AMD's FSR 4.1 technology officially reached more devices on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. The machine learning-based upscaler announcement was made by Jack Huynh, senior vice president and general manager of AMD's Computing and Graphics group.
What changed?
FSR 4.1 (FidelityFX Super Resolution), AMD's machine learning-based upscaling technology, is now officially coming to:
- AMD Radeon RX 6000 Series graphics cards (RDNA 2), from the RX 6900 down to the RX 6400;
- Ryzen AI Max 300/400 and Ryzen AI 9 300/400 processors;
- Handhelds with Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme, Z2 Extreme and Z2 A (including ROG Xbox Ally);
- Xbox Series X and Series S consoles (coming soon).
Support for the RX 6000 cards and APUs arrives with the AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.10.1 driver, released today. See the official release notes at amd.com. The Xbox version does not yet have an exact date but was confirmed in partnership with Microsoft and ASUS.
Why it matters
Originally, AMD had planned to bring FSR 4.1 to RDNA 2 cards only in early 2027. The early arrival benefits millions of users with older hardware, who now gain access to an upscaler with better image quality, less ghosting and greater temporal stability compared to FSR 3.1.
To work on older architectures, AMD optimized the neural network model to use INT8 instead of the FP8 available only on RX 9000 (RDNA 4) cards. Handheld versions are even more compact.
According to AMD, FSR 4.1 is already present in more than 300 games, including titles such as Cyberpunk 2077, Battlefield 6 and Assassin’s Creed Shadows. In addition to upscaling, the Redstone suite includes frame generation and ray regeneration, although some advanced features remain restricted to newer cards. More details on the AMD newsroom.
In practice
Owners of Radeon RX 6000 and of notebooks or mini-PCs with Ryzen AI can update the driver now and enable FSR 4.1 in compatible games. Xbox Series users will have to wait for implementation via the Game Development Kit. AMD also confirmed that FSR will come to Vulkan soon and that the next generation, called FSR Diamond, will be used in Xbox's Project Helix.
The news was widely covered by outlets such as Digital Foundry, The Verge, Tom’s Hardware and VideoCardz, in addition to the official announcement on the AMD Gaming channel and Jack Huynh's profile.
Image credit: Divulgação/AMD
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