AMD has finally released a brand new graphics driver for its Radeon RX 6000 "RDNA 2" GPUs after more than two months of wait.
AMD Software 23.2.1 Graphics Driver Brings Performance Improvements & Bug Fixes For Radeon RX 7000 & RX 6000 GPUs
The last AMD Radeon RX 6000 or RDNA 2 GPU driver was released all the way back in December last year as the company focused its driver efforts on the new Radeon RX 7000 / RDNA 3 GPUs. It looks like the Radeon RX 6000 GPU users can once again enjoy game readiness and improvement across various titles in the latest drivers.
Besides bringing support for both Radeon RX 7000 & Radeon RX 6000 GPUs, the latest AMD driver for graphics cards also adds various fixes and performance improvements which can be seen in the following charts:
Today we are releasing our newest AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition application driver 23.2.1. In this latest update, gamers using AMD Radeon RX 6000 series graphics solutions can experience additional performance improvements over and above the gains delivered since our last software release for this series in November.
AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition Driver 23.2.1 also delivers updates to features first introduced on the AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 series graphics, and now available for AMD Radeon RX 6000 series graphics. Streaming optimizations for H.264 and H.265 help enhance the quality of your stream6 and updates to AMD Link will improve overall connectivity across all supported Radeon products so you can game from anywhere in the world on virtually any device. It is important to note that anyone using AMD Link on an AMD Radeon RX 7900 series graphics card will need to download this new version of AMD Link to continue using this feature.
Following are the full release notes:
- Support for:
- Forspoken
- Up to 7% increase in performance for Forspoken @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.2.1 on the Radeon RX 6950XT GPU, versus the previous software driver version 22.11.2
- Dead Space
- IREE compiler using MLIR interface on Vulkan.
- Additional Vulkan extensions. Click here for more information.
- Forspoken
- Radeon RX 6000 Series GPUs now have support for newly introduced streaming capabilities including pre-filter toggle, pre-analysis feature, and CAML technology.
- A new version of AMD Link improves overall connectivity across all supported Radeon products, RX 400 series and newer, so you can game from anywhere on virtually any device.
- Boost your performance with AMD Software - read the latest blog HERE and learn how this newly unified driver delivers performance gains since Windows 11 first launched.
- Game Optimizations
- Up to 4% increase in performance for Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.2.1 on the Radeon RX 6950XT GPU, versus the previous software driver version 22.11.2
- Up to 3% increase in performance for Sniper Elite 5 @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.2.1 on the Radeon RX 6950XT GPU, versus the previous software driver version 22.11.2
- Up to 6% increase in performance for Shadow of the Tomb Raider @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.2.1 on the Radeon RX 6950XT GPU, versus the previous software driver version 22.11.2
- Up to 7% increase in performance for Quake II RTX @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.2.1 on the Radeon RX 6950XT GPU, versus the previous software driver version 22.11.2
- Up to 4% increase in performance for Hitman 3 @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.2.1 on the Radeon RX 6950XT GPU, versus the previous software driver version 22.11.2
- Up to 6% increase in performance for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.2.1 on the Radeon RX 6950XT GPU, versus the previous software driver version 22.11.2
- Up to 19% increase in performance for F1 2022 @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.2.1 on the Radeon RX 6950XT GPU, versus the previous software driver version 22.11.2
- Up to 9% increase in performance for DOOM Eternal @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.2.1 on the Radeon RX 6950XT GPU, versus the previous software driver version 22.11.2
- Up to 4% increase in performance for Borderlands 3 @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.2.1 on the Radeon RX 6950XT GPU, versus the previous software driver version 22.11.2
- Up to 4% increase in performance for Hogwarts Legacy @ 4K using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.2.1 on the Radeon RX 6950 XT and Radeon 7900 XTX, versus the previous software driver version (22.11.2 for 6950 XT, 23.1.2 for 7900 XTX)
Fixed Issues
- AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition may fail to launch with the error message “Delayed Write Failed” on Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H2.
- Poor performance and load time may be observed while playing SpaceEngine.
- Corruption may be observed while scrolling the points shop in STEAM on Radeon RX 6000 series GPUs.
- Performance drop may be observed during Fortnite and YouTube playback with Enhanced Sync enabled on some AMD Graphics Products such as AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT.
- Corruption or game crash may be observed while playing Door Kickers 2.
- Missing or flickering textures may be observed while playing Emergency 4.
- Application crashes may be observed when launching Baldur's Gate 3 using Vulkan API on Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs.
- Stuttering may be observed while playing Sea of Thieves on Radeon RX 6000 and above series GPUs.
- Corruption may be observed while playing Battlefield 4 with Post Process Quality settings set to high or ultra on Radeon RX 6000 and above series GPUs.
- White foliage may be observed while playing Hogwarts Legacy on Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs.
- Intermittent system stuttering or UI flickering may occur when two videos are simultaneously playing using chromium-based browsers on some multi-display configurations.
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 drop may be observed during gameplay plus video playback with some extended display configurations on Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs.
- Application crashes may be observed while opening Premium Gold Packs in EA SPORTS FIFA 23.
- Some virtual reality games or apps may experience lower-than-expected performance on Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs.
- AMD Bug Report Tool pop-up or system hang may be observed after driver upgrades on some hybrid graphics notebooks. Users are recommended to use the factory reset install option as a workaround.
- Corruption may be briefly observed when moving Netflix video between displays or minimize-to-fullscreen on some AMD Products such as AMD Ryzen 7 6800U.
- Certain videos played with Movies and TV may briefly show corruption when moving the window between displays on some AMD Graphics Products such as AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT.
- Brief display corruption may occur when switching between video and game windows on some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon RX 6700 XT.
- Maximum encode bitrate is limited to 100Mbps for certain applications.
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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