The AMD Driver Thread

Relentless81 · 18 Oct 2019 at 09:10

DragonQ said:
RIS is basically a way to reduce your rendering resolution whilst keeping visual quality high. For example, instead of rendering at 2560x1440, you could render at 1920x1080 and enable RIS. It won't look as good, but it'll look better than just rendering at 1920x1080. Of course you'd then get the benefit of a higher frame rate because rendering at a lower resolution is easier for the card, and RIS has minimal impact on performance.

Chill is particularly useful for laptops or louder cards. It lets the frame rate drop when there isn't much movement on screen. Instead of rendering everything as fast as possible, it instead might see that you're not moving your character and drop the FPS from 100 to 40 FPS (random example). Your card will obviously run cooler when not working as hard.

I personally don't use either feature. I am very sensitive to image quality, particularly frame rates, so I prefer native rendering and high frame & refresh rates at all times, but they are certainly useful features for some.

Afterburner is a third-party app that allows you to change your card's voltages, clock speeds, and fan profiles. I personally only use it for a nice custom fan "curve" (really a stair step) because AMD's fan control is *****. I use AMD's own WattMann for my undervolt and overclock though since it works fine. Maybe one day I'll be able to ditch Afterburner.

Thanks for the info, none of it appears to apply to me which is what I wanted to confirm.
Sorry I didn't mean Afterburner, there is a new driver feature and I can't remember what it's called

MyBrainz · 19 Oct 2019 at 18:51

Relentless81 said:
Thanks for the info, none of it appears to apply to me which is what I wanted to confirm.
Sorry I didn't mean Afterburner, there is a new driver feature and I can't remember what it's called

Did you mean Anti Lag?

shankly1985 · 19 Oct 2019 at 21:36

Relentless81 said:
Thanks for the info, none of it appears to apply to me which is what I wanted to confirm.
Sorry I didn't mean Afterburner, there is a new driver feature and I can't remember what it's called

TBH RIS can also be used at native resolution also to help sharpen the game up.

Relentless81 · 20 Oct 2019 at 09:39

shankly1985 said:
TBH RIS can also be used at native resolution also to help sharpen the game up.

Relentless81 · 20 Oct 2019 at 09:40

MyBrains said:
Did you mean Anti Lag?

Yes mate that's the one, did you find a use for it?

shankly1985 said:
TBH RIS can also be used at native resolution also to help sharpen the game up.

Have you tried it, what did you think of the difference Vs the impact on performance?

MyBrainz · 20 Oct 2019 at 09:49

Relentless81 said:
Yes mate that's the one, did you find a use for it?

I tried it but didnt feel any difference, its more for fast paced games from what i have read, and i dont play games like CSGO etc so i leave it off.

Relentless81 · 20 Oct 2019 at 09:51

MyBrains said:
I tried it but didnt feel any difference, its more for fast paced games from what i have read, and i dont play games like CSGO etc so i leave it off.

Yeah same, thanks for the info

shankly1985 · 20 Oct 2019 at 11:19

Relentless81 said:
Yes mate that's the one, did you find a use for it?

Have you tried it, what did you think of the difference Vs the impact on performance?

They isn't any performance hit

I like it, it helps remove the blur for TAA and makes texture stand out better.

EastCoastHandle · 22 Oct 2019 at 15:06

Has anyone (w 5700) manually used wattman to set a target frequency vs Auto OC? Auto OC works pretty good with fan speed/boost (over 2000MHz).
But for me using manual doesn't seem to do anything??

4K8KW10 · 23 Oct 2019 at 08:26

Ryzen 5 2500U with Vega 8 notebook.
The issue is that in Radeon Settings it doesn't allow to change the colours to YCbCr.
RGB looks quite dark and with missing colours.

Any ideas how to enable YCbCr?

Nasher · 23 Oct 2019 at 08:32

Its right there usually. Its probably some limutation of the laptop.

4K8KW10 · 23 Oct 2019 at 09:20

Nasher said:
Its right there usually. Its probably some limutation of the laptop.

I doubt there is a technical issue, like limited capacity of a given component.

Look, it doesn't make any sense:

Hardware and Software Requirements
The Pixel Format option is only available on systems that uses a direct HDMI-HDMI connection from the AMD graphics card to the display. NOTE! DVI-HDMI and DisplayPort-HDMI adapters/cables are not supported.

