Valve announced it is working with AMD to roll out FSR 4 and FSR 4.1 upscaling technology on its Steam Machine console, which features an AMD RDNA 3 GPU architecture [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. The company said support is "coming soon" but did not specify a release date [1, 2, 4]. AMD has targeted July 2026 as the arrival window for FSR 4/4.1 support on RDNA 3 GPUs, such as the one inside the Steam Machine [1, 4, 5].
FSR 4 and its update 4.1 use AI-based upscaling and frame generation to enhance image quality and performance, especially on modest hardware like the Steam Machine [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. Valve said the upgrade should "offer a significant improvement in upscaling graphical quality" compared to previous versions [4]. However, the Steam Machine’s lower-power GPU may face some performance impact from FSR 4.1’s more demanding AI algorithms [1, 4, 5].
The Steam Machine is currently available for pre-order with a $1,049 base model featuring 512GB storage, a price higher than initially expected [2, 3, 4]. Valve reiterated in an email, "FSR 4 is coming soon but we can’t say more about timing" [2]. AMD released the FSR 4.1 update earlier in June 2026 for desktop Radeon RX 7000-series GPUs based on RDNA 4 architecture, extending support to RDNA 3 as well [5].
Pre-orders for the Steam Machine continue, allowing customers to reserve the console ahead of the full roll-out of FSR 4/4.1 enhancements [1, 4]. The next major update to Steam Machine’s graphics processing is expected by July 2026, coinciding with AMD’s planned delivery of FSR 4/4.1 support for RDNA 3 GPUs.
