AMD has changed its policy regarding the naming of its proprietary technologies with the launch of FSR Redstone. AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution and other AMD Frame Generation technologies have been consolidated under the FSR Redstone branding, incorporating the term ML for Machine Learning with a name change. The focus has shifted away from RDNA 2 and RDNA 3 cards, indicating AMD’s commitment to RDNA 4. Even for RDNA 4 cards, AMD is streamlining the naming process to align with current and future models, aiming to avoid confusion with multiple versions of FSR and Frame Generation.
With the release of FSR Redstone, AMD expanded the FSR name beyond Super Resolution to encompass four technologies: FSR Upscaling (formerly FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 or FSR 4), FSR Frame Generation, FSR Ray Regeneration, and FSR Radiance Caching. The fate of Anti-Lag 2, which was discreetly integrated into games, remains uncertain, particularly with the transition to FSR Latency Reduction 2.0 in the FSR SDK 2.2 toolkit for developers.
While AMD’s long-term strategies remain undisclosed, concerns linger regarding RDNA 5 and the aftermath of the FSR 4 Gate issue on RDNA 3 cards. Users with RDNA 3 cards, which include unused Matrix Accelerator features incompatible with AI-based technologies, may feel left out compared to RDNA 2 users. There is a call for AMD to promote its GPU technologies with the same vigor as its CPUs to compete effectively with NVIDIA. The consolidation and clarification of AMD’s technologies under a unified branding strategy are essential, but concrete actions are needed for gamers to benefit.
(Source: VDCZ)
