The benefit depends on how predictable the phenomenon is that your are interpolating from. Sometimes it will be quantitatively better than a low resolution ver

The benefit depends on how predictable the phenomenon is that your are interpolating from. Sometimes it will be quantitatively better than a low resolution version, sometimes not. A good example is with compression algorithms for media. They work because the sound or image is predictable. And they are ineffective when the input becomes more unpredictable. But if the output is all you have then running the decompression will probably be better than just reading the raw compressed data. But you have to be aware of the limitations.