As of today, FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 (FSR 4) is exclusively available on AMD’s latest graphics cards, namely the Radeon RX 9070 and Radeon RX 9070 XT. The new upscaling technology has made massive progress in terms of image quality, especially in complex scenes and objects such as waterfalls or partially transparent surfaces, which look significantly better than they did with FSR 3. A comparison video from Digital Foundry is embedded below and illustrates these improvements.
Mark Cerny, who is the lead system architect for the PlayStation 5 and PS5 Pro, has now confirmed that Sony is currently working on optimizing FSR 4 for its latest gaming console. The new upscaler is being developed in a collaboration between Sony and AMD. Therefore, PlayStation gamers can look forward to a new version of PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) based on FSR 4, which should become available in select games starting in 2026.
Console owners have to wait a little while for the new PSSR version, because it’s no easy task to implement FSR 4 on the PlayStation 5 Pro (from $699 on Amazon). The gaming system is still based on AMD’s RDNA 3 architecture, which doesn’t sport dedicated Tensor cores and instead uses special algorithms to run the upscaler on its older GPU. Last but not least, Mark Cerny indicates that Sony and AMD are planning to continue this collaboration in the future, so PlayStation players might benefit from further improvements to FidelityFX Super Resolution.
Since 2009 I have written for different publications with a focus on consumer electronics. I joined the Notebookcheck news team in 2018 and have combined my many years of experience with laptops and smartphones with my lifelong passion for technology to create informative content for our readers about new developments in this sphere. In addition, my design background as an art director at an ad agency has allowed me to have deeper insights into the peculiarities of this industry.
My fascination for technology goes back a long way to the Pentium II era. Modding, overclocking and treasuring computer hardware has since become an integral part of my life. As a student, I further developed a keen interest in mobile technologies that can make the stressful college life so much easier. After I fell in love with the creation of digital content while working in a marketing position, I now scour the web to bring you the most exciting topics in the world of tech. Outside the office, I’m particularly passionate about motorsports and mountain biking.
