Wednesday, May 24th 2023

AMD Software Adrenalin 23.5.1 WHQL Released

AMD released the latest version of its Adrenalin graphics drivers. Support for the recently launched Radeon RX 7600 doesn't yet feature in its change-log, although it introduces optimization for "The Lord of the Rings: Gollum," with up to 16% increase in frame-rates seen at 4K compared to the previous 23.4.3 drivers on the RX 7900 series graphics cards; and up to 12% increase seen at the same resolution, on older RX 6000 series GPUs.

Among the handful issues fixed with this release are an intermittent crash noticed during video playback in DaVinci Resolve Studio. A display corruption may occur when switching between video playback and gameplay on cards such as the RX 6700 XT, which has been fixed. Higher than expected memory usage during shader compilation during the first launch of "The Last of Us: Part 1" has been fixed. Lastly, an intermittent crash with "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II" on older AMD Radeon GPUs, such as the RX 580, has been fixed.

DOWNLOAD: AMD Software Adrenalin 23.5.1 WHQL
Highlights
Support for:
  • The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
    • Up to 16% increase in performance in The Lord of the Rings: Gollum @ 4K, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.5.1 on the Radeon ️ RX 7900 Series GPUs, versus the previous software driver version
    • Up to 12% increase in performance in The Lord of the Rings: Gollum @ 4K, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.5.1 on the Radeon ️ RX 6000 Series GPUs, versus the previous software driver version
Fixed Issues
  • Application crash or driver timeout may be observed during video playback using DaVinci Resolve Studio.
  • Brief display corruption may occur when switching between video and game windows on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon RX 6700 XT.
  • Higher than expected memory usage during shader compilation time when first launching THE LAST OF US Part I.
  • Intermittent system crash while playing Call of Duty : Modern Warfare II on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon RX 580.
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.
  • Application crash may be intermittently observed while playing RuneScape on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon RX 5700 XT.
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25 Comments on AMD Software Adrenalin 23.5.1 WHQL Released

#1
Makaveli
installed a few mins ago no issues.
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#2
Guwapo77
Who else installs the latest chipset drivers every time they are released?
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#3
Makaveli
Guwapo77Who else installs the latest chipset drivers every time they are released?
I usually wait on those for abit.
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#4
Space Lynx
Astronaut
the high idle power usage not being fixed after all this time I find a bit concerning.

I am considering getting a 4070 ti to go with 5800x3d. haven't quite decided yet. i just don't understand why the 7900 xt and xtx still have higher idle usage when consumers made it clear this was the number 1 thing they wanted fixed.
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#5
sLowEnd
Looks like this doesn't have HAGS from the beta driver yet
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#6
mechtech
"and many more, incuding older models all the way back to the Radeon HD Series"

??really??

Radeon Product Compatibility

AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.5.1 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
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#7
AlwaysHope
Guwapo77Who else installs the latest chipset drivers every time they are released?
chipset drivers as opposed to gpu drivers?
Because I'm on AM5, new chipset drivers were released only couple days ago, so I definitely update them to avoid those SoC issues.
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#8
Kodehawa
My idle is down to 5W now from 20W on the previous driver. Also it does no longer report "0 MHz" memory/gpu clock at idle anymore, thankfully.

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#9
mama
AMD really need to fix those known issues. It's hurting.
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#10
Colddecked
Super disappointed to find out they disabled wattman/tuning for mobile GPUs in their latest drivers.
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#11
tpa-pr
Installed alongside the new AM5 chipset driver, nothing to report. No issues on install or reboot, everything works as normal.

Gotta say, i've been pretty happy with the AMD driver experience with this build. It's pretty rare I run into issues.
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#12
Marcus L
What do people tend to do with GPU/Chipset drivers now, just install over the exisiting, no need to mess around using DDU etc? I currently have 23.4.3 GPU drivers installed, not sure on chipset ones though I have a clean install of Windows 11 over the last 2 weeks so likely already have the latest installed or the previous ones, I am going to install both these 23.5.1 drivers and chipset
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#13
david salsero
tpa-prInstalled alongside the new AM5 chipset driver, nothing to report. No issues on install or reboot, everything works as normal.

