Driver Update: AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 22.8.1

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AMD has released a new version of its Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 2020 drivers. The drivers are only suitable for the RX 400 and above. The drivers are only offered for 10 and higher. Windows 7 and 8 are now labeled as legacy. Furthermore, 32bit drivers are no longer available. Version 22.8.1 includes the following changes and improvements:

Highlights

  • support for:
    • Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
    • Thymesia
    • Radeon Boost using Variable Rate Shading for Halo Infinite
  • Enhanced Sync improvements have been introduced in the latest version of AMD Software to provide further stability, and a better overall experience.

Fixed issues

  • Display may flicker black when switching between video playback and gameplay windows on some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon RX 6700 XT.
  • Video output will freeze in Project Zomboid.
  • Games based on LOVE2D engine may be rendered incorrectly.
  • Stormworks: Build and Rescue crashes during startup.
  • Mixed Reality Headsets may flicker black or experience jitter during movement with some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon RX 6800 XT Graphics.
  • Enhanced Sync may cause a system crash during gameplay with video playback on extended monitors.

Known issues

  • Stuttering may be experienced while playing Call of Duty: Warzone on the Caldera map with some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon RX 6900 XT Graphics.
  • Some stuttering may be experienced while playing Fortnite with DirectX 11 API when game is first launched on some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon RX 6950 XT.
  • Radeon Super Resolution may fail to trigger after changing resolution or HDR settings on games such as Nioh 2.
  • While playing Lost Ark, flickering may be experienced intermittently after changing displaying settings or checking character info with some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon RX 6800 Graphics.
  • Oculus dashboard menu and rendered controllers may appear bouncing/wobbly on Oculus Quest 2 with some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon RX 6800 XT Graphics.
  • VCE presets may be in mixing in VEGAS Pro with some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon RX 6600 Graphics.
  • DaVinci Resolve Studio 17 may crash using AMD encoder on some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon RX 6900 XT Graphics.
  • GPU utilization may be stuck at 100% in Radeon performance metrics after closing games on some AMD Graphics Products such as Radeon 570.
  • Enhanced Sync may cause a black screen to occur when enabled on some games and system configurations. Any users who may be experiencing issues with Enhanced Sync enabled should disable it as a temporary workaround.

Important Notes

  • AMD Software Capture and Stream features and Overlay support for Clone mode and Eyefinity display configurations will be introduced at a later date.
  • The latest AMD LINK Client for Windows can be downloaded through the Microsoft App Store.
  • Hybrid graphics support for Radeon Super Resolution is compatible with Radeon RX 5000 and 6000 series GPUs on AMD Ryzen 6000 series processor notebooks.
  • HDR is no longer compatible with 10-Bit Pixel Format. For the best user experience with HDR displays, it is recommended to disable 10-Bit Pixel Format in AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition Graphics Settings.

Version number 22.8.1
Release status Final
Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11
Website AMD
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File size

539.00MB

License type Freeware
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