AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.7.1 Release Notes
Article Number
RN-RAD-WIN-22-7-1
Highlights
- Swordsman™ Remake.
- Radeon™ Boost using Variable Rate Shading with Elden Ring™, Resident Evil Village™ and VALORANT™.
- Microsoft® Windows® 11 version 22H2.
- Microsoft® Agility SDK Release 1.602 including new minor features.
- Microsoft® Agility SDK Release 1.606 including Microsoft® Shader Model 6.7.
- Additional Vulkan® extensions. Click here for more information.
- AMD Noise Suppression
- Our newest feature: AMD Noise Suppression reduces background audio noise from your surrounding environment using a real-time deep learning algorithm, providing greater clarity and improved concentration whether you are focused on an important meeting or staying locked-in on a competitive game. To learn more, check out our blog post HERE!.
- OpenGL® Optimizations
- Up to 79% increase in performance in Minecraft™ @ 4k Fabulous settings, using Radeon™ Software Adrenalin 22.7.1 on the Radeon RX 6950XT, versus the previous software driver version 22.6.1 RS-491
- Up to 75% increase in performance in Minecraft™ @ 4k Fabulous settings, using Radeon™ Software Adrenalin 22.7.1 on the Radeon RX 6400, versus the previous software driver version 22.6.1 RS-495
- Radeon™ Super Resolution
- Expanded support for discrete Radeon™ RX 5000 and 6000 series GPUs on AMD Ryzen™ processor notebooks with hybrid graphics.
- RSR has been improved to provide a more seamless experience in borderless fullscreen mode with a performance/quality slider to personalize your gaming experience.
Fixed Issues
- Lower than expected Folding@home™ compute performance with OpenCL™ API on some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon™ RX 6800.
- Auto Undervolt may disable Zero RPM fan feature.
- Hitman 3™ may freeze when rapidly switching between windows in Fullscreen Exclusive mode.
- Video upscaling in browsers appears blurry with some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon® RX 6900 XT Graphics.
- Enhanced Sync may cause games to lock to 15FPS 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.
- Radeon™ Super Resolution may fail to trigger after changing resolution or HDR settings on games such as Nioh™ 2.
- Virtual Reality headsets may flicker with some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon™ RX 6800 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.
- Display may flicker black during video playback plus gameplay on some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon™ RX 6700 XT.
- 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.
- Microsoft® Shader Model 6.7 Relaxed Format Casting and Advanced Texture Operations are currently limited to Radeon™ RX Vega and later AMD Graphics Products.
Package Contents
The AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.7.1 installation package contains the following:
- AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.7.1 Driver Version 22.20.15.01 for Windows® 10 and Windows® 11 (Windows Driver Store Version 31.0.12015.1008).
The AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.7.1 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 22.7.1 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 22.7.1.
Radeon Product Compatibility
AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.7.1 is compatible with the following AMD Radeon products.
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 22.7.1 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 |
Compatible Operating Systems
AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.7.1 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
- Windows 10 64-bit version 1809 and later
Footnote
- RS-491 – Testing conducted by AMD as of July 14th, 2022, on a test system configured with a Ryzen™ 7 5800X3D CPU, 32GB DDR4, Radeon™ RX 6950XT GPU, and Windows 10 Pro, with AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.7.1 and 22.6.1 on Minecraft. Game tested with fabulous preset at 4K. Performance may vary.
- RS-495 – Testing conducted by AMD as of July 18th, 2022, on a test system configured with a Ryzen™ 7 5800X3D CPU, 32GB DDR4, Radeon™ RX 6400 GPU, and Windows 10 Pro, with AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.7.1 and 22.6.1 on Minecraft. Game tested with fabulous preset at 4K. Performance may vary.