AMD's FSR 4.1 upscaler now runs on Radeon RX 6000 cards from 2020
AMD's machine-learning upscaler now runs on Radeon RX 6000 graphics cards, the RDNA 2 generation that first went on sale in 2020. FSR 4.1 arrives in the Adrenalin 26.10.1 driver, and AMD says it also reaches Ryzen AI laptops and Z2 handhelds.
AMD says Z2 handhelds get a lighter version of the upscaler, and timing may vary by device. Image: AMD
Until now, the newest version of FSR needed an RX 7000 or RX 9000 card. Owners of older cards were left with FSR 3.1, which does not use machine learning.
AMD shrank its RX 7000 model so that RX 6000 cards can run it
AMD says it optimised the INT8 model it built for the RX 7000 series in July, so the older cards can run it. FSR 4 launched in 2025 on the RX 9000 series only.
AMD promises "a significant leap in image quality over AMD FSR 3.1". It gives no frame-rate figures and names no games for the older cards.
Ryzen AI Max laptops such as the ROG Flow Z13 get the full FSR 4.1 model. Image: AMD
Ryzen AI laptops and Z2 handhelds get a lighter version of FSR 4.1
Ryzen AI Max chips get the upscaler too. That covers machines such as the ASUS ROG Flow Z13, the TUF A14 and AMD's Ryzen AI Halo PCs. It is the first time FSR 4.1 runs officially on integrated graphics.
Laptops with Ryzen AI 9 chips and handhelds with the Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme, Ryzen Z2 Extreme and Ryzen Z2 A get a newer, more efficient model. The ROG Xbox Ally X is one of them. AMD says availability and timing may vary by device.
The release delivers on a promise Jack Huynh made earlier this month, when he said FSR 4 would reach APUs, laptops and handhelds by the end of the year.
Xbox Series X|S support is coming soon, with no date yet. Image: AMD
Xbox Series X and S consoles will get FSR 4.1 later, without a date
Xbox CTO Scott Van Vliet appears in AMD's announcement video to say FSR 4.1 is coming soon to Xbox Series X|S. Neither company has given a date.
AMD also announced FSR 4 support for Vulkan and better frame pacing for FSR Frame Generation. The frame-generation changes are separate from the RX 6000 news, which covers upscaling only.
