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The AMD Driver Thread

neil473 said:
Is the machine definately still working in the background and i.e. if you unplug and plug back in the cable it comes back to life ? or has it locked up ?
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Yup, the machine is definitely up and working in the background, I'm tempted to plug it into a monitor with HDMI and see if it's just a Display Port issue.

Again no settings have changed in months and everything it running at stock.
 
4K8KW10 said:
Question:

Will AMD fix the 4K hardware acceleration on YouTube, and in general, for its graphics cards?

Is there more detailed information about AMD's Unified Video Decoder and the supported resolutions with codecs?

Link to a thread with reported issues: 4k video in youtube. | Overclockers UK Forums
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Depends if the GPU actually supports the VP9 codec. AFAIK support is from Navi 10 onwards.

Can confirm it works fine on 6900 XT, but not on Radeon VII or RX 580 as they lack VP9 support.
 
LtMatt said:
Depends if the GPU actually supports the VP9 codec. AFAIK support is from Navi 10 onwards.

Can confirm it works fine on 6900 XT, but not on Radeon VII or RX 580 as they lack VP9 support.
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So, the problem is lack of agreement between AMD and YouTube what normal codec the latter to use in order to be supported universally by all graphics vendors?
Or YouTube has an intention to sabotage AMD by using other unsupported codecs, such as AV1, which is supported only on a Navi 2X?

It is scandalous! This situation is true hell.
 
Just checked and these are there;

https://drivers.amd.com/drivers/non-whql-radeon-software-adrenalin-2020-21.3.1-win10-64bit-mar18.exe

Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 21.3.1 Highlights
Support For
  • AMD Radeon™ RX 6700 Graphics
  • DOOM Eternal™: The Ancient Gods - Part Two
  • Radeon BoostGD-158
    • Now supports DirectX®12 with Variable Rate Shading for select titles.
  • Radeon Anti-LagGD-157
    • Now supports DirectX®12.
  • Performance Tuning Stress TestGD-106
    • A new built in tool for Performance Tuning in Radeon Software that allows users to stress test their graphics products tuning profiles.
Added Vulkan® Support
  • VK_KHR_synchronization2
    • This extension modifies the original core synchronization APIs to simplify the interface and improve usability of these APIs. It also adds new pipeline stage and access flag types that extend into the 64-bit range. Pipeline stages and access flags are now specified together in memory barrier structures, making the connection between the two more obvious. Additionally, Layout transitions have been simplified by providing generic layouts, which are contextually applied based on the image format. Events are made more efficient as well as they include memory dependency information when they are set on the device. Furthermore, Queue submission has also been changed to wrap command buffers and semaphores in extensible structures, which incorporate changes from Vulkan 1.1, VK_KHR_device_group and VK_KHR_timeline_semaphore. This adds a pipeline stage to the semaphore signal operation, mirroring the existing pipeline stage specification for wait operations.
  • VK_EXT_4444_formats
    • This extension defines the VK_FORMAT_A4R4G4B4_UNORM_PACK16_EXT and VK_FORMAT_A4B4G4R4_UNORM_PACK16_EXT formats for compatibility with other graphics APIs to help with porting without having to resort to swizzling.
  • VK_EXT_conditional_rendering
    • This extension allows conditional draws, compute dispatches or clears based on a value in command buffer memory. These commands could be discarded without the application’s intervention if the condition is not met, which may result in reduced latency.
  • VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion
    • This extension provides the ability to perform color space conversions during texture sampling operations for the Y′CBCR color space, which is mainly used for processing inputs from video decoders and cameras. It also adds a selection of multi-planar formats, image aspect plane, and the ability to bind memory to the planes of an image collectively or separately.
Fixed Issues
  • Radeon Software may sometimes have higher than expected CPU utilization, even when a system is at idle.
  • A system hang or crash may be experienced when upgrading Radeon Software while an Oculus™ VR headset is connected to your system on Radeon GCN graphics products.
  • Minecraft™ DXR may exhibit corrupted or missing textures when ray tracing is enabled on Radeon RX 6000 series graphics products.
  • An application crash may occur in Call of Duty™: Modern Warfare when ray tracing is enabled on Radeon RX 6000 series graphics products.
  • Lighting fails to render correctly on Radeon RX 6800 series graphics products in Star Citizen™.
  • A black screen may occur when enabling and disabling Enhanced Sync while vsync is enabled in some Vulkan® API games.
  • A black screen or system hang may occur on Hybrid Graphics systems for some Vulkan® API games when Enhanced Sync is enabled.
  • Bethesda™ launcher may experience an application crash on startup when launching some games.
  • Users may be unable to create a new scene in the Radeon Software Streaming tab on first launch or after a settings factory reset.
  • Game specific performance tuning profiles may fail to load when a global performance tuning profile has been created or set.
  • Disabling HDCP support and performing a factory reset and/or system restart may sometimes trigger a system crash or hang on boot.
  • Epic Games™ social overlay or launcher may exhibit color corruption.
  • Xuan-Yuan Sword VII™ may experience an application crash with DirectX®12 ray tracing enabled on Radeon RX 6000 series graphics.
  • Color corruption may be experienced in Cyberpunk 2077™ when Radeon Boost is enabled.
  • Display flicker or corruption may occur on high refresh rate/resolution multi-monitor system configurations on Radeon RX Vega series graphics.
  • Audio loss or cutout may intermittently occur on some TV displays when Windows® audio is set to use 5.1 or 7.1 speaker configurations.
Known Issues
  • The start and cancel buttons in the performance tuning stress test may disappear when Radeon Software is resized to be small.
  • On a limited number of displays, the preferred desktop resolution in Windows® may change when the display is power cycled.
  • Enabling vsync in Rocket League and setting the game to use borderless fullscreen may cause stuttering or ghosting.
  • Radeon RX 400 and 500 series graphics products may experience a TDR during extended periods of video playback.
  • Brightness flickering may intermittently occur in some games or applications when Radeon™ FreeSync is enabled, and the game is set to use borderless fullscreen.
  • Enhanced Sync may cause a black screen to occur when enabled on some games and system configurations. Any users who may be experiencing issues with Enhanced Sync enabled should disable it as a temporary workaround.
 
