Subj : AMD's decision to make FSR 4 exclusive to its new GPUs is a disap To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Tue Jan 07 2025 16:30:05 AMD's decision to make FSR 4 exclusive to its new GPUs is a disappointing compromise in a bid to beat Nvidia - I hope it's worth it Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:14:02 +0000 Description: I've always held criticism for Nvidia over upscaling being made exclusive new GPU lineups, but AMD has just done the same thing. FULL STORY ======================================================================AMD announces FSR 4s exclusivity to RDNA 4 Radeon RX 9070 series GPUs Its unclear why the RX 9060 wont have FSR 4 Team Reds main rival Nvidia has made DLSS 4 backwards compatible There were hardly any doubts over AMD conceding ground to Nvidia at CES 2025, with the unveiling of new GPUs on both sides overshadowed by AMDs recent shift to a focus on mid-range options , but Team Red has also confirmed that FSR 4 will be exclusive to the new RDNA 4 GPUs - and Ill be honest, that sucks. As noted by VideoCardz , FSR 4 will only be available to Radeon RX 9070 series GPU owners, including games that already have FSR 3.1 support, such as Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 . This is in stark contrast to FSR 3, which is available for all AMD users and beyond thanks to its open-source design, serving as a huge benefit for handheld gaming PCs as well. Now, FSR 4's technology is said to be 'developed for RDNA 4' (the hardware microarchitecture of the new Radeon GPUs) which could be the main reason for this exclusivity. Despite this, it isn't exactly clear yet why the upscaling method is being omitted from other hardware, especially after Nvidia's announcement of DLSS 4 being available for all existing RTX GPUs - a step in the right direction for Nvidia on this occasion. (Image credit: AMD) Should we be worried about AMD's position in the GPU market? In previous articles, Ive made my frustrations clear regarding Nvidias decision to make DLSS 3 and Frame Generation exclusively available for RTX 4000 series GPU owners. Team Green has now made amends with DLSS 4, which will be available for all RTX GPUs except for the Frame Generation feature, which remains exclusive to the RTX 4000 and the recently revealed RTX 5000 series (with the new-and-improved Multi Frame Generation only on RTX 50 series). This brings me to AMDs decision to focus on mid-range GPUs this generation, which was a concern, to say the least - but after hearing that FSR 4 will only be available to RX 9070 series GPUs, I honestly believe Team Red could be in big trouble. Even with a fresh focus on the midrange space, the lack of backward compatibility will hurt AMDs gamer-friendly image - especially with Nvidias claim of the RTX 5070 performance being equal to the RTX 4090s (most likely while using Multi Frame Generation and DLSS 4), priced at $549 / 539 / AU$1,109. Pricing on AMDs new cards has yet to be revealed, but if it cant undercut Nvidias new midrange champion, Team Red could be in dire straits. If AMDs RX 9060 doesnt have access to FSR 4 (which at the very least is implied in the FSR 4 slide pictured above), the RTX 5070 will be a much easier choice at an affordable price. While FSR 4 could prove to be a massive leap over the previous rendition, its hard to see this beating Nvidias offerings unless the new Radeon GPUs are cheaper than the new Blackwell GPUs. You may also like... Nvidia GeForce Now set to get a lot better on Steam Deck and that's great news for playing AAA games on Valve's handheld AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D announced at CES 2025 AMD announces new Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 graphics cards at CES 2025 ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/gpu/amds-decision-to-make-fsr-4-exclusive- to-its-new-gpus-is-a-disappointing-compromise-in-a-bid-to-beat-nvidia-i-hope-i ts-worth-it --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .