AMD Releases Adrenalin Software Edition 23.2.1 – 6000 Series Gets Some Love

February 15, 2023 John Nester News, Software 7
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AMD has released its Radeon Adrenalin Edition 23.2.1 WHQL. This is the first driver update from AMD that supports anything other than its 7000-series GPUs since last December. Adrenalin 23.2.1 WHQL provides numerous 4k resolution improvements for a slew of game titles, several Vulkan extensions, and improvements to AMD Software. This is a large update with a multitude of bug fixes incorporated. Below is AMD’s press release, along with a download link. However, there have been several reports of users experiencing issues with Fast Boot after installing, so be advised.

AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.2.1

Forspoken
Dead Space

Highlights

  • Support for:
    • Forspoken™
      • Up to 7% increase in performance for Forspoken @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ 23.2.1 on the Radeon™️ RX 6950XT GPU, versus the previous software driver version 22.11.2 RS-524
    • Dead Space™
    • IREE compiler using MLIR interface on Vulkan.
    • Additional Vulkan® extensions. Click here for more information.
  • Radeon RX 6000 Series GPUs now have support for newly introduced streaming capabilities including pre-filter toggle, pre-analysis feature and CAML technology.
  • A new version of AMD Link improves overall connectivity across all supported Radeon products, RX 400 series and newer, so you can game from anywhere on virtually any device.
  • Boost your performance with AMD Software – read the latest blog HERE and learn how this newly unified driver delivers performance gains since Windows 11 first launched.
  • Game Optimizations
    • Up to 4% increase in performance for Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ 23.2.1 on the Radeon™️ RX 6950XT GPU, versus the previous software driver version 22.11.2 RS-518
    • Up to 3% increase in performance for Sniper Elite 5 @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ 23.2.1 on the Radeon™️ RX 6950XT GPU, versus the previous software driver version 22.11.2 RS-519
    • Up to 6% increase in performance for Shadow of the Tomb Raider @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ 23.2.1 on the Radeon™️ RX 6950XT GPU, versus the previous software driver version 22.11.2 RS-520
    • Up to 7% increase in performance for Quake II RTX @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ 23.2.1 on the Radeon™️ RX 6950XT GPU, versus the previous software driver version 22.11.2 RS-521
    • Up to 4% increase in performance for Hitman 3 @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ 23.2.1 on the Radeon™️ RX 6950XT GPU, versus the previous software driver version 22.11.2 RS-522
    • Up to 6% increase in performance for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ 23.2.1 on the Radeon™️ RX 6950XT GPU, versus the previous software driver version 22.11.2 RS-523
    • Up to 19% increase in performance for F1 2022 @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ 23.2.1 on the Radeon™️ RX 6950XT GPU, versus the previous software driver version 22.11.2 RS-525
    • Up to 9% increase in performance for DOOM Eternal @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ 23.2.1 on the Radeon™️ RX 6950XT GPU, versus the previous software driver version 22.11.2 RS-526
    • Up to 4% increase in performance for Borderlands 3 @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ 23.2.1 on the Radeon™️ RX 6950XT GPU, versus the previous software driver version 22.11.2 RS-527
    • Up to 4% increase in performance for Hogwarts Legacy @ 4K using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ 23.2.1 on the Radeon™️ RX 6950 XT and Radeon™ 7900 XTX, versus the previous software driver version (22.11.2 for 6950 XT, 23.1.2 for 7900 XTX) RS-530

Fixed Issues

  • AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition may fail to launch with the error message “Delayed Write Failed” on Microsoft® Windows® 11 version 22H2.
  • Poor performance and load time may be observed while playing SpaceEngine™.
  • Corruption may be observed while scrolling the points shop in STEAM™ on Radeon RX 6000 series GPUs.
  • Performance drop may be observed during Fortnite™ and YouTube playback with Enhanced Sync enabled on some AMD Graphics Products such as AMD Radeon™ RX 5700 XT.
  • Corruption or game crash may be observed while playing Door Kickers 2™.
  • Missing or flickering textures may be observed while playing Emergency 4™.
  • Application crash may be observed when launching Baldur’s Gate 3™ using Vulkan® API on Radeon™ RX 7000 series GPUs.
  • Stuttering may be observed while playing Sea of Thieves™ on Radeon™ RX 6000 and above series GPUs.
  • Corruption may be observed while playing Battlefield™ 4 with Post Process Quality settings set to high or ultra on Radeon™ RX 6000 and above series GPUs.
  • White foliage may be observed while playing Hogwarts Legacy™ on Radeon™ RX 7000 series GPUs.
  • Intermittent system stuttering or UI flickering may occur when two videos are simultaneously playing using chromium-based browsers on some multi-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 drop may be observed during gameplay plus video playback with some extended display configurations on Radeon™ RX 7000 series GPUs.
  • Application crash may be observed while opening Premium Gold Packs in EA SPORTS™ FIFA 23.
  • Some virtual reality games or apps may experience lower-than-expected performance on Radeon™ RX 7000 series GPUs.
  • AMD Bug Report Tool pop-up or system hang may be observed after driver upgrade on some hybrid graphics notebooks. Users are recommended to use the factory reset install option as a workaround.
  • Corruption may be briefly observed when moving Netflix video between displays or minimize-to-fullscreen on some AMD Products such as AMD Ryzen™ 7 6800U​.
  • Certain videos played with Movies and TV may briefly show corruption when moving the window between displays on some AMD Graphics Products such as AMD Radeon™ RX 6700 XT.
  • Brief display corruption may occur when switching between video and game windows on some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon™ RX 6700 XT.
  • Maximum encode bitrate is limited to 100Mbps for certain applications.

