GPUs with AMD’s RDNA 3 architecture will receive the FSR 4.1 upgrade in July, with RDNA 2 chips following next year.
AMD is extending its FSR 4.1 upscaling technology to older graphics cards. According to an announcement by Jack Huynh, AMD’s head of computing and graphics, FSR 4.1 will be available on RDNA 3 GPUs in July, and it will launch on RDNA 2 chips in early 2027.
This summer’s update will enable owners of Radeon RX 7000-series chips to use AMD’s upscaling technology in over 300 supported games, such as Cyberpunk 2077, Battlefield 6, and Assassin’s Creed Shadows. The broader expansion of FSR 4.1 next year will allow a wider range of devices, including those using RDNA 2 architecture like the Steam Deck, to utilize the technology.
AMD released its FSR 4.1 update for Radeon RX 9000-series graphics cards in March. This update enhances the AI-powered upscaling technology designed to improve performance, with sharper visuals and smoother gameplay.
Because RDNA 3 chips lack the necessary hardware to run FSR 4.1, Huynh mentions that AMD had to “carefully tune, optimize, and validate the model” to make it compatible with older GPUs. “We tested across hundreds of PC configurations in hundreds of games to ensure visuals are sharp and everything works out of the box,” says Huynh.