AMD FSR 4 upscaling shows much improved image quality, fewer artifacts, but it will be exclusive to newer GPUs
Meanwhile DLSS 4 will also improve image quality, but across all RTX series GPUs
AMD reveals RDNA4 architecture, Radeon RX 9070 GPUs, and Ryzen 9000 X3D CPUs
FSR 4 upgrades, AI accelerators, and RDNA4 ray tracing improvements soft-launched for now
What just happened? The big surprise out of CES 2025 is that AMD hasn't fully launched new RDNA4 GPUs at the show, instead deciding to merely "preview" the new architecture and a couple of graphics card models. As of writing, AMD has officially announced the RDNA4 graphics architecture, Radeon RX 9070 series of GPUs, ML-powered FSR 4 upscaling, and new Ryzen 9000 X3D desktop CPUs. We've got all the information for you here, plus a few thoughts on what AMD has shown off so far.
AMD accidentally confirms Radeon RX 8600 and 8800 GPUs are also coming
Something to look forward to: Following months of rumors, AMD has stopped just short of confirming plans to launch two Radeon RX 8000 graphics cards early next year. While the company hasn't officially named the GPUs, recent firmware code and comments from AMD leave little doubt of an impending CES announcement.
AMD aims to catch up to Nvidia's DLSS with "neural supersampling"
The company wants to handle upscaling and denoising with a single AI model
AMD FSR 4 will transition to pure AI upscaling, following DLSS and XeSS
Company is also discussing how to maximize gaming handhelds' battery life
AMD claims new frame generation tech can boost Cyberpunk 2077 performance by up to 78%
A free shot in the arm for framerates
The Ultimate Upscaling Showdown: FSR 3.1 vs DLSS 3.7 vs XeSS 1.3
Upscaling technologies continue to improve every year, and today we'll be looking at five games updated to use AMD FSR 3.1 to compare against the latest in Nvidia DLSS 3.7 and Intel XeSS 1.3.
AMD's FSR 3.1 upscaling tech arrives in five games, many more on the way
Support will soon roll out for sixty titles
Microsoft DirectSR aims to unify competing upscaling technologies under a single DX12 graphics library
Something to look forward to: Nvidia introduced its deep learning super sampling technology a few years ago, and other GPU makers soon followed with their own solutions for graphics upscaling. Now, Microsoft is planning to bring the three main competing upscaling algorithms under the same DirectX 12 roof.
Ghost of Tsushima on PC allows simultaneous use of Nvidia DLSS upscaling and AMD FSR 3 frame generation
Great news for those without RTX 4000-series cards
AMD promises upscaling quality improvements with FSR 3.1 update, adds Vulkan and Xbox support
AMD says FSR 3 is now supported by 40 games, current and upcoming
AMD to introduce AI-based upscaling, potentially matching DLSS
Something to look forward to: AMD's FSR image upscaling technology has avoided using AI until now, which has been a double-edged sword in its competition against Nvidia's DLSS and Intel's XeSS. A recent interview with AMD's CTO indicates that the company plans to pivot sharply toward AI in 2024, with gaming upscaling as one area of focus.
Microsoft's DirectSR aims to unify DLSS, FSR and XeSS upscaling technologies
Possibly related to Microsoft's recently-teased "Auto Super Resolution"
AMD will bring driver-level frame generation to most games on January 24
AMD thinks Nvidia will have to follow suit
AMD FSR support is coming soon to YouTube and VLC
Arriving with the next Radeon driver update and a Q1 2024 VLC update
Mod adds AMD FSR 3 frame generation to titles that don't officially support it
The big picture: A week after AMD published the FSR 3 source code on GPUOpen, modders have predictably started unofficially integrating the company's frame generation technology into various games. Additionally, it is possible to combine this feature with Nvidia's DLSS upscaling. Meanwhile, Intel plans to respond to frame generation using a fundamentally different method.
AMD releases Fluid Motion Frames preview driver for newer Radeon GPUs
AMD Fluid Motion Frames technical preview enhances FPS through frame-generating technology for DX11 and DX12 games. If you're interested in learning more, Tim has tried the preview driver and is not particularly impressed.
AMD FSR 3 Frame Generation Analyzed: DLSS 3 Contender? Not So Fast
AMD's FSR 3 frame generation technology made a surprise debut earlier this month in two games, and we're ready to give you an early look, covering frame pacing, image quality and latency.
AMD FSR 3 debuts in Forspoken and Immortals of Aveum, also heading to consoles
Forspoken's demo gives users an opportunity to test FSR 3 for free
Nvidia says resolution upscaling like DLSS (and not native resolution) is the future
Company claims industry will move away from native resolution
At least three studios allegedly removed DLSS support before launch due to AMD sponsorships
Bethesda was not one of the three, but Starfield does lack native DLSS
TL;DR: Over the weekend, John Linneman from Digital Foundry stirred up some ongoing controversy regarding AMD blocking developers from including Nvidia's DLSS tech with exclusivity deals. The tweets got people on both sides of the argument riled up, and some subsequent deletions and explanations were required to clear the air.
AMD denies blocking Bethesda from adding DLSS to Starfield
Starfield DLSS mod locked behind a paywall
Has Bethesda agreed with AMD not to include DLSS in Starfield?
Why don't most AMD sponsored games include DLSS support?
Nvidia DLSS vs. AMD FSR Performance Compared: Have Reddit Users Exposed Steve?
A few weeks ago we did a horrible thing. A horrible, biased, and frankly unforgivable thing. At least that's what Steve was told by well-informed folks over on Reddit... we benchmarked the RTX 4070 Ti using FSR.
AMD unveils new FidelityFX Super Resolution 3.0 details at GDC 2023
Team Red's engineers are aiming for twice the performance of the existing FSR 2.0 upscaling technique