AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 24.6.1, a new driver package that includes support for The First Descendant and Once Human, the new multiplayer open-world survival game from Starry Studio, is now available for download, AMD has announced. This driver also introduces new HYPR-TUNE profiles for several games, including The First Descendent and Overwatch 2, and it also turns Anti-Lag 2, the latest iteration of AMD’s latency-reducing technology, on by default in Counter-Strike 2.
Download links:
- AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 24.6.1 Driver for Windows 10 & Windows 11 64-bit
- AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 24.6.1 Driver Including Vega and Polaris Series Graphics Support for Windows 10 & Windows 11 64-bit
New Game Support:
New HYPR-TUNE Profiles
- Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth
- Overwatch 2
- The First Descendent
- F1 24
- Outpost: Infinity Siege
Expanded OS Support:
- Support for Windows 11, version 24H2
AMD Radeon Anti-Lag 2 Support for Counter-Strike 2:
- Get a decrease in latency in Counter-Strike 2 of up to 40% with AMD Radeon Anti-Lag 2 at 4K on the AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE graphics card.
- Get a decrease in latency in Counter-Strike 2 of up to 27% with AMD Radeon Anti-Lag 2 at 1080p on the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G processor with AMD Radeon 780M graphics.
AI on Radeon:
- Performance improvements and memory footprint reduction for Large Language Models (LLMs) thanks to 4-bit quantization acceleration support for all RDNA series discrete graphics products and RDNA 3 series integrated graphics products running ONNXRuntime with DirectML.
AI Development on Radeon:
- Technology Preview for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 2) enabling PyTorch users with supported hardware to develop with AMD ROCm software on a Windows system, eliminating the need for dual boot set ups.
Expanded Agility SDK Support:
- Introducing support for Agility SDK 1.613 and Microsoft’s Agility SDK 1.614.0 functionality:
- GPU Upload Heaps
- Shader Model 6.8 – Including Wave Size Range and Expanded Comparison Sampling
- See Shader Model 6.8 specification for more information.
- R9B9G9E5 Support for Render Targets and UAV
- See Microsoft’s Agility SDK 1.614.0 for more information.
Fixed Issues and Improvements:
- Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas may fail to launch.
- Improvement to intermittent driver timeout or application crash experienced while playing HELLDIVERS 2 on AMD Radeon RX 7900 series GPUs.
- AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition Performance Metrics may intermittently fail to update while playing HELLDIVERS 2.
- Intermittent system freeze or low FPS on hybrid graphics notebooks pairing certain FreeSync enabled displays.
What to Know:
- AMD Radeon Anti-Lag 2
- Anti-Lag 2 will be enabled by default in the Counter-Strike 2 “ADVANCED VIDEO” settings menu.
- Anti-Lag 2 unlocks improved responsiveness by adding in-game pacing of the CPU with the GPU, particularly in GPU-intensive scenarios.
Known Issues
- Virtual Super Resolution or Display Color Enhancements may be set to disabled after driver upgrade. [Resolution targeted for 24.7.1]
- Corruption may be observed while playing Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition with Radeon Boost enabled. Users experiencing this issue are recommended to disable Radeon Boost as a temporary workaround.
- 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.
- Intermittent black corruption may be observed on scaled 3d models while using Origin or OriginPro application. [Resolution targeted for 24.7.1]
- Audio and video may intermittently become out of sync while recording using the AV1 codec in AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition. [Resolution targeted for Q3]
Radeon Product Compatibility:
- Radeon RX 7900/7800/7700/7600 Series Graphics
- Radeon RX 6900/6800/6700/6600/6500/6400 Series Graphics
- Radeon RX 5700/5600/5500/5300 Series Graphics
Mobility Radeon Product Compatibility:
- AMD Radeon RX 7900M Series Graphics
- 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 Processors with Radeon Graphics Product Compatibility (Desktop/Mobile):
- AMD Ryzen Processors with Radeon Graphics
- AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
- AMD Athlon Processors with Radeon Graphics
- AMD Athlon PRO Processors
A note from AMD:
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 24.6.1 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 24.6.1.