AMD's Frank Azor pushes back against claim that FSR 4.1 won't be ported to RDNA 3.5 GPUs — says 'no such decision' has been made
Source: Tom’s Hardware
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Background
During Computex, reports suggested AMD might skip FSR 4.1 integration on RDNA 3.5 iGPUs, leaving users with only older FSR versions. The controversy stemmed from comments by AMD’s VP and GM of Ryzen and Radeon products, David McAfee.
Azor’s Response
AMD client and graphics marketing executive Frank Azor posted on X, pushing back against the claim:
“I wasn’t able to hear McAfee’s thoughts about FSR 4.1 support on RDNA 3.5 in person, however, no decision to drop RDNA 3.5 support from AMD’s latest FSR implementation has been made. We are not ready to speak to any other potential future product plans at this time. We continue to listen to our customers and we hear you.”
— Azor’s X post (June 4 2026)
Azor’s wording is careful; it does not promise support but indicates that dropping FSR 4.1 for RDNA 3.5 has not been decided.
Implications for RDNA 3.5
- RDNA 3.5 GPUs are primarily integrated GPUs found in handheld devices and laptops (e.g., Strix Halo‑powered laptops with performance comparable to an RTX 4060).
- Supporting FSR 4.1 on this user base is valuable because many gaming‑capable devices rely on RDNA 3.5.
- There is no known architectural difference that would prevent AMD from porting FSR 4 to RDNA 3.5; the architecture is an incremental update focused on power efficiency.
- Reference: RDNA 3.5 incremental update article.
FSR 4.1 Support Overview
- AMD officially announced FSR 4.1 upscaling support for RDNA 3 and RDNA 2 GPUs last month.
- Earlier, a leak revealed an FSR 4 version capable of running on non‑RDNA 4 hardware using INT8 instructions.
- FSR 4.1 is the latest iteration, featuring an improved upscaler that better preserves detail in motion and includes Ray Regeneration 1.1.
- Release notes: AMD releases FSR 4.1 for RX 9000 series GPUs.