FSR 4.1: Handheld PCs with RDNA 3.5 are left out
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At Computex 2026, AMD said it has no plans for now to enable FSR 4.1 on Zen 5 APUs with RDNA 3.5. That leaves owners of handhelds, mini PCs and notebooks based on "Strix Point", "Krackan Point" or "Strix Halo" without support.
At Computex 2026, AMD acknowledged to media representatives that FSR 4.1 is currently not planned for integrated graphics units based on RDNA 3.5 ("GFX115X"). Anyone using a gaming handheld, mini PC or notebook with AMD Ryzen AI 300 ("Strix Point") or Ryzen AI Max 300 ("Strix Halo") should therefore take note: integrated Radeon graphics units such as the 840M, 860M, 880M and 890M could be affected.
AMD is not bringing FSR Upscaling 4.1 to RDNA 3.5 for now
Just three weeks ago, AMD unexpectedly announced FSR 4.1 for RDNA 3 and RDNA 2. Now, according to reports, the graphics units based on RDNA 3.5, which sit between those two generations, are precisely the ones being left out of the announced upscaling upgrade. For now, AMD is therefore only addressing its dedicated graphics cards.
The information comes from David McAfee, Vice President and GM for Ryzen and Radeon, who spoke about the matter at Computex, via HardwareLuxx. According to McAfee, FSR 4 for RDNA 3 and RDNA 2 had been on the roadmap for some time, but there is no such commitment for "RDNA 3.5". AMD has to weigh the pros and cons, and at the moment the decision is "leaning" toward no support. In July, only RDNA 3 will be included.
How far AMD's FSR 4.1 support goes
FSR 4.1 support will eventually cover three RDNA generations, but it will skip this mobile intermediate generation. Radeon RX 7000 ("RDNA 3") will receive the AI upscaling feature in July 2026 as a free update via the Adrenalin graphics driver, while Radeon RX 6000 ("RDNA 2") will follow in early 2027. The "RDNA 3.5" solutions in "Strix Point" and "Krackan Point" are left out, as are "Strix Halo" with up to 40 CUs and the newly presented successor "Gorgon Halo". The Radeon 8060 with 40 CUs is also excluded.
AMD's next marketing problem
On X, AMD gaming chief Frank Azor is currently trying to contain the reports from VideoCardz about the lack of FSR 4.1 support for RDNA 3.5 and the backlash from players.
Source: Frank Azor via X
As it has done recently, AMD is once again facing a serious marketing problem: one senior executive appears not to know what another top manager told the media on the record. What is clear, however, is that only RDNA 3 will receive FSR 4.1 support in July 2026, while RDNA 2 is set to follow in early 2027.
Quelle: HardwareLuxx via VideoCardz
