What Is AI Upscaling?

The NVIDIA SHIELD TV is the first streaming media player to feature AI upscaling. It can upscale 720p or 1080p HD content to 4K at up to 30 frames per second in real time. Trained offline on a dataset of popular TV shows and movies, the model uses SHIELD’s NVIDIA Tegra X1+ processor for real-time inference. AI upscaling makes HD video content for top apps including HBO, Hulu, Netflix, Prime Video and YouTube appear sharper on 4K TVs, creating a more immersive viewing experience.