AMD officially confirmed its partnership with Sony PlayStation in developing the highly anticipated FSR 4 upscaling technology.

In a recent tweet celebrating Radeon Day, AMD expressed its pride in collaborating with PlayStation on Project Amethyst.  The company explicitly stated its satisfaction with the visual quality of FSR 4 and highlighted the collaborative work with SIE on the models used for the upscaling technology, adding, "This is just the beginning, stay tuned for more."

Project Amethyst, a joint machine learning initiative, was initially announced by Sony towards the end of 2024. PS5 architect Mark Cerny, in an interview with Wccftech, shed light on the project's timeline and goals:

“As the PS5 Pro neared completion, we started discussions and development on various aspects of Amethyst.  More precisely, I believe we had good momentum by the end of 2023. However, the journey from discussions and concepts to bringing hardware to market takes considerable time.”

“Our aim was to collaboratively develop high-performance AI architectures applicable across various platforms: PCs, consoles, and the cloud.  Currently, we (Sony) have console games running on televisions, developed by specific studios, while AMD-focused PC games run on PC monitors, developed by a partially overlapping set of developers.  These two environments have distinct requirements and relationships.  Our true goal is to jointly develop these network architectures and training strategies, enabling seamless utilization across both environments.”

FSR 4 represents a significant leap forward compared to FSR 3, albeit with the trade-off of exclusivity to the Radeon RX 9000 series GPUs, similar to Nvidia's DLSS being exclusive to RTX series GPUs. While Nvidia's DLSS 4 transformer model remains the current benchmark for upscaling technology, FSR 4 has substantially closed the gap.  This is a notable achievement considering Nvidia's established lead. The increased competition in this field will undoubtedly push Nvidia towards further innovation, ultimately benefiting all gamers.