It’s not looking bright for next-gen systems using AMD’s Medusa Point APUs – they reportedly won’t use RDNA 4 architecture, potentially meaning no FSR 4

• A new leak shows that AMD’s Zen 6 APUs will use RDNA 3.5 architecture instead of RDNA 4
• RDNA 4 is shown to be exclusive to discrete GPUs only via GPUOpen Drivers
• This means future handhelds or laptops using Medusa Point APUs may not have FSR 4

While we await AMD‘s addition to its Strix Point Ryzen AI 300 series processors – like the Ryzen Z2 Extreme for handheld gaming PCs – Team Red is already planning its next generation of mobile APUs, codenamed ‘Medusa Point’. Unfortunately, there’s been some disappointing news.

According to Kepler_L2 (who covers tech rumors and leaks) on X, AMD’s upcoming Zen 6 APUs (notably the Medusa Point lineup) won’t use RDNA 4 architecture – based on unearthed code in AMD’s GPUOpen Drivers – and instead, will likely use RDNA 3.5. This discovery was made via RDNA 4’s device ID ‘Gfxlp12’, which is for discrete GPUs only according to one line of the code.