ARM Neural Super Sampling promises enhanced mobile gaming on non-Snapdragon phones

ARM has fully detailed its latest AI-powered upscaling tech for non-Snapdragon phones. Called Neural Super Sampling (NSS), it's a step-up from the Accuracy Super Resolution (ASR) that was introduced earlier in 2025. While ASR runs natively on the GPU, NSS will use AI acceleration with dedicated AI cores.

More specifically, the company states that from 2026, ARM GPUs, which are from the Mali and Immortalis lineups, will come with NPU-class accelerators. They will be integrated into the shader cores and will power NSS, meaning the approach is very similar to Nvidia's DLSS.

Regarding how well it will be in terms of upscaling, ARM claims that the tech can offer 2x resolution at just 4 ms per frame. AMR's official press release shows some samples, which are upscaled from 540p to 1080p, and the end results look pretty promising. This level of upscaling would mean that the GPU workload could be cut by half compared to native rendering.

Ahead of the release of the GPUs with NPU-class accelerators, ARM is offering developers an open Neural Graphics Development Kit. It includes Vulkan-based PC emulation, Unreal Engine plugin, profiling tools, ML extensions for Vulkan, and open models.

ARM's ASR saw some steady integration right after its introduction, with games like Fortnite and Infinity Nikki offering the upscaling option. It seems the same will happen for NSS, as ARM noted that partners like Tencent, Epic Games, and NetEase are already working with it.

Moreover, ARM has shared that it has plans to expand the technology with features like Neural Super Sampling Denoising and Neural Frame Rate Upscaling in 2026. These expansions should offer an even better mobile gaming experience on non-Snapdragon phones (GameSir G8 Galileo mobile controller curr. $67.99 on Amazon).