To access Pixel Format option using the latest compatible AMD graphics drivers is recommended. For instructions on installing graphics drivers please refer to KB: How-to Install Radeon Software on a Windows® Based System
https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/dh-007

Really? Available to HDMI-HDMI only?

Nasher · 23 Oct 2019 at 09:59

I can see it using displayport.

4K8KW10 · 23 Oct 2019 at 10:54

Nasher said:
I can see it using displayport.

It's a mess, really. They knew that about HDMI and put eDP anyways. But isn't DisplayPort the better interface?
And also, if it's set to RGB, which RGB is it - full or limited, and what's the problem not to be able to switch between them, at the very least?

Panos · 24 Oct 2019 at 00:35

@LtMatt Is the following a bug that I need to report to AMD or Paradox?
Custom game profiles for Paradox Interactive games do not work any more, after PDX added a launcher "layer" on top of the games.

So regardless if run the game normally or through Wattman, the fps cap applies only for the launcher not the game.
Also Imperator cannot make the overlay work at all (Alt+R) to set ichill in game, regardless the display settings (fullscreen/windows/borderless)

henson0115 · 24 Oct 2019 at 14:21

Panos said:
@LtMatt Is the following a bug that I need to report to AMD or Paradox?
Custom game profiles for Paradox Interactive games do not work any more, after PDX added a launcher "layer" on top of the games.

So regardless if run the game normally or through Wattman, the fps cap applies only for the launcher not the game.
Also Imperator cannot make the overlay work at all (Alt+R) to set ichill in game, regardless the display settings (fullscreen/windows/borderless)

there will be 2 exes, 1 for the launcher and 1 for the game, just add the other exe to wattman manually and it should resolve the issue. atleast is does in my case with games where launchers are involved.

Panos · 24 Oct 2019 at 14:23

henson0115 said:
there will be 2 exes, 1 for the launcher and 1 for the game, just add the other exe to wattman manually and it should resolve the issue. atleast is does in my case with games where launchers are involved.

Not with Imperator. Tried it. Still goes to 144hz. Seems issue with the game, as this didn't existed pre-Cicero update.

henson0115 · 24 Oct 2019 at 16:37

Panos said:
Not with Imperator. Tried it. Still goes to 144hz. Seems issue with the game, as this didn't existed pre-Cicero update.

normally this happens when the game isnt running true fullscreen (even when fullscreen is selected), its likely a game issue as you say.

EastCoastHandle · 24 Oct 2019 at 18:44

I've been reading that full screen optimization is hampered/broken to always be on.
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical...reen-Optimizations-on-Win10-1903/td-p/8063434

shankly1985 · 24 Oct 2019 at 23:01

Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.10.2 Highlights
Support For

Call of Duty™: Modern Warfare
- With ultra presets on the Radeon™ RX 5700 XT, achieve up to 18% better performance playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare with Radeon™ Software Adrenalin 2019 edition 19.10.2 than with Radeon™ Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.10.1. RS-322
The Outer Worlds™
- With very high presets on the Radeon™ RX 5700 XT, achieve up to 8% better performance playing The Outer Worlds with Radeon™ Software Adrenalin 2019 edition 19.10.2 than with Radeon™ Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition 19.10.1. RS-321
Chernobylite™ Early Access

Fixed Issues

Launching League of Legends™ may cause the display to remain blank for a few seconds.
Radeon Chill may create an incorrect registry entry when enabled or disabled.
Borderlands 3™ may experience an application hang after running the in-game benchmark or changing resolutions.
Flicker may be experienced while playing media in Movies and TV application when using some displays connected via USB Type-C.
Some Radeon RX Vega and Radeon RX 5700 series graphics products may intermittently experience a thread stuck crash or TDR when there is a high GPU load active.

Known Issues

The Outer Worlds may experience character models being rendered incorrectly on the inventory screen.
Radeon RX 5700 series graphics products may experience stutter in some games at 1080p and low game settings.
Performance Metrics Overlay may cause stutter or screen flashing on some applications.
Radeon RX 5700 series graphics products may experience display loss when resuming from sleep or hibernate when multiple displays are connected.
Toggling HDR may cause system instability during gaming when Radeon ReLive is enabled.
Stutter may be experienced when Radeon FreeSync is enabled on 240hz refresh displays with Radeon RX 5700 series graphics products.
AMD Radeon VII may experience elevated memory clocks at idle or on desktop.