GoKawiilAMD's FSR 4.1 upscaling coming to Xbox Series X/S and Ally handhelds
AMD announced its FSR 4.1 upscaling technology will expand to Xbox Series X/S consoles and the Ally, Ally X, Ally X20 and Ally S handhelds. The feature uses machine learning to boost performance by rendering games at lower resolutions then sharpening the image. AMD is also bringing FSR 4.1 to older RX 6000-series graphics cards and Ryzen AI 9-powered laptops, having already enabled it on 7000-series cards.
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Lower-powered devices like the Series S and base Ally models stand to gain the most, since weaker hardware benefits more from resolution-saving upscaling than already-powerful machines like the Series X. The move also signals AMD and Microsoft deepening collaboration on optimization, as Xbox CTO Scott Van Vilet described working closely with AMD, while Sony pursues a competing upscaling approach with its own Spectral Super Resolution tech on PS5 and PS5 Pro.
- FSR 4.1 is expanding to Xbox Series X/S and multiple Ally handheld models
- No firm release dates exist yet, though a leaked video suggests Ally X could get it by year's end
- AMD is simultaneously extending FSR 4.1 support to RX 6000-series GPUs and Ryzen AI 9 laptops
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