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

PCWorld reports on Microsoft's Auto SR, an AI-enhanced upscaling technology that provides significant performance boosts for gaming handhelds like the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X. Early testing demonstrates impressive results, with Auto SR delivering up to 50% framerate improvements in games like Borderlands 3 by leveraging integrated NPU chips. Currently available through Windows Insider builds with 11 supported games, this OS-level tool represents Microsoft's answer to Nvidia DLSS and AMD FSR for low-power gaming systems. 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.