AMD has announced that its partnership with Sony Project Amethyst will also make use of FSR 4 in some way. Taking to social media platform X, AMD has revealed that it is related to the latest version of its FidelityFX Super Resolution technology (FSR 4), and is co-developing the models used for the tech with Sony.
While AMD has been a bit cryptic about it in its post, the company is likely working with Sony to figure out a way to bring its FSR 4 upscaling technology to the PS5 through a software update. However, this could also be the two companies working together to figure out how this technology could be used for for Sony’s next console.
On the other hand, the partnership is a mutually beneficial one, and the post could also mean that Sony has been helping AMD out in training its machine learning models to ensure the new AI-based technologies in FSR 4 are able to perform better in terms of improved visuals as well as better frame rates.
“Happy Radeon Day! We’re proud to collaborate with PlayStation on Project Amethyst,” posted the company on X. “FSR 4 is looking fantastic! Excited for the co-development with Sony Interactive Entertainment on the models used for the FSR 4 upscaler. This is just the beginning. Stay tuned for what’s next!”
The post comes a few months after the parntership was announced all the way back in December 2024. As part of the partnership, AMD and Sony are making use of “machine learning-based technology for graphics and gameplay,” according to PS5 and PS5 Pro lead architect Mark Cerny.
Cerny had described the partnership as having two goals:P more ideal architecture for machine learning, and developing a set of high quality CNNs for video game graphics. As part of this partnership, both companies can draw from “this collection of network architectures and traning strategies,” in order to better develop their machine learning models.
It is worth noting that the PS5 Pro does have some neural net hardware in it that allows for the use of Sony’s own AI-based upscaler, the PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution technology. Project Amethyst could potentially be a way for Sony and AMD to work together to improve PSSR by bringing in some of the advancements made in FSR 4.
For context, AMD has been working with Sony for quite some time, with its chips powering the company’s consoles as far back as the PS4. The PS5 uses an RDNA 2-based AMD chip for regular processing as well as graphical processing. On the desktop side of things, AMD’s latest GPU runs on its newer RDNA 4 technology.
FSR 4 was announced alongside the unveiling of AMD’s new Radeon RX 9000-series graphics cards back in January. The new version of FSR makes use of machine learning to enable better performance and visuals with its upscaling. It also includes features like AMD’s Anti-Lag 2 technology, as well as a newer version of FSR Frame Generations. While FSR 4 is currently exclusive to the RX 9000-series GPUs, on the software side of things, any game that supports FSR 3.1 will automatically also work with FSR 4 features.
The first batch of graphics cards part of AMD’s new RX 9000-series line-up have begun hitting stores. The Radeon RX 9070 XT and the RX 9070 are priced at $599 and $549 respectively, and are aimed at mid-range gamers that want to play games at 1440p.
The new GPUs both feature 16 GB of GDDR6 VRAM. The differences lie in the number of compute units; while the XT has 64 compute units, the regular RX 9070 has 56 compute units. Clock speeds and power draw are also different, with the more powerful RX 9070 XT running at 2.4 GHz with a boost clock of up to 3 GHz and needing 304 W, and the RX 9070 running at 2.1 GHz with a boost clock of up to 2.5 GHz and needing 220 W.
AMD had also unveiled the Radeon RX 9060 XT and RX 9060 during CES 2025. However, the pricing and release dates for the low-end GPUs haven’t yet been announced.
Happy Radeon Day! We’re proud to collaborate with @PlayStation on Project Amethyst! 🔥
FSR 4 is looking fantastic! Excited for the co-development with Sony Interactive Entertainment on the models used for the FSR 4 upscaler.
This is just the beginning. Stay tuned for what’s… pic.twitter.com/M8W4dLCkwe
— AMD Radeon (@amdradeon) March 6, 2025
