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Updated · digitalfoundry.net · Oct 20
AMD Expands FSR 4.1 to 5 Platforms Including Xbox Series X/S and RX 6000 GPUs
Updated
Updated · digitalfoundry.net · Oct 20

AMD Expands FSR 4.1 to 5 Platforms Including Xbox Series X/S and RX 6000 GPUs

3 articles · Updated · digitalfoundry.net · Oct 20

Summary

  • Five new platform groups will get AMD's FSR 4.1, including Xbox Series X/S, Radeon RX 6000 GPUs, Ryzen 9 laptops, mini PCs and Z2-based handhelds such as ROG Xbox Ally devices.
  • FSR 4.1 is AMD's first machine-learning upscaler, adding upscaling, anti-aliasing, frame generation and ray reconstruction to narrow feature gaps with Nvidia's DLSS while improving image quality at similar frame rates.
  • Vulkan support is also coming with the expansion, restoring compatibility that existed in FSR 3 and earlier, though AMD did not say how quickly developers can add FSR 4.1 to Vulkan games.
  • PC users need Adrenalin Edition 26.10.1 for official FSR 4.1 support, and AMD said more APUs will follow as it pushes the technology across PCs, handhelds and consoles.

Insights

With AMD bringing FSR 4.1 to older GPUs, will this machine-learning upscaler finally dethrone Nvidia's DLSS in the gaming arms race?
As AMD pushes massive unified memory for AI, is FSR 4.1 just a stepping stone for dominating local AI workloads beyond gaming?
Handhelds are getting a smaller FSR 4.1 model this October; will this stripped-down version sacrifice crucial visual quality for frame rates?