Driver update: AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 23.8.2

AMD has released a new version of its Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition drivers. The drivers are suitable for the RX 400 and higher. The drivers are only offered for Windows 10 and higher; Windows 7 and 8 are referred to as legacy. Furthermore, 32bit drivers are no longer available. Version 23.8.2 includes support for the Starfield game and a bug fix for Baldur’s Gate 3. The option to return to factory settings is still disabled to prevent irreparable damage to a Windows installation. The complete changelog for this release can be found below.

Highlights

• Support for Starfield
  • Up to 16% increase in performance for Starfield @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.8.2 on the Radeon️ RX 7900XTX GPU, versus the previous software driver version 23.8.1
  • Up to 16% increase in performance for Starfield @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.8.2 on the Radeon️ RX 7900XT GPU, versus the previous software driver version 23.8.1

Fixed Issues

• Application crash or driver timeout may be observed while playing Baldur’s Gate 3 with DirectX 11 API set on certain systems with Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs.

Known Issues

• Performance Metrics Overlay may report N/A for FPS on various games.
• Audio may intermittently become out of sync with video when recording from AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition with AV1 codec.
• Display may not reach correct brightness with certain games on select SAMSUNG FreeSync Premium Pro monitors or TVs with local dimming setting enabled.

Important Notes

• AMD is working with the game developers of Starfield to resolve an intermittent driver timeout or visual corruption issue when Dynamic Resolution is set to 75-78% with certain ultra wide monitors. Users experiencing this issue should adjust the Dynamic Resolution option as a temporary workaround.
• Factory Reset has been temporarily disabled as a precautionary measure while we address isolated installation issues that have been reported during PC upgrades. Users may use AMD Cleanup Utility as a temporary option.