AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.4.2 Release Notes
Article Number
RN-RAD-WIN-23-4-2
Highlights
- Support for:
- Dead Island 2™
- Up to 14% increase in performance in Dead Island 2™ @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ 23.4.2 on the Radeon RX 7900 Series GPUs, versus the previous software driver version 23.4.1 RS-556
- Up to 15% increase in performance in Dead Island 2™ @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ 23.4.2 on the Radeon RX 6000 Series GPUs, versus the previous software driver version 23.4.1 RS-557
- Boundary™
- Additional Vulkan® extensions. Click here for more information.
Fixed Issues
- Blocky water corruption may occur in Red Dead Redemption 2™ when using the Vulkan® API.
- Missing text or a white disk may appear in Google Earth VR™.
- Application crashes may be intermittently observed after enabling the render preview window in Unreal Engine 5™.
- A blank or black screen may occur after a driver upgrade using certain display configurations.
Known Issues
- High idle power has situationally been observed when using select high-resolution and high refresh rate displays on Radeon™ RX 7000 series GPUs.
- Video stuttering or performance drops may be observed during gameplay and video playback with some extended display configurations on Radeon™ RX 7000 series GPUs.
- Some virtual reality games or applications may experience lower-than-expected performance on Radeon™ RX 7000 series GPUs.
- Brief display corruption may occur when switching between video and game windows on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon™ RX 6700 XT.
- Water corruption in Hogwarts Legacy™ may occur on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon™ RX 580.
Important Notes
- 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.
Package Contents
AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.4.2 Driver Version 22.40.51.01 for Windows® 10 and Windows® 11 (Windows Driver Store Version 31.0.14051.1000).
The AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.4.2 installation package can be downloaded from the following link:
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Installing AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition
For detailed instructions on how to correctly uninstall or install AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition, please refer to the following support resources:
NOTE: This driver is not intended for use on AMD Radeon products running in Apple Boot Camp platforms. Users of these platforms should contact their system manufacturer for driver support. When installing AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.4.2 for the Windows® operating system, the user must be logged on as Administrator, or have Administrator rights to complete the installation of AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.4.2.
Radeon Product Compatibility
AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.4.2 is compatible with the following AMD Radeon products.
Radeon™ RX 7900 Series Graphics |
Radeon™ RX 6900/6800/6700/6600/6500/6400 Series Graphics |
Radeon™ RX 5700/5600/5500/5300 Series Graphics |
Radeon™ VII |
Radeon™ RX Vega Series Graphics |
AMD Radeon™ Pro Duo |
Radeon™ RX 500 / Radeon 500X Series Graphics |
Radeon™ RX 400 Series Graphics |
Mobility Radeon™ Product Compatibility
AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.4.2 is a notebook reference graphics driver with limited support for system vendor specific features.
AMD Radeon™ RX 6800M Series Graphics |
AMD Radeon™ RX 6700M Series Graphics |
AMD Radeon™ RX 6600M Series Graphics |
AMD Radeon™ RX 6500M Series Graphics |
AMD Radeon™ RX 6300M Series Graphics |
AMD Radeon™ RX 5700M/5600M/5500M/5300M Series Graphics |
AMD Radeon™ 600 Series Graphics |
AMD Processors with Radeon Graphics Product Compatibility
Important Note for Laptop and All-In-One (AIO) PCs
AMD recommends OEM-provided drivers which are customized and validated for their system-specific features and optimizations.
If you experience issues using the AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition driver package downloaded from AMD.com, please install the OEM-provided drivers for full support and compatibility.
DESKTOP | MOBILE |
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AMD Ryzen™ Processors with Radeon™ Graphics | AMD Ryzen™ Processors with Radeon™ Graphics |
AMD Ryzen™ PRO Processors | AMD Ryzen™ PRO Processors |
AMD Athlon™ Processors with Radeon™ Graphics | AMD Athlon™ Processors with Radeon™ Graphics |
AMD Athlon™ PRO Processors | AMD Athlon™ PRO Processors |
WHQL Results
| Status |
WHQL Test Suite Results | Passed |
WHQL Microsoft Certification | Passed |
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Compatible Operating Systems
AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.4.2 is designed to support the following Microsoft® Windows® platforms. Operating System support may vary depending on your specific AMD Radeon product.
- Windows 11 version 21H2 and later
- Windows 10 64-bit version 1809 and later
Footnotes
- RS-556 - Testing conducted by AMD as of April 17, 2023, on a test system configured with a Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU, 32GB DDR4, Radeon RX 7900XTX GPU Radeon RX 7900XT GPU, and Windows 11 Pro, with AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.4.2 and 23.4.1 in Dead Island 2. Game tested at 4k resolution. Performance may vary. System manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results.
- RS-557 - Testing conducted by AMD as of April 17, 2023, on a test system configured with a Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU, 32GB DDR4, Radeon RX 6900XT GPU, Radeon RX 6800XT GPU, Radeon RX 6700XT GPU, and Windows 11 Pro, with AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.4.2 and 23.4.1 in Dead Island 2. Game tested at 4k resolution. Performance may vary. System manufacturers may vary configurations, yielding different results.