AMD brings FSR 4.1 upscaling to Radeon RX 7000 GPUs
The graphics update adds RX 7000 support ahead of AMD’s earlier July timetable, with RDNA APUs and RDNA 2 cards still to come.
By Hana Yoshida · Markets Reporter
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AMD launched FSR Upscaling 4.1 support for Radeon RX 7000-series graphics cards on Monday, widening access to its latest game upscaling technology. The release matters for PC gamers using RX 7000 cards because AMD says the update can improve image quality and make gameplay smoother.
The RX 7000 lineup is built on AMD’s RDNA 3 graphics architecture. AMD said in its release notes that FSR Upscaling 4.1 is now available for those GPUs, bringing a feature set that had already been available on newer hardware to another group of Radeon users.
The timing is earlier than AMD had previously indicated. The company said in May that it planned to add RX 7000 support in July, according to The Verge, but the rollout arrived before that window.
AMD is also working to extend FSR 4.1 beyond desktop graphics cards. Jack Huynh, AMD’s senior vice president and general manager of its computing and graphics group, said the company is developing “lightweight machine learning models” intended to bring FSR 4.1 to more devices.
According to The Verge, AMD plans to bring the same upscaling technology to RDNA 3 APUs. APUs combine CPU and graphics hardware in one chip, so that work could make FSR 4.1 available on systems that do not use a separate graphics card.
Support for RDNA 2 graphics cards is also planned, but that expansion is farther out. The Verge reported that AMD is expected to bring FSR 4.1 to RDNA 2 cards sometime in early 2027.
FSR 4.1 already has broad game support, according to Huynh. In a post on X, he said the technology is available in more than 300 games.
AMD also named two upcoming games that will support FSR 4.1. In its release notes, the company said Doom: The Dark Ages Revelations will support the technology when it launches July 7, and Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced will support it when it releases July 9.
Those launches give AMD more near-term examples for the feature as it expands device support. For players with RX 7000-series cards, the update means FSR 4.1 is no longer limited to newer Radeon hardware while AMD continues work on APUs and older RDNA 2 GPUs.
This story draws on original reporting from The Verge.