AMD BRINGS FSR 4.1 UPSCALING TO OLDER GPU GENERATIONS

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THU, MAY 14, 2026

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AMD is expanding FSR 4.1 upscaling support to older graphics cards, starting with RDNA 3 GPUs in July and RDNA 2 chips in early 2027.

AMD's Jack Huynh announced the rollout on X, making the upscaling technology available across more than 300 supported games for Radeon RX 7000-series owners this summer. Games including Cyberpunk 2077 and Assassin's Creed Shadows already support FSR 4.1. The expansion follows AMD's initial FSR 4.1 launch and extends the tech's reach beyond newer RDNA 4 cards. RDNA 2 GPU owners will gain access in early 2027, though performance impacts may be larger on older hardware compared to newer generations. FSR 4.1 uses AI-enhanced upscaling to boost frame rates while maintaining visual quality, positioning it as competition to Nvidia's DLSS and Intel's XeSS technologies.

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