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AMD plans to expand its machine learning-based FSR 4 technology to handheld devices and APUs by the end of 2026, integrating AI-driven upscaling directly into new chip architectures. This development highlights a strategic shift toward embedding AI inference capabilities into consumer hardware rather than relying solely on external GPU solutions. The rollout underscores the growing importance of efficient on-device AI for enhancing gaming performance in portable form factors.
AMD will bring FSR 4 to handhelds by the end of 2026

It's already possible to get AMD's framerate-enhancing FSR 4 boost on handhelds as old as the Steam Deck - but in June, AMD reserved the right to disappoint handheld gamers by not officially bringing FSR 4 to older handhelds. Now, AMD consumer chip boss Jack Huynh says he will bring the tech to some handhelds by the end of the year. Which handhelds? It's still not clear if it will come to existing handhelds, or if you'll need a new one to get it - because it comes alongside news that AMD is releasing a new FSR4-capable chip. "We will expand the machine learning AI-based FSR4 technology, which was first introduced to existing external graph … Read the full story at The Verge.
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