Scaling render targets to a higher rendering resolution to display higher quality video frames

A method comprising:

• receiving, from a source of video content, instructions to generate a plurality of render targets useable to display at least one video frame on a display device in a first output resolution, the instructions including rendering parameters associated with each render target of the plurality of render targets;
• generating, based at least in part on the instructions, the plurality of render targets;
• identifying, using a selection parameter, one or more render targets for scaling, wherein an individual render target of the one or more render targets is identified for scaling based at least in part on a rendering parameter satisfying the selection parameter;
• scaling, for individual ones of the one or more render targets, a native size of the render target into a larger size, thereby generating one or more higher density render targets;
• providing the one or more higher density render targets or corresponding one or more higher density render target textures to a command buffer;
• and
• enabling access, by a graphics processing unit, to the one or more higher density render targets or the corresponding one or more higher density render target textures in the command buffer to cause the at least one video frame to be displayed on the display device in a second output resolution that is greater than the first output resolution.

A system comprising:

• one or more processing units that include a graphics processing unit;
• and
• a computer-readable medium having encoded thereon computer-executable instructions to cause the system to:
• receive, from a source of video content, commands to generate a plurality of render targets useable to display at least one video frame on a display device in a first output resolution, the instructions including rendering parameters associated with each render target of the plurality of render targets;
• generate, based at least in part on the commands, the plurality of render targets;
• identify, using a selection parameter, one or more render targets for scaling, wherein an individual render target of the one or more render targets is identified for scaling based at least in part on a rendering parameter satisfying the selection parameter;
• scale, for individual ones of the one or more render targets, a native size of the render target into a larger size, thereby generating one or more higher density render targets;
• provide the one or more higher density render targets or corresponding one or more higher density render target textures to a command buffer;
• and
• enable access, by a graphics processing unit, to the one or more higher density render targets or the corresponding one or more higher density render target textures in the command buffer to cause the at least one video frame to be displayed on the display device in a second output resolution that is greater than the first output resolution.