Implicit Neural Representation-Based Continuous Single Image Super Resolution: An Empirical Study

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2601.17723v1
• Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 07:09:20 GMT
• Title: Implicit Neural Representation-Based Continuous Single Image Super Resolution: An Empirical Study
• Authors: Tayyab Nasir, Daochang Liu, Ajmal Mian,
• Abstract summary: Implicit neural representation (INR) has become the standard approach for arbitrary-scale image super-resolution (ASSR)<n>We compare existing techniques across diverse settings and present aggregated performance results on multiple image quality metrics.<n>We examine a new loss function that penalizes intensity variations while preserving edges, textures, and finer details during training.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Implicit neural representation (INR) has become the standard approach for arbitrary-scale image super-resolution (ASSR). To date, no empirical study has systematically examined the effectiveness of existing methods, nor investigated the effects of different training recipes, such as scaling laws, objective design, and optimization strategies. A rigorous empirical analysis is essential not only for benchmarking performance and revealing true gains but also for establishing the current state of ASSR, identifying saturation limits, and highlighting promising directions. We fill this gap by comparing existing techniques across diverse settings and presenting aggregated performance results on multiple image quality metrics. We contribute a unified framework and code repository to facilitate reproducible comparisons. Furthermore, we investigate the impact of carefully controlled training configurations on perceptual image quality and examine a new loss function that penalizes intensity variations while preserving edges, textures, and finer details during training. We conclude the following key insights that have been previously overlooked: (1) Recent, more complex INR methods provide only marginal improvements over earlier methods. (2) Model performance is strongly correlated to training configurations, a factor overlooked in prior works. (3) The proposed loss enhances texture fidelity across architectures, emphasizing the role of objective design for targeted perceptual gains. (4) Scaling laws apply to INR-based ASSR, confirming predictable gains with increased model complexity and data diversity.

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