How to Use NVIDIA RTX Video Super Resolution in VLC Media Player

VLC Media Player is probably the most used piece of software for video playback in the world and one of the first things people install on their computer. It plays just about any media file and can now utilize NVIDIA RTX Video Super Resolution. This means VLC can upscale low-quality video to dramatically improve quality.

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[Hypotaksen]

This is the most perfect instructional youtube video I have ever seen. Thank you!

[TheBeleon]

I've been waiting so much for this to come for video players

[ZomgZomg]

Doesn't work.
VLC .19 works, the first release they did ages ago, however Aspect Ratio is completely broken. They fixed Aspect Ratio, but then broke Super Resolution.
Right now on the latest version if you enable D3D11 and Super Resolution it does nothing. (Latest drivers/etc/etc.

[SpontaneousWeasel]

works in browser - not in vlc (3070 - win 10 - latest 'rtx' friendly vlc)

[seasonsof]

Tried Chrome and Edge. Didn't work for either of them, set to high performance and enabled hardware acceleration. Any advice?

[TheKamrenB]

I have an RTX 4060Ti, and it works on all browser video streams, but it just doesnt turn on for the RTX version of VLC...

[choblastr]

Bro this is driving me crazy. It refuses to work with Edge browser. I have turned it on, I have turned on video enhancement and set it to super resolution on edge. Nothing works. I downloaded the VSR supporting VlC, but that one doesn't even install. It's just a folder with an executable. I have to manually start that version and drag and drop a video. And that would be fine, if it fn worked properly. The VSR works but the aspect ratio is all messed up for some reason. And nothing seems to fix it. I can't change aspect ratios, changing it in the setttings doesn't change anything the videos stay smushed

[Ash_G]

On my system, the default is Intel UHD, which nVidia Optimus selects. So, one further step is to go to Windows 11's settings page. Search for Applications page. For VLC, set it to use Nvidia GPU.

Win11 doesn't change/flicker the screen when you open a video file. It seamlessly uses nVidia, and it is still a mystery to me as to how part of the screen is Intel UHD but the VLC window is nVidia??? 😂