- AMD FSR 4 will supposedly be a ‘drop in’ alternative for FSR 3.1
- In principle, meaning all FSR 3.1 video games ought to help the newer tech
- That is only a rumor, although it chimes with hints AMD has already dropped
AMD may have a complete bunch of video games lined up for FSR 4 help, its body charge boosting tech unique to incoming RDNA 4 graphics playing cards, proper from the get-go (one in all which will probably be Name of Responsibility: Black Ops 6, pictured above).
To this point, there’s been one thing of a guessing recreation as to how FSR 4 help may shake out – particularly on condition that Nvidia has loads of PC video games lined up for its rival DLSS 4 from launch – however that is the most effective information Crew Pink followers may’ve hoped for.
The speculation is – and it’s only a rumor, floated on X by a daily {hardware} leaker, Kepler – that AMD is simply going to switch the present FSR 3.1 DLL file with the brand new FSR 4 one.
What meaning, as a drop-in alternative, is that FSR 4 will probably be suitable with all current FSR 3.1 video games, with out the sport builders needing to do something. In different phrases, it’ll ‘simply work’ with the present titles which are lined for FSR 3.1 help.
Or this ‘ought to’ be the case, as Kepler phrases it, so we should observe that they aren’t totally positive on this. As ever with rumors, we should always train warning round them, however on this case, AMD has already hinted that FSR 3.1 video games would get FSR 4 in advertising and marketing supplies (in the course of the FSR 4 reveal at CES 2025).
As VideoCardz, which seen the above submit, factors out, there are in extra of fifty video games which at the moment help FSR 3.1, so needs to be good to go together with FSR 4.
In case you’re questioning why that help relies on FSR 3.1, slightly than FSR 3, it’s as a result of AMD made the transfer to incorporate body era with the previous, so the latter being introduced as much as FSR 4 would require much more work than simply dropping in a brand new DLL file.
Evaluation: Excellent news, however with that RDNA 4 catch
That is seemingly excellent news, then, for these looking to buy an RX 9070 graphics card, which would be the first boards to make use of FSR 4 when these next-gen GPUs are launched in March. Certainly, AMD has already stated that the rationale it’s taking a bit extra time with these RDNA 4 graphics playing cards is to get them proper for launch, and ideal the graphics drivers in addition to enabling extra FSR 4 video games.
This seems like a sensible transfer to me, particularly given the rumors round Nvidia’s RTX 5000 vary, which at the moment make it look like there’s no an enormous rush to get RX 9070 on sale. I’d like all these next-gen GPUs to be on sale sooner slightly than later, ideally, but when I’ve to attend for product, then so be it.
AMD’s FSR 4 seems like a sizeable stride ahead for body charge boosting from Crew Pink, however the catch, in fact, is that it’s unique to RDNA 4. This goes in opposition to the grain for FSR in that the tech has beforehand been open in nature and obtainable for Nvidia RTX GPUs, in addition to previous-gen AMD graphics playing cards (again to the RX 5000 collection, technically, albeit not with body era).
So, it’s a particular disgrace to lose that side, however that’s seemingly the value Crew Pink has needed to pay for making FSR 4 supply higher high quality upscaling (and body era). Given the fixed chatter from players about how AMD is behind DLSS on this respect, I’m hardly stunned Crew Pink made this name, however as we’ve mentioned up to now, it’s a compromise which some PC players may discover troublesome to just accept.