Does FSR4 make you less interested in current and future PC handhelds?

Rosoboy19

Rosoboy19

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I've considered getting a PC handheld for a while now but ever since the FSR4 reveal my interest has dropped quite a bit, even for new devices coming out like Legion Go S and the Xbox handheld. These devices rely heavily on upscaling and it just feels like FSR3 is dated and low quality at this point.

I have no idea how long it will take for AMD to get AI upscaling into a mobile APU. Hopefully Valve can accelerate the timeline with a custom Steam Deck 2 SOC.

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I don't follow this space super closely, but from what I have gathered, we've been at the end of the current generation of handheld PC chips for a bit now. Valve is waiting for the next generation of SOCs that will have a more meaningful power bump before they do a Steam Deck 2. If I were looking to buy a handheld PC, I'd do a deep dive on rumors for upcoming SOCs to see if there's anything planned for later this year. If so, I'd probably wait. If not, I'd really consider how much I want to play games on a handheld over the next 12 months vs. the cost.

FSR4 to me is a bullet point under the larger question of new and more powerful SOCs.
 
Why would FSR 4 make you less less interesting in handhelds - i dont get your point.

Handhelds are designed for accessibility. If anything, FSR 4 being quite good already opens up more games for much higher frame rates. I20fps should be attainable on newer handhelds, which is very welcome.
 
Not really.
The smearing and imperfections of FSR3 are less noticeable when you are playing on a small screen

b0uncyfr0 said:
Why would FSR 4 make you less less interesting in handhelds - i dont get your point.

Handhelds are designed for accessibility. If anything, FSR 4 being quite good already opens up more games for much higher frame rates. I20fps should be attainable on newer handhelds, which is very welcome.
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I think he means because so far FSR4 is exclusive to the RX 9070 line of cards so it likely won't be available on any handheld coming out in the near future.
 
I love pc handhelds even without it. I was playing my legion go in bed, multiplayer with the boys, with AirPods and Rayneo glasses just last night. It's pretty wild what you can do nowadays. On the smaller screens the FSR artifacts are not too big of a deal imo. I'm not expecting top notch performance and IQ on a tiny handheld pc in the first place. Just the fact that I can play any pc game, even back from the 90s on a full os without having to rebuy my games is just insane to me.
 
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AMD did say they were looking to back port FSR 4 to RDNA 3 but that might take some time. Otherwise it might be worth waiting it out for RDNA 4 based APU and handhelds.

I'm personally waiting for 3nm based APU's before thinking of any new handheld to upgrade from my Steam Deck. Which should come with usable RT, better battery life and FSR 4.
 
Fbh said:
I think he means because so far FSR4 is exclusive to the RX 9070 line of cards so it likely won't be available on any handheld coming out in the near future.
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Correct. I probably should have said…
"Does lack of FSR4 make you less interested in current and future PC handhelds?"

Mods feel free to edit the title if desired
 
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Uhm. If you're using the device solely as a handheld, on a portable screen, whether it be 720p or 1080p, or anything in between - seriously, you don't see much of a difference. Like, those screenshots are way zoomed in. Which is how it's supposed to be, but really, you're looking at a tiny screen at quite a distance.
 
More, i've wanted a handheld for years, monitoring each release closely, but I am still waiting for "the one" that checks all my boxes.

Switch 2 is the closest, the mouse controls is something i didnt even know ive previously wanted, but the OLED + VRR + good upscaling (FSR4 fits) + steam library perfect combo still eludes me.
 
I love my Switch but PC handhelds are not for me. They aren't popular enough. I know without doubt that there will be issues with them that I won't be able to tolerate. There is safety in numbers. When PC handhelds get good enough to be somewhat popular I'll give them another look.
 
Fbh said:
I think he means because so far FSR4 is exclusive to the RX 9070 line of cards so it likely won't be available on any handheld coming out in the near future.
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AMD is already porting FSR4 to RDNA4.
People in the AMD Vanguard program are already testing it.
 
b0uncyfr0 said:
Why would FSR 4 make you less less interesting in handhelds - i dont get your point.

Handhelds are designed for accessibility. If anything, FSR 4 being quite good already opens up more games for much higher frame rates. I20fps should be attainable on newer handhelds, which is very welcome.
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Yes, FSR4 has been a revelation.

I don't get OPs point at all.

Handhelds are designed to be portable and power efficient not graphical powerhouses.
 
Zacfoldor said:
I love my Switch but PC handhelds are not for me. They aren't popular enough. I know without doubt that there will be issues with them that I won't be able to tolerate. There is safety in numbers. When PC handhelds get good enough to be somewhat popular I'll give them another look.
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WTH popularity has anything to do with it???

"Oh no, Mclaren F1 is not popular so I don't want one."
 
T4keD0wN said:
More, i've wanted a handheld for years, monitoring each release closely, but I am still waiting for "the one" that checks all my boxes.

Switch 2 is the closest, the mouse controls is something i didnt even know ive previously wanted, but the OLED + VRR + good upscaling (FSR4 fits) + steam library perfect combo still eludes me.
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The legion go 2 would check all of that, vrr, OLED, probably fsr4 back port as it has RDNA 3.5, even the mouse controls if you detach the controllers like the switch can. I have a steam deck OLED and just recently got the legion go 1. It's not perfect but man it's so versatile. You can even use it like a tablet. It's a neat machine, I ended up liking it way more than I expected to.
 
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JohnnyFootball said:
Yes, FSR4 has been a revelation.

I don't get OPs point at all.

Handhelds are designed to be portable and power efficient not graphical powerhouses.
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Title could have been clearer…It's the lack of FSR4 in current and future handhelds that I was getting at.

As others have pointed out, on a small portable screen the difference in quality is probably not that noticeable between FSR3 and FSR4. This is helping ease my FOMO a bit, lol
 
winjer said:
AMD is already porting FSR4 to RDNA4.
People in the AMD Vanguard program are already testing it.
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I thought RDNA4 was only on desktop at this point though, with no clear plans to add it to a mobile APU anytime soon?
Or did you mean RDNA3?
 
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I use my Legion Go for playing old games; any demanding new games get streamed from my gaming PC via Moonlight.


So no, i don't are about FSR4 (or any upscaling) on my handheld.
 
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Rosoboy19 said:
Title could have been clearer…It's the lack of FSR4 in current and future handhelds that I was getting at.

As others have pointed out, on a small portable screen the difference in quality is probably not that noticeable between FSR3 and FSR4. This is helping ease my FOMO a bit, lol
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You don't know if Steam Deck 2.0 will lack FSR4.
 
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