’ve heard about Automatic Super Resolution, Microsoft’s alternative to DLSS from Nvidia and FSR from AMD (apologies...