Nvidia pascal with hdr support and 4k video streaming

New graphics cards based on the Nvidia Pascal core, such as the GTX 1080, will not only focus on improving performance compared to the previous models of the green company, they will also offer another series of advantages that will add extra value to their outlay, such as support for HDR image and streaming video at high resolutions.

There is a new technology for modern televisions that is turning around, HDR. With the death of 3D technology, it is the turn of HDR (High Dynamic Range) in Spanish: high dynamic range . It is a well-known treatment in the world of photography capable of improving details and textures in the brightest and darkest areas of the scene, showing details that were previously not noticeable and improving colors. The aim is to have the best possible image quality and Nvidia ensures that a 1080p HDR image can be seen better than a 4K SDR (non-HDR) image.

Nvidia is going to start applying this technology to video games on its new graphics cards while we still hope that the first HDR televisions will arrive en masse over the next year.

NVidia Pascal with HDR will greatly improve the image in video games

The first games that will be compatible with HDR technology are the Rise of the Tomb Raider, Paragon, Shadow Warrior 2, The Witness, Lawbreakers, The Talos Principle and Obduction, waiting for more video games to join this list. According to what Nvidia says, many of the current video games are already created in HDR and only a few lines of code must be updated to be interpreted by the API (in this case it can be DirectX).

Another feature of the new Nvidia Pascal graphics will be the ability to make transmissions at 4K resolution being compatible with the Microsoft PlayReady 3.0 standard. All of this joins other implementations such as Fast-Sync technology to avoid V-Sync's own input-lag and Ansel to take 360-degree screen captures with a free camera during a video game or apply advanced post-processing filters..