NMKD Superscale

NMKD Superscale is a high-performance, desktop-based image upscaling solution designed for Windows environments. It leverages the ESRGAN (Enhanced Super-Resolution Generative Adversarial Networks) architecture and the ONNX runtime to provide state-of-the-art image enhancement without the need for cloud-based processing. Its architecture is specifically optimized for local hardware, supporting both NVIDIA (CUDA) and AMD/Intel (Vulkan/DirectML) GPUs. In the 2026 market, NMKD Superscale positions itself as the leading privacy-centric alternative to SaaS platforms like Gigapixel AI or Magnific. It provides users with full control over the inference pipeline, allowing for the injection of custom-trained models and fine-tuned parameters. Technically, it excels in maintaining structural integrity in low-resolution textures and removing heavy JPEG artifacts while preserving alpha channels—a critical requirement for game developers and digital restorers. By utilizing tiled rendering techniques, it bypasses the VRAM limitations typically associated with high-resolution neural network inference, enabling the upscaling of images to 8K and beyond on consumer-grade hardware.