The AMD Driver Thread

Loxa · 29 Mar 2015 at 16:23

tommybhoy said:
Take your pick:

http://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/...te&model=HD+7950&interface=&memType=&memSize=

Is this a respectable guide to use? Been a while since i flashed anything.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/faq/id-2288384/upgrade-gpu-bios.html

TonyTurbo78 · 29 Mar 2015 at 16:24

So Matt, any idea if we'll be getting a brand new driver on April 14th for the release of GTA V, which has crossfire profiles??

tommybhoy · 29 Mar 2015 at 16:29

Loxa said:
Is this a respectable guide to use? Been a while since i flashed anything.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/faq/id-2288384/upgrade-gpu-bios.html

Dunnoe, tried and tested with this guide which was specific to flashing the 79 series at the time:

tommybhoy said:
Bios Flashing Instructions(all credit to LtMatt as I used his guide with a tiny adjustment):

LtMatts Bios Flashing Guide:

You might want to write this down...

You need to create a bootable usb stick.

1. Download and install the USB disk format tool here.

2. Download the Windows98 system files here.

3. Create a folder called Win98boot on your desktop, extract the files from step 2 into the folder.

4. Plug in your usb stick. Launch the USB disk format tool. Copy these settings, then click format. You need to select quick format, tick dos startup and select the Win98 folder, like ive done below.

5. Click start, then ok and it should do it.

6. Download atiflash. Extract it onto the usb stick.

7. Copy your modified bios into the usb stick-For the purpose of this guide, the modified Power Limit bios file is called Matt.rom(yours will be called whatever you named it).

8. If you've done everything correctly your usb stick folder contents should look like this. (except the bios should say Matt.rom instead of HIS7950.rom) Do not worry if you have more or less files than what appears in the screenshot. As long as you have the bios file and atiflash thats all that matters. Windows 8 users might have extra files like in my screenshot.

If you look to have a file or two missing it could be because you don't have show hidden files ticked in control panel, folders.

9. Make sure all gpu's in your pc are switched onto bios 1.

10. Uninstall gpu drivers and any overclocking apps. Do not keep settings delete everything.

11. Restart your pc. Before you hear the beep keep tapping F8. Boot from the usb stick.

12. You should be at dos prompt. Type atiflash -i to get the adapter number for both your gpu's. Typically it will be 0 and 1, unless you have a gpu in a third pci-e slot. You need the adapter number to tell it which gpu to flash.

13. To flash gpu 1 type atiflash -p -f 0 Matt.rom and hit enter.

Wait for it to finish. It will prompt you to restart but before we do that we need to flash the second gpu as well.

Now do the second gpu (if you have one)

Type atiflash -p -f 1 Matt.rom

Once that has completed and you get a notification saying you can restart press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to restart your pc.

All going well you should get a display and boot back into windows. Now you can reinstall fresh new drivers etc. You have the option to select 50% power setting as standard with every driver install.

If something goes wrong and you get no display from the cards after flashing the bios. Turn the pc off and flick both cards bios switch to position 2 to use the stock backup bios. Turn the pc back on and all will be ok.

Good luck.

^
***A few are having problems with the tool for creating a bootable usb, you can try this alternative app to format your keydrive into a USB boot disc if the one in matts guide is causing problems***

Alternative_Bootable_USB_Drive_Creator_Tool

***Run the app and point the tool to 'USB Drive Boot Files' then 'MS-DOS', create your boot disc then add ATIflash and the bios .rom of your choice.***

tommybhoy · 29 Mar 2015 at 16:32

TonyTurbo78 said:
So Matt, any idea if we'll be getting a brand new driver on April 14th for the release of GTA V, which has crossfire profiles??

At a guess, a working profile will make or break a large slice of AMD's customer mgpu base due to the popularity of GTA series, they can't afford a slip up with GTA V imo.

Watlinguk · 29 Mar 2015 at 16:34

TonyTurbo78 said:
So Matt, any idea if we'll be getting a brand new driver on April 14th for the release of GTA V, which has crossfire profiles??

