AMD Releases Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1 Driver Update

AMD recently released its latest Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1 driver update. The latest patch includes support for EA Sports F1 2022. Also included in this version are bug fixes for Fortnite and Overwatch and a few hardware glitches. For complete details and the download link, please continue reading AMD’s press release below.

AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1 Release Notes

Highlights

• Support for F1 2022™
  • Up to 5% increase in performance in F1 2022 @ 4k Ultra High settings, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1 on the Radeon™️ RX 6950 XT, versus the previous software driver version 22.5.2 ^RS-486
  • Up to 4% increase in performance in F1 2022 @ 4k Ultra High settings, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1 on the Radeon™️ RX 6800 XT, versus the previous software driver version 22.5.2 ^RS-487
  • Up to 6% increase in performance in F1 2022 @ 4k Ultra High settings, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1 on the Radeon™️ RX 6750 XT, versus the previous software driver version 22.5.2 ^RS-488

Fixed Issues

• Performance drop may be experienced while playing Fortnite™ with Multithreaded Rendering and DirectX® 11 API on some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon™ RX 6900 XT.
• Stuttering may be experienced while playing Overwatch™ with some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon™ RX 6700 XT.
• Higher than expected CPU usage when Instant Replay is enabled on some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon™ RX 6900 XT.
• Fan Tuning option may be missing on some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon™ RX 590.

Known Issues

• Lower than expected Folding@home™ compute performance with OpenCL™ API on some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon™ RX 6800.
• Hitman 3™ may freeze when rapidly switching between windows in Fullscreen Exclusive mode.
• 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.
• GPU utilization may be stuck at 100% in Radeon performance metrics after closing games on some AMD Graphics Products such as Radeon™ 570.
• Using Radeon™ Super Resolution on 2560×1600 resolution displays may produce a system hang. A temporary workaround is to set the display Scaling Mode to Full Panel.
• 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.
• Radeon performance metrics and logging features may intermittently report extremely high and incorrect memory clock values.
• Display may flicker black during video playback plus gameplay on some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon™ RX 6700 XT.

Download

• AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1 Driver for Windows® 10 & Windows® 11 64-bit

Radeon Product Compatibility

AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1 is compatible with the following AMD Radeon products.

Mobility Radeon™ Product Compatibility

AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1 is a notebook reference graphics driver with limited support for system vendor specific features.

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.

-John Nester (Blaylock)