Gotta say, i've been pretty happy with the AMD driver experience with this build. It's pretty rare I run into issues.
I have also installed it and no problem, it is seen that AMD is waking up and sees that an improvement in the CPU and GPU driver means a lot.
A great job by AMD. I've been with them for about 4 hours and everything is stable in all the games I'm playing. I even see an increase in frames between 4-10 frames, more practically imperceptible.
KodehawaMy idle is down to 5W now from 20W on the previous driver. Also it does no longer report "0 MHz" memory/gpu clock at idle anymore, thankfully.

hahahaha I almost have the same scores.
This new controller is wonderful and in some games it has increased my FPS between 4-10 practically negligible but Very good
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#14
Makaveli
Marcus LWhat do people tend to do with GPU/Chipset drivers now, just install over the exisiting, no need to mess around using DDU etc? I currently have 23.4.3 GPU drivers installed, not sure on chipset ones though I have a clean install of Windows 11 over the last 2 weeks so likely already have the latest installed or the previous ones, I am going to install both these 23.5.1 drivers and chipset
I install chipset drivers over top.

For GPU drivers clean instill every few months not every driver.
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#15
prtskg
Marcus LWhat do people tend to do with GPU/Chipset drivers now, just install over the exisiting, no need to mess around using DDU etc? I currently have 23.4.3 GPU drivers installed, not sure on chipset ones though I have a clean install of Windows 11 over the last 2 weeks so likely already have the latest installed or the previous ones, I am going to install both these 23.5.1 drivers and chipset
I don't use ddu unless there's s problem. I had to use it 2-3 years ago due to black screen problem. Since then, everything has been fine. Same thing with chipset driver. I install it only if the new driver is necessary.
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#16
Space Lynx
Astronaut
KodehawaMy idle is down to 5W now from 20W on the previous driver. Also it does no longer report "0 MHz" memory/gpu clock at idle anymore, thankfully.

AMD should mark the issue as fixed then? Now I am just confused...
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#17
kapone32
Guwapo77Who else installs the latest chipset drivers every time they are released?
I do once they are out of Beta
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#18
Kodehawa
Space LynxAMD should mark the issue as fixed then? Now I am just confused...
Guess it depends on the card and/or situation?
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#19
Space Lynx
Astronaut
KodehawaGuess it depends on the card and/or situation?
says in your system specs you have a rx 6700. thought we were talking about 7900 series, nm now I just confused myself.
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#20
Kodehawa
Space Lynxsays in your system specs you have a rx 6700. thought we were talking about 7900 series, nm now I just confused myself.
Yeah. It did have high power consumption at 165Hz 1440p for some reason tho. That's fine now for me.
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#21
Marcus L
KodehawaYeah. It did have high power consumption at 165Hz 1440p for some reason tho. That's fine now for me.
I've got a 6700 xt and 1080p 165hz monitor I had to use September drivers for months before it was fixed for me, thankfully that was 2 or 3 releases ago so it seems to depend on the configuration of the user and they're still rolling out fixes for it with monthly drivers I would assume
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#23
Guwapo77
MakaveliI usually wait on those for abit.
I should have...this is the first time I've ever had issues with chipset drivers. Games were in constant stutter and my case fans ran at higher RPMs that I couldn't control. It was weird.
AlwaysHopechipset drivers as opposed to gpu drivers?
Because I'm on AM5, new chipset drivers were released only couple days ago, so I definitely update them to avoid those SoC issues.
I hope they worked better for you than they did for me.
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#24
unwind-protect
Space Lynxthe high idle power usage not being fixed after all this time I find a bit concerning.

I am considering getting a 4070 ti to go with 5800x3d. haven't quite decided yet. i just don't understand why the 7900 xt and xtx still have higher idle usage when consumers made it clear this was the number 1 thing they wanted fixed.
Wait. Didn't the problem as described change from
"high idle with multiple displays"
to
"high idle with [one] display with high resolution and refresh rate"
?
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#25
Space Lynx
Astronaut
unwind-protectWait. Didn't the problem as described change from
"high idle with multiple displays"
to
"high idle with [one] display with high resolution and refresh rate"
?
to be honest I am not sure, but I plan to have a setup with two monitors eventually anyway.

my main issue is with the vram downclocking in older games like starcraft 2, I read on other forums how a 6800 xt out performs a 7900 xt in world of warcraft for similar reasons.

next gen is just a major fucking headache, so I am giving up. i would have never sold my 6800 xt had I known about this vram downclocking issue for older games. cause every time i come close to buying that 4070 ti i look at that price tag, vram size, and performance for what I am paying for... and it just doesn't seem right.

so fuck it all.
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