PC Games Hardware tested AMD FSR 4.1 on RDNA 3 / Radeon RX 7000 to see how the new AI-based upscaler performs on hardware that did not originally launch with it.
The main takeaway is that image quality improves compared to older FSR versions, especially in areas where temporal stability, fine detail reconstruction and shimmering were common weak points. However, the upgrade is not performance-neutral. Depending on resolution and preset, the cost is measurable, so the practical value depends heavily on the game and target frame rate.
That makes FSR 4.1 on RDNA 3 a bit different from a simple driver-side bonus feature. It can improve image quality on existing RX 7000 cards, but it also changes the usual performance-versus-quality tradeoff.