The future of PC gaming will be AI-driven - AMD confirms machine learning FSR 4 for 2025, launching in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

AMD has confirmed that it is working closely with Activision to bring the FSR 4 upscaling tool to market Call of Duty: Black Ops6 in 2025 – further clarifying the perceived shift to AI for FSR.

This comes from Team Red vice president Jack Huynh in a video unveiling the new Ryzen 7 9800X3D (spoiler: the rumors and spec leaks we reported earlier this week were accurate). In addition to the new chip, Huynh confirmed AMD’s plans to further optimize FSR 3.1 BlackOps6. Following this, the AMD VP mentioned a partnership with Activision to bring the “next generation ML-based FSR” to the long-running shooter franchise next year.

We’re still waiting for more information on how the new AI-powered FSR 4 will work – especially versus DLSS and now PSSR, both of which notably use AI for resolution upscaling, while AMD has yet to see the use of AI for FSR has avoided. According to Huynh, portable gaming PCs will experience a significant improvement in battery life as a result of AI-based frame interpolation.

While this could dramatically improve the power efficiency of handhelds, it’s also potentially great news for desktop PC gamers using mid-range GPUs. Fluid Motion Frames (AMD’s frame-gen software) has already improved smoothness and latency in multiple games, and with AMD fully focused on machine learning for FSR 4, we can expect a performance jump in both FMF and the upscaling tool of the resolution itself.

Will this help AMD GPUs compete with Nvidia’s?

It’s clear that frame generation and AI upscaling are becoming prominent factors in producing smooth gaming experiences on PC. Nvidia’s DLSS has consistently outperformed AMD’s FSR, which is more than likely one of the RTX 4000 series’ pull factors for PC gamers (as the next-gen DLSS 3 is only available on RTX 4000 cards).

With a new generation of upscaling technology on the horizon, this is a great opportunity for Team Red to compete in the GPU market – high-end GPUs are no longer the focus, so FSR 4 could be the savior needed to get strong yet affordable continues to deliver performance for its mid-range and budget cards.

If AMD’s leaked CES 2025 lineup is accurate, we could see the brand put up a hell of a fight within the GPU department, but also deliver a complete landslide in multiple other next-gen hardware arenas… watch in this space, folks.

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