the latest driver will stop reporting most of the temp sensors in hwinfo, the author is already working on a new version fyi.

Edit: Fixed in the latest beta 7.01-4415 tested and confirmed
 
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A huge fix in this new driver: I can now get UHD at 10-bit RGB 4:4:4 with HDR at 100 and 120Hz. Game mode switches in and out perfectly and no more blank/corrupt screens or slow/no detection. (6900XT). Fantastic.

I was having lots of connection issues, even driving me to try different cables, but it seems it was a driver issue all along. Samsung Q95T.
 
Phixsator said:
Because due to the current GPU situation we have right now I ended up getting stuck with an RTX 3070 and while the performance level is fine the driver package itself is dreadful. I cannot stress how much I hate GFE.
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Check out nvcleaninstall from techpowerup.

But do agree, AMD drivers are in another league.
 
Nexus18 said:
Check out nvcleaninstall from techpowerup.

But do agree, AMD drivers are in another league.
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Been using NVCleanInstall but then sharpening tools are even more idiotic in the way you have to enable at set them. So either you have to use the archaic NCP and its slow toggles or you have to use GFE and hope your game is supported...

Sure Radeon settings aren't perfect. Some things take 1 more click than desired but in the end, the UI is super fast, and most settings works without restarting a game. It's easy and trouble-free.
 
Phixsator said:
Been using NVCleanInstall but then sharpening tools are even more idiotic in the way you have to enable at set them. So either you have to use the archaic NCP and its slow toggles or you have to use GFE and hope your game is supported...

Sure Radeon settings aren't perfect. Some things take 1 more click than desired but in the end, the UI is super fast, and most settings works without restarting a game. It's easy and trouble-free.
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Ah yeah the sharpening stuff via nvidia is crap.

Just use sweetfx/redux, will produce a better result in the end
 
RayRayFPS said:
Seem to be getting better 3dmark benchmark results with this update. My overclocks seem more stable for some reason.
Seem to be getting better 3dmark benchmark results with this update. My overclocks seem more stable for some reason.

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/25177083
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RayRayFPS said:
Seem to be getting better 3dmark benchmark results with this update. My overclocks seem more stable for some reason.
Seem to be getting better 3dmark benchmark results with this update. My overclocks seem more stable for some reason.

http://www.3dmark.com/fs/25177083
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Nice. :)
 
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