Would be awesome if this included the crossfire freesync driver at the same time

Matson · 29 Mar 2015 at 16:35

yeah the GTA release is huge since its pretty much the best selling game of all time so if theres no crossfire profile on release and NVidia have a SLI profile out that will be the last time I buy AMD so please don't let us multi gpu people down.

shankly1985 · 29 Mar 2015 at 16:36

I believe they will be Xfire support.. Remember while back before GTA5 was announced for PC.. AMD beta driver had a Profile for GTA5.exe

So based on this I believe AMD been working with Rockstar on this game.

Loxa · 29 Mar 2015 at 17:12

I flashed my GPU bios from "015.029.000.003.000000" to "015.033.000.000.000000" and still no xfire option

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Bios part number also still shows as xxx-xxx-xxx

Tacitus · 29 Mar 2015 at 17:16

Don't know if this has been addressed yet, but is there a profile yet for Total War: Attila, and if not, is it in the pipeline?

LtMatt · 29 Mar 2015 at 17:21

Tacitus said:
Don't know if this has been addressed yet, but is there a profile yet for Total War: Attila, and if not, is it in the pipeline?

Yes we have a Crossfire profile in 15.3 drivers for Atilla, before our competitors.

fs123 · 29 Mar 2015 at 17:38

Loxa said:
I flashed my GPU bios from "015.029.000.003.000000" to "015.033.000.000.000000" and still no xfire option .

Bios part number also still shows as xxx-xxx-xxx

most cards these days have a bios switch which can switch between boost or whatever. See if your card has a switch and try that.

LtMatt · 29 Mar 2015 at 17:42

AMDMatt said:
VSR won't be coming to the 7xxx series of cards.

Small update for everyone on the quote above.

We're working on expanding VSR support so that more AMD users can take advantage of this popular feature. Once it’s ready we’ll be sure to let our customers know. Stay tuned!

Watlinguk · 29 Mar 2015 at 17:44

AMDMatt said:
Small update for everyone on the quote above.

We're working on expanding VSR support so that more AMD users can take advantage of this popular feature. Once it’s ready we’ll be sure to let our customers know. Stay tuned!

Sorry to hijack.

Matt was BF4 working fully and supporting 4 cards please? Get my second card tomorrow but briefly saw someone struggling with mantle on quad setup?

Many thanks

LtMatt · 29 Mar 2015 at 17:46

Watlinguk said:
Sorry to hijack.

Matt was BF4 working fully and supporting 4 cards please? Get my second card tomorrow but briefly saw someone struggling with mantle on quad setup?

Many thanks

QuadFire on Mantle in Battlefield 4 and Hardline is not working presently, something changed in the Winter update patch. Dice have been notified so we're hoping for it to be addressed in a future game update. QuadFire works fine under DirectX 11 though.

Watlinguk · 29 Mar 2015 at 17:47

AMDMatt said:
QuadFire on Mantle in Battlefield 4 and Hardline is not working presently, something changed in the Winter update patch. Dice have been notified so we're hoping for it to be addressed in a future game update. QuadFire works fine under DirectX 11 though.

Ahhh cool I actually don't know the difference between the two so as long as I can play smoothly im a happy man

TonyTurbo78 · 29 Mar 2015 at 18:02

TonyTurbo78 said:
So Matt, any idea if we'll be getting a brand new driver on April 14th for the release of GTA V, which has crossfire profiles??

Choosing to ignore this one Matt?

LtMatt · 29 Mar 2015 at 18:05

Watlinguk said:
Ahhh cool I actually don't know the difference between the two so as long as I can play smoothly im a happy man

QuadFire is not really needed in Battlefield 4 at 1440P, but you can always default to DX11 if Mantle QuadFire is not working. Choice is good.

TonyTurbo78 said:
Choosing to ignore this one Matt?

Unable to talk about this as the developer has asked us not to reveal details, sorry. Just wait and see.

Martini1991 · 29 Mar 2015 at 18:09

So, the developer doesn't want people to know whether or not they'll be getting day one optimizations basically?
Legit.

LtMatt · 29 Mar 2015 at 18:10

Martini1991 said:
So, the developer doesn't want people to know whether or not they'll be getting day one optimizations basically?
Legit.

The developer asked us to remove any mention of the game from our current drivers release notes. You do the math.

Martini1991 · 29 Mar 2015 at 18:13

AMDMatt said:
The developer asked us to move any mention of the game from our current drivers. You do the math.

Another crappy Rockstar PC release