Most players would have a hard time discerning whether the feature was on or off. The two photos look almost identical, with only a subtle boost in brightness Auto HDR turned on.
Originally released in 1997, this historically themed real-time strategy game lacks flashy explosions or magical spell effects. The remaster of Age of Empires II is not an ideal game for Auto HDR, which is precisely why I wanted to try it. To examine the screenshots in finer detail, right-click on them in your browser and select “open image in new tab.” Still, the photos offer an example of what you can expect. The camera’s photos are not in an HDR format and, if you’re reading this on a PC, it’s likely you’re not viewing on an HDR monitor. I used a DSLR camera to take photos of the monitor with Auto HDR in action. It’s a great choice for highlighting the impact of Auto HDR. The G9 Neo is an ultrawide Mini-LED monitor that has a maximum peak brightness of 2000 nits in HDR content and, in my testing, can easily sustain over 600 nits in bright scenes. To find out, I tested several games on Samsung’s Odyssey G9 Neo monitor. Microsoft has put much effort into Auto HDR. Auto HDR does seem to function well with the majority of modern games and, if it doesn’t, you can simply turn it off.
It’s the wild west, in other words: Auto HDR will always be an option if you have Windows 11, but it may not always have the intended effect.ĭon’t let that put you off, though.
Microsoft does not run an Auto HDR certification program and its official announcements surrounding Auto HDR tend to focus on games from Microsoft-owned studios.
The feature’s presence doesn’t guarantee that it will work properly or improve your experience. Of course, there’s literally thousands of games you might use with Auto HDR. Microsoft’s documentation is unclear on this point. However, I found that titles which don’t support DirectX 11 or 12 seemed to work-or, at least, looked different. The only restriction noted by Microsoft is that a game must support DirectX 11 or DirectX 12 to enable Auto HDR. The HDR heatmap footage provides a sense of the raw luminance data Auto HDR is using to boost brightness and overall contrast.Īuto HDR works at the operating system level, so all games are compatible with Auto HDR. Still confused? Take a look at Jeff Grubb’s coverage of Auto HDR on the Xbox Series X, which includes HDR heatmap footage provided by HDR expert Adam Fairclough (aka EvilBoris).
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