Important Notes

  • AMD Link users running Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs will need to update to a newer version of AMD Link now available on various platforms.
  • AMD is working with the game developers of Hogwarts Legacy™ to resolve performance issues when enabling ray tracing.

Download

AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.2.1 Driver Version 22.40.01.45 for Windows® 10 and Windows® 11 (Windows Driver Store Version 31.0.14001.45012).

Driver Compatibility
DESKTOP
Radeon 7000Radeon RX 7900 XTX, Radeon RX 7900 XT
Radeon 6000Radeon RX 6950 XT, Radeon RX 6900 XT, Radeon RX 6800 XT, Radeon RX 6800, Radeon RX 6750 XT, Radeon RX 6700 XT, Radeon RX 6700, Radeon RX 6650 XT, Radeon RX 6600 XT, Radeon RX 6600, Radeon RX 6500 XT, Radeon RX 6400
Radeon 5000Radeon VII, Radeon RX 5700 XT, Radeon RX 5700, Radeon RX 5600, Radeon RX 5500 XT, Radeon RX 5500, Radeon RX 5300
Radeon 500Radeon RX Vega 64, Radeon RX Vega 56, Radeon Vega Nano, Radeon RX 590, Radeon RX 580, Radeon RX 570, Radeon RX 560, Radeon RX 560D, Radeon RX 550, Radeon 550
Radeon 400Radeon RX 480, Radeon RX 470, Radeon RX 470D, Radeon RX 460
MOBILE
Radeon 6000M Radeon RX 6850M XT, Radeon RX 6800M, Radeon RX 6700M, Radeon RX 6650M XT, Radeon RX 6800S, Radeon RX 6650M, Radeon RX 6600M, Radeon RX 6700S, Radeon RX 6600S, Radeon RX 6550M, Radeon RX 6500M, Radeon RX 6550S, Radeon RX 6450M, Radeon RX 6300M,
Radeon 5000MRadeon RX 5700M, Radeon RX 5600M, Radeon RX 5500M, Radeon RX 5300M
Radeon 600Radeon RX 640, Radeon 630, Radeon 620, Radeon 625, Radeon 610
INTEGRATED
Radeon 600MRadeon 680M, Radeon 660M, Radeon 610M
Radeon VegaRadeon (RX) Vega 11, Radeon Vega 8, Radeon Vega 6, Radeon Vega 3

-John Nester (Blaylock)

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JLK03F150

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#1 Feb 15, 2023

I might have to update this one. Looks like it has a lot of game optimizations.

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#2 Feb 16, 2023

Yes, there are a ton. Just be prepared to roll the driver back if you have issues.

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#3 Feb 16, 2023

Just be prepared to roll the driver back if you have issues.

I looked around and didn't see much on this. Someone referring to a reddit thread at TPU...maybe it's my reddit skills?

What I did see, the person had to disable fast boot, then enable it?

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#4 Feb 16, 2023

Yes, the reported issues are with Fast Boot. The key was to disable Fast Boot before installing the driver otherwise issues were reported (i.e. BSOD, boot loops, etc). My comment was to simply be prepared. Create restore points, have rollback drivers on hand, and so on.

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#5 Feb 24, 2023

The next version 23.2.2 is out.

Anyone finding funny issues on their AMD software self stress test? Same issue on both it will ramp the GPU Mhz up then stop then start then stop. on 23.2.1 I had some fails even on frequency's that normally worked , on my first install of the newer driver I was seeing fails on defaults / rage mode too.

All Games and benchmarks working fine not throttling or anything however.

Main gains I have seen are raytracing performance has gone up with these drivers.

I have had 12,500ish (its about the same between 23.2.1 and 23.2.2 ) so far on port royal on 24/7 clocks which is quite a few points higher than previous drivers running higher clocks with very cold room under water.

So it seems they gained on raytracing performance but perhaps some other oddity's are now introduced.

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#6 Feb 24, 2023

The next version 23.2.2 is out.

Anyone finding funny issues on their AMD software self stress test? Same issue on both it will ramp the GPU Mhz up then stop then start then stop. on 23.2.1 I had some fails even on frequency's that normally worked , on my first install of the newer driver I was seeing fails on defaults / rage mode too.

Yep, I was hoping to share the press release on the front page for this one today. Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your perspective I suppose) my mother lost power at her house with the massive ice storm that came through 2 nights ago and she is staying with us for the weekend it seems.

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#7 Apr 25, 2023

I'm getting better performance with my RX580 8GB lol some games i've tested and upped some settings and I still get over 60fps where as I would get drops below

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