AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.5.2 Release Notes
Article Number
RN-RAD-WIN-22-5-2
Highlights
- Support For
- Sniper Elite 5™
- Hitman 3™ Ray Tracing Update
- Additional Vulkan® extensