AMD's handsome FSR 4 upscaler is coming to handheld PCs this year, though Steam Deck support could take longer
Handheld PC games could be set for a bit of visual spit 'n' shine, as AMD have confirmed plans to bring FSR 4 – their newest, prettiest upscaling tech – to the kind of dinky Radeon APUs used by portables. AMD Computing & Graphics exec Jack Huynh, speaking to Korean media including The Elec , detailed a two-pronged approach: they’ll make new APUs built with native FSR 4 support, as well as a…
AMD has announced plans to bring FSR 4, their latest and most advanced upscaling technology, to handheld PCs by the end of 2026. The company's Jack Huynh, speaking to Korean media, revealed that AMD will create new APUs with native FSR 4 support, as well as a special lightweight version of the upscaler that can run on older integrated graphics chips found in popular handheld devices like the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X and Lenovo Legion Go 2.
While FSR 4 on Quality mode will run slower than FSR 3.1 on Quality mode, it will still be faster than running at un-upscaled resolution. However, it remains unclear if the end-of-year timeline applies to popular PC handhelds like the Steam Deck and Steam Deck OLED, as AMD has not confirmed support for the older RDNA 2 architecture until 2027.
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