The AMD Driver Thread

[LtMatt]

Perf enhancements for Resident Evil.

 

[LtMatt]

How big is AMD's drivers nowadays?

400-450MB I think.

 

[LtMatt]

Had to revert to 21.4.1. Noticed a flickering on my screen both in games and on the desktop. Tried turning off all the usual extra things, freesync, virtual super resolution. Disabled freesync on the monitor, set refresh rate to fixed 60Hz. Couldn't get it to stop. In the end I ran the AMD cleanup utility in safe mode, rebooted and reinstalled 21.4.1. And so far I think it is OK. Very odd. Never had that before with a driver update from AMD. Always been fine. This is with a 6700XT.

Check Window Display Properties, perhaps the refresh rate had changed from the previous setting.

 

[LtMatt]

Thanks buddy, yeah it all seemed to be set OK. Still set to 72Hz (my monitor only does 60-72Hz with Freesync). So I fixed it back to 60Hz but still flickered. This is on a single monitor setup via HDMI. Usually it's rock solid. They do however always seem to mention "flickering" in each release in some shape or form (in the known issues section) so perhaps I'm just unlucky. Will wait for the next release. I had no issues with 21.4.1 so will just have to stick with it for now.

Furry muff mate.

 

[LtMatt]

im confused over the version numebrs, is this older than 21.5.2? or is this something specific to just UE5

Both.

 

[LtMatt]

I wonder who will be the first in here to discover the new feature available under the GPU Tuning section for RX 6000 series + 5000 series users...

Also, FYI for anyone using a Fury X or older GCN architectures.
Product and OS Support Update for Radeon Software ... - AMD Community

 

[LtMatt]

Do you mean like customizable Resizable-Bar support?

The toggle for Smart Access Memory.

 

[LtMatt]

Probably need a certain cpu/mb setup for that still tho ltmatt, doubt i can use it with my 3570k with my 6700xt. Even tho technically these cpus support it as its in the pcie spec but lack of mb bios updates for so long u doubt it would ever get a new update for it now.

I wonder who will be the first in here to discover the new feature available under the GPU Tuning section for RX 6000 series + 5000 series users...

Also, FYI for anyone using a Fury X or older GCN architectures.
Product and OS Support Update for Radeon Software ... - AMD Community

Check the benchmarks many people are reporting good perf increase in Timespy and even some in Port Royale.
Maybe you can get the Forza Horizon crown back.

Nice will see if I can improve my 3DMark scores. Where are people reporting better scores?

I think my Forza score is maxed out, would need an XTXH to reclaim that one.

 

[LtMatt]

ltmatt i think it was said its expected not to downclock for reasons of refreshrate not being in the power of 2 like 30 then 60 then 120 etc, tho i call bull tbh as vega 56 downclocked ok at 75hz display refresh rate tho it had hbm2 memory and this is gddr6.

Yes it's to do with the vertical blank timing of the display.

If yours was going to downclock, it would be doing it in this new driver i think.

 

[LtMatt]

Just updated to the latest drivers, the memory on my 6800 XT is now downclocking at idle even when running at 240Hz on my Odyssey G7, despite previously being told the memory running at full speed was normal and expected behaviour. Not knocking anyone, just happy to see my idle power consumption reduced.

It was but does not mean it could not be changed, for single displays anyway.

 

[LtMatt]

I feel dumb but I can't find this setting anywhere. Where is it?

GPU Tuning, but you need compatible hardware and your OS/BIOS configured as well for SAM to work.

 

[LtMatt]

I didn't realise my idle clock could be lower. Using 21.6.2 on a 6700XT and if I drop to 60Hz from 120Hz, Watts go to a minimum of 5. It's usually around 33W.

I'm seeing people here say the issue is fixed, but if I go back to 120Hz on my 4K screen, VRAM clocks and Power go back up. Is this a returning bug or is there something else I can do?

How many displays and what does the VRAM clock go up to?

 

[LtMatt]

21.7.2 is king atm for Timespy, although I see basically no difference between them.

 

[LtMatt]

you would think so wouldnt you but it dipped for some reason.

I only ran each test once tbf, 21.8.1 was 20 graphics points lower in Timespy.

 

[LtMatt]

Not as important but could you nudge a little report over to the driver team as for some reason the power limit % defaults back to 0 upon every reboot, Using a 6600XT.

Have you got MSI afterburner installed?

 

[LtMatt]

ive tried everything i see when i google. went back to xx.3.1, changed page file, verified the game files, uninstalled and installed the game again and its still doing it...

Why would you change the page file? This should always be left at default auto settings. Are you using a custom page file?

 

[LtMatt]

it was one of the fixes for this game. it never worked.

there are conflicting reports on changing it though. i couldnt decide either way if it was a good idea or not from what i had read.

Furry muff, it’s a bad idea.

 

[LtMatt]

Nope, Fresh install of Windows 10, Only got Windows updates, Mobo and GPU drivers, Nothing else aside from game clients like Steam.

Try disabling fast boot (Windows Control Panel) and see if it sticks.

 

[LtMatt]

Can confirm that SAM is available on my 5700XT!

 

[LtMatt]

i have an msi 6800 xt gaming trio.
and i have revereted back to 21.8.2..
these new drivers have caused nothing but stuttering in games such as warzone.. and csgo is barely playable
id no way recommend these new drivers at all.
my problems are fixed now

Are you using a Ryzen CPU?

If so did you happen to update to the new Chipset drivers (3.09.01.140) as well?