Intel has just reached a notable milestone in its efforts to make a large impact in the gaming graphics card business, as it has announced that over 150 games now support its XeSS upscaling technology. Despite being in the dedicated gaming GPU business for only three years, following the launch of its Intel Arc lineup, the company has come on leaps and bounds since introducing its Xe graphics architecture.
Not only can Intel enjoy passing this sizeable number of game titles that support its technology, but its newly released B580 and B570 graphics cards have also been well received, with them making for reasonable options for those looking for a budget gaming GPU. The weaker B570 isn’t quite such compelling value, but the B580 is a consideration for being the best graphics card available for those with under $250 to spend – if you can find it for sale at its MSRP.
Intel XeSS is the company’s answer to AMD FSR and Nvidia DLSS, in that it’s a growing suite of technologies that use AI to provide game performance and image quality improvements. The first feature included in XeSS was AI upscaling – like Nvidia DLSS 2 and FSR 2 – while XeSS 2 added frame generation support too, such as used in DLSS 3/4 and FSR 3/4.
Support for XeSS has been building up over the several years since it debuted. The 150 title milestone Intel has now reached means it’s getting into the same ball park as its rival technologies. However, both AMD and Nvidia still hold a commanding lead. The number of titles that support AMD FSR in some form is well over 500, according to the company’s website, while Nvidia DLSS is supported in over 600 games, as listed on its DLSS support page.
The actual total of games listed in Intel’s XeSS support page is currently 159, with titles such as S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2: Heart of Chernobyl, Assassin’s Creed: Mirage, and F1 24 on the list. However, a quick glance over the list reveals that some major titles such as Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 aren’t yet supported.
Of course, as the need for upscaling becomes more prevalent in gaming, we can expect this number to continue to grow throughout 2025. It was only in June 2024 that XeSS support sat at around 105 games.
The original XeSS isn’t just limited to Intel GPUs, however. Games like Marvel’s Spider-Man actually looked better using Intel’s solution than AMD’s FSR on systems like the Steam Deck.
Taking this more open approach – as AMD has largely done with FSR – means XeSS 1 can be implemented across multiple hardware setups. However, while Intel opened up support for XeSS 1, for XeSS 2 it’s restricting this upgraded version of the technology to only work on Battlemage GPUs, such as the B580 and B570.
As such, some recent releases like Spider-Man 2 and Black Myth: Wukong have launched with XeSS 1 support rather than supporting the newer version. However, increasingly popular online shooter Marvel Rivals did come with XeSS 2 support, along with Civilization VII.
Intel might be firing on all cylinders for its graphics business, but its CPU business has seen it drop in our estimations. Once producer of the best gaming CPUs, Intel’s reliability and performance issues over the last few generations have begun to see them drop in sales and ranking online.