AMD Software : Adrenalin Edition 24.9.1 [24.20.11.01] - 01/10/24

Highlights​

• New Game Support​

  • Frostpunk 2
  • God of War Ragnarök
  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
  • The Sims™ 4 DirectX® 11 Update

• AMD Fluid Motion Frames (AFMF) 2​

  • A major advancement in frame generation technology for AMD HYPR-RX.
    • Lower Latency and Higher Performance
      • AFMF 2 enhances fast-paced gaming by significantly reducing frame generation latency and improving performance scaling through new modes.
    • Fast Motion Optimization
      • Enjoy smoother gameplay and higher FPS with improved frame generation consistency during fast motion.
    • Improved Borderless-Fullscreen Support
      • Expanded display mode support for RDNA 3 series graphics products ensures compatibility with virtually all borderless fullscreen games.
    • Expanded API Support
      • AFMF 2 can now be enabled for any OpenGLNEW, VulkanNEW, DirectX® 11, and DirectX® 12 titles.
    • Radeon™ Chill Interoperability
      • AFMF 2 now supports Radeon™ Chill, providing a low-latency FPS capping option.
    • Optimized AMD Ryzen AI™ 300 Series Support
      • AFMF 2 is optimized for an extensive list of AMD products, including AMD Ryzen AI™ 300 series processors. Learn more HERE.
  • Check out our new blog HERE to learn more about AFMF 2 and this driver release.

• AMD Radeon™ Anti-Lag 2 Vulkan® Support for Counter-Strike 2​

  • AMD Radeon™ Anti-Lag 2 now supports the Vulkan® API, offering additional responsive gaming options. AMD Radeon™ Anti-Lag 2 introduces an in-game option to optimally pace frames, further reducing input lag on AMD RDNA™ architecture-based graphics products.
    • Users looking for a way to measure response time can use our Frame Latency Meter (FLM) or the built-in latency monitor in AMD Radeon™ Anti-Lag 2.
      • Use the ALT+SHIFT+L hotkey to enable the Radeon Anti-Lag 2 Latency Monitor. Once activated, a small white chevron will appear in the top left corner of your display, indicating that it is enabled.
      • Use ALT+SHIFT+L again to cycle through the following Latency Monitor display options: No metrics, FPS only, FPS and latency (in ms), FPS and latency (in ms and frames), FPS and latency (in ms and frames) with a legend.
      • To compare the difference between Anti-Lag 2 On and Anti-Lag Off, hold the right CTRL key.
    • Check out our new blog HERE to learn more about the AMD Radeon™ Anti-Lag 2 SDK.

• Geometric Downscaling for Video​

  • Improved image quality by reducing artifacts during downscaled video playback.
    • Geometric Downscaling is supported on AMD Radeon™ 800M integrated graphics, as well as AMD Radeon™ RX 7000 series desktop and mobile discrete graphics cards.

• Expanded AMD Radeon™ Boost Support​

  • FINAL FANTASY XVI

• Expanded HYPR-Tune Support​

  • HYPR-Tune support allows HYPR-RX to enable in-game technologies like AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution and AMD Radeon™ Anti-Lag 2.
  • Support has been added to automatically configure AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution 3 with frame generation in:
    • Black Myth: Wukong
    • Creatures of Ava
    • Frostpunk 2
    • God of War Ragnarök
  • Support has been added to automatically configure AMD Radeon™ Anti-Lag 2 in:
    • Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT

• Expanded Vulkan Extensions Support​

  • VK_AMD_anti_lag
  • VK_KHR_maintenance7
  • VK_KHR_pipeline_binary
  • VK_EXT_shader_object
  • Click HERE for more information about other Vulkan® extension support.

• Mesh Nodes in Work Graphs via Microsoft Agility SDK 1.715.0 Preview​

  • Microsoft DirectX® 12 Work Graphs with Mesh Nodes support for AMD Radeon™ RX 7000 Series graphics cards.
    • View our accompanying blog post on GPUOpen to learn more about Mesh Nodes in Work Graphs and how to enable it.
    • Find our Work Graphs Mesh Nodes samples on GitHub.

• Fixed Issues and Improvements​

  • Intermittent driver timeout or application crash while playing Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.
  • Intermittent driver timeout or application crash during certain cutscenes while playing FINAL FANTASY XVI on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon™ RX 6600 XT.
  • Overly dark shadows or desaturated colors may be observed while playing Black Myth: Wukong when Global Illumination is to Medium or higher.
  • Intermittent in-game corruption may be observed while playing Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT with AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ Record & Streaming and HDR enabled.
  • AFMF may become inactive after enabling certain on-screen overlays.
  • AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition may unexpectedly initiate upon system wake from sleep mode.
  • Audio and video may intermittently become out of sync while recording using the AV1 codec in AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition.

What to Know?​

• How to Enable AFMF 2
  • AFMF 2 can be enabled for any OpenGLNEW, VulkanNEW, DirectX® 11, and 12 title using HYPR-RX or the AMD Fluid Motion 2 Toggle.
    • AFMF 2 is supported on AMD Radeon™ 700M and 800M integrated graphics, as well as AMD Radeon™ RX 6000 and RX 7000 series desktop and mobile discrete graphics cards.
    • AFMF 2 currently requires the game to be played in exclusive or borderless fullscreen mode with VSync disabled.
      • For a better visual experience, use AFMF 2 with a variable refresh rate-enabled display.
        • Enabling Radeon™ Chill after AFMF will automatically set the FPS cap to reduce tearing.
    • Use the in-game overlay (ALT+R) in AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ to check AFMF’s frame generation status.
  • AFMF 2 adds frame generation technology to boost FPS outside the game’s engine. Users can enable the AMD Software Performance Metrics Overlay to see the resulting FPS.
    • Users looking for a way to measure the response time of games can make use of our Frame Latency Meter (FLM).
• How to Optimize AFMF 2
  • AFMF 2 introduces new modes that are automatically tuned for the best experience based on your configuration. These can be manually adjusted to your preferences if needed
    • AFMF 2 adds a new “High” Search Mode setting for improved frame consistency during fast motion, enabled by default for resolutions of 2560x1440 and above.
      • This reduces the jittering or stuttering encountered with AFMF 1 at higher resolutions.
  • AFMF 2 adds a new Performance Mode setting to reduce frame-generation overhead, enabled as “Performance” by default for integrated graphics products.
    • Integrated graphics users may switch back to the “Quality” performance preset for better frame-generation quality during fast motion. The “Quality” preset is the default when using discrete graphics cards.
    • Users can manually enable this “Performance” mode on discrete graphics cards to hit even higher frame rates when GPU bound to maximize the FPS uplift.
  • Users can find these tuning options within the “Advanced View” of HYPR-RX.
• AFMF 2 Support for Multi-GPU Configurations
  • For any hybrid-graphics configuration, AFMF 2 will use the displaying GPU for frame generation, allowing the render GPU to focus on the game.

Known Issues​

• Intermittent performance when entering certain areas while playing DayZ. [Resolution targeted for 24.10.1]
• Intermittent driver timeout or crash may be observed while playing Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 HX 370. Users experiencing this issue can enable Variable Graphics Memory in AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition as a temporary measure (AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition -> Performance -> Tuning -> Variable Graphics Memory).

Important Notes​

• AMD is collaborating with the developers of Frostpunk 2 to resolve an intermittent issue causing in game flicker while using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition Record and Stream.
• AMD is collaborating with the developers of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 to resolve an intermittent issue causing black flickering around certain water areas

Package Contents​

• AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 24.9.1 Driver Version 24.20.11.01 for Windows® 10 and Windows® 11 (Windows Driver Store Version 32.0.12011.1036)