AMD FSR 4: AI upscaling is available exclusively for RDNA 4 graphics cards 112 reviews
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AMD finally announced FSR 4 at CES, which, like Nvidia DLSS and Intel XeSS, will also use AI for the first time. It will (therefore) only work on graphics cards equipped with RDNA 4, the first of which AMD announced at the show with the Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070. The first FSR 4 title will be CoD: Black Ops 6.
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However, as with graphics cards, AMD has remained very discreet about the FSR 4; In the end, what was shown felt more like a teaser than a real idea.
AMD FSR 4 uses AI such as DLSS and XeSS for the first time
AMD calls it “ML-Powered Upscaling” for FSR 4, meaning a neural network is used in AMD’s super-resolution algorithm for the first time, putting it on par with Nvidia DLSS and Intel XeSS. The company already announced last year that this would happen.
AMD talks about “High Quality 4K Upscaling” and “High Performance with FSR + FG”, although it remains to be seen whether only the super resolution algorithm of FSR 4 has been completely renewed or the frame generation algorithm Also, also called Anti-Lag 2. What AMD doesn’t explicitly mention is a derivative of Nvidia DLSS Ray Reconstruction. Is it missing or yet to come? Uncertain.
AMD FSR 4 is the first to go through AMD’s AI scaling, but only works on graphics cards with RDNA 4 (Image: AMD)
FSR 4 is only available for RDNA 4
Perhaps the most interesting information is that FSR 4 “was developed for RDNA 4.” The new AI capabilities of the RDNA 4 architecture are used, which is why RDNA 3 will not be able to handle FSR 4. With FSR 4, AMD is cutting “old traditions” for the first time and will only make available the new version. on Radeon RX 9000 with RDNA 4.
RDNA4 graphics cards: AMD Radeon RX 9070 (XT) and RX 9060 come with FSR 4
Radeon RX 7000 and earlier will remain at FSR 3.1. However, the optimization of RDNA 4 would also be the reason why, according to AMD, FSR 4 should have “significantly better performance and image quality” than FSR 3.1.
Premiere in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
FSR 4 will premiere in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, and no other games are planned yet. It’s unclear when exactly FSR 4 will make its debut in the game. Ideally, the official release of the Radeon RX 9070 (XT), which AMD says would take place in the first quarter.
AMD itself did not comment on the date in more detail, but the Activision guest spoke of “later this year.”
AMD Adrenalin AI will be an AI toolkit
Meanwhile, AMD will not only use the new AI capabilities of the RDNA 4 architecture in games, but also provide an AI toolkit with Adrenalin AI that users can use to create images, summarize documents available locally or ask about AMD – calculated locally on the GPU.
Adrenaline AI (Image: AMD)
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