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Updated AMD FSR (FidelityFX Super Resolution) version 3.1.4 establishes a Redstone base, enhancing image quality and streamlining future developer integrations.

AMD's FSR 3.1.4 update enhances image clarity, simplifies future enhancements, and establishes foundations for the upcoming Redstone collection.anticipated for release this year, Redstone offers machine learning-driven upscaling, ray tracing, and frame generation to RDNA 4 GPUs, aiming for...

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Update on AMD FSR 3.1.4: Reinforces Redstone Foundation, Boosts Image Quality, Facilitates...
Update on AMD FSR 3.1.4: Reinforces Redstone Foundation, Boosts Image Quality, Facilitates Developer Integrations

Updated AMD FSR (FidelityFX Super Resolution) version 3.1.4 establishes a Redstone base, enhancing image quality and streamlining future developer integrations.

AMD's latest suite of AI-driven rendering technologies, FSR Redstone, is set to make a significant impact in the gaming industry. Expected to be released in the second half of 2025, FSR Redstone aims to close the performance and quality gap with Nvidia's DLSS 4 [1][2][3][4][5].

FSR Redstone is designed to debut on RDNA 4 GPUs, starting with the Radeon RX 9060 and RX 9070 XT, taking advantage of their expanded AI compute capabilities [2]. The suite will be hardware-agnostic, supporting not only AMD Radeon GPUs but also Nvidia GeForce and Intel Arc GPUs, offering broader market penetration compared to Nvidia’s more hardware-specific solutions [1].

The key features of FSR Redstone include four major AI-powered components:

  1. ML Super Resolution: An evolution of FSR 4 for high-quality image upscaling.
  2. ML Frame Generation: AI-driven frame generation similar to Nvidia’s DLSS Frame Generation 2X.
  3. ML Ray Regeneration: Enhances ray tracing quality, acting like a Radeon counterpart to Nvidia's Ray Reconstruction.
  4. Neural Radiance Caching: Speeds up path tracing techniques for improved lighting realism [3][5].

Pairing FSR Redstone with Radeon Anti-Lag 2, AMD positions studios to ship FSR-enabled games now and enables Redstone later with minimal friction [1]. Radeon Anti-Lag 2 is designed to cut system latency in GPU-bound scenarios and works naturally with ML Frame Generation [2].

AMD's FSR 3.1.4 update, released ahead of Redstone, lays the technical foundation with a signed, easily upgradable DLL. This approach aims to ease developer integration and speed rollout [2][3][5]. In comparison, Nvidia’s DLSS 4 requires game integration updates [1].

FSR 4 is expected to be a drop-in upgrade for most FSR 3 titles, potentially reducing the need for OptiScaler [1]. The only public demo of Redstone shows an enhanced automotive scene, with ML Frame Generation smoothing the motion between real and generated frames [1].

In summary, while Nvidia's DLSS 4 is currently the leading AI-driven rendering technology, AMD's FSR Redstone targets achieving technological parity with DLSS 3.5/4, including frame generation and ray tracing optimizations. The openness of FSR Redstone to multiple GPU brands stands out as a strategic difference, potentially pressuring Nvidia to adopt more open approaches [1][3].

| Aspect | AMD FSR Redstone | Nvidia DLSS 4 | |-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| | Release Date | Expected H2 2025, likely late 2025 | Available (DLSS 4 launched earlier) | | AI-driven Features | ML Super Resolution, ML Frame Generation, ML Ray Regeneration, Neural Radiance Caching | Frame Generation 2X, AI-enhanced ray tracing | | Hardware Support | Radeon RX 9000 series, but hardware agnostic (also runs on Nvidia and Intel GPUs) | Nvidia GPUs only | | Update Mechanism | Driver-based upgrades without requiring game patches | Requires game integration updates | | Strategic Focus | Openness, broad support, catching up to Nvidia's AI tech | Cutting-edge AI rendering and proprietary features |

With its open, flexible model and strong AI-driven rendering advances, AMD's FSR Redstone is poised to challenge Nvidia's DLSS 4 and bring a fresh perspective to the gaming industry [1][2][3][5].

[1] TechSpot

[2] WCCFTech

[3] GamingBolt

[4] PC Gamer

[5] TechRadar

  1. The suite of AMD's AI-driven rendering technologies, FSR Redstone, incorporates artificial-intelligence components such as ML Super Resolution, ML Frame Generation, ML Ray Regeneration, and Neural Radiance Caching.
  2. By offering hardware-agnostic support for Radeon RX 9000 series, Nvidia GeForce, and Intel Arc GPUs, the openness of FSR Redstone technology can potentially pressure Nvidia to adopt more open approaches in the realm of artificial-intelligence gaming technologies, a space currently dominated by Nvidia's DLSS 4.

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