AMD's FSR 4.1 now works on Radeon RX 6000 cards, Xbox Series X and S, and Ryzen AI Max, AI 9, and Z2 SoCs
AMD has released a version of its cutting-edge FSR 4.1 upscaler that now works on Radeon RX 6000 GPUs, Xbox Series X and Series S consoles, and Ryzen AI Max, AI 9, and Z2 chips.
AMD's latest FSR 4.1 upscaling technology is now available on Radeon RX 6000 series graphics cards, Xbox Series X and S consoles, Ryzen Z-series handhelds, and devices featuring Ryzen AI Max and AI 9 chips. This update was announced by AMD's Radeon division head, Jack Hyunh, who revealed that the company tweaked the neural network model to support the higher-performance INT8 shader hardware, as opposed to the FP8 matrix acceleration hardware used in the RX 9000 series cards.
The RX 6000 series-specific version of FSR 4.1 is also significantly smaller, less than half the size of the original model. According to AMD, games running on these GPUs and APUs will now deliver better image quality compared to FSR 3, all else being equal. In particular, FSR 4 costs only about 13% of performance when running Cyberpunk 2077 in Balanced mode at 4K, making it a small price to pay for sharper and more stable visuals, especially in motion.
The higher upscaling quality of FSR 4.1 may enable gamers to switch from Performance mode to Balanced mode, or vice versa, which could further offset the performance cost. Additionally, AMD announced improvements to FSR Frame Generation, addressing a long-standing complaint about the technology's frame pacing and potentially leading to smoother gameplay when enabled.
The Radeon team also revealed that support for the Vulkan API with FSR 4.1 is coming soon, which will be beneficial for certain games and console emulators. AMD also announced FSR Ray Regeneration, a new technology that is being integrated into more games, such as Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. To access these enhancements, users can download the latest Radeon 26.10.1 drivers from AMD's Adrenalin application or the company's official website.
These updates will also bring support for popular titles like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, and Final Fantasy Resonance. Lastly, AMD informed that updates from device manufacturers will be required for Xbox and Ryzen Z2-series handheld consoles, as these devices rely on OEM-specific drivers.
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