AMD rebrands FidelityFX Super Resolution as simple “FSR”
AMD is shortening the name of its FidelityFX Super Resolution technology to just “FSR” as the company prepares the new FSR Redstone feature set for Radeon RX 9000 GPUs. A new update to AMD page from AMD’s Redstone labels the core feature as “FSR Upscaling (formerly AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution)” , confirming the change in branding.
AMD describes FSR Redstone as a suite of machine learning based gaming features for upcoming RDNA 4 hardware. The stack now includes FSR Upscaling for reconstructing higher resolution images from lower resolution inputs, FSR Frame Generation for inserting AI generated frames between rendered ones, FSR Ray Regeneration for rebuilding ray traced detail from sparse samples, and FSR Radiance Caching for more efficient global illumination.
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The move mirrors what NVIDIA already does with DLSS. The DLSS name today covers DLSS Super Resolution, DLSS Frame Generation and DLSS Ray Reconstruction, all presented as parts of one DLSS family in game menus and control panels. AMD is now aligning FSR in a similar way, with separate modules under one short brand that is easier to show in settings screens and marketing.
Intel has taken a related approach with XeSS 2. That update splits the technology into an upscaling path, a frame generation path and a low latency mode, while still presenting everything under the XeSS 2 label. All three GPU vendors are turning their upscalers into broader image quality and performance stacks, and their naming now reflects that shift.
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Players should expect future games and driver panels to refer to “AMD FSR” first, with specific modes such as FSR Upscaling or FSR Frame Generation listed underneath. Older titles that still show the full FidelityFX Super Resolution name will sit next to this newer branding during the transition.
I think it’s a good move that all GPU vendors now have similar naming schemas, but keep in mind, gamers may need to pay extra attention to what “supports FSR” now means. NVIDIA has already proven that DLSS4 support doesn’t mean support for the entire technology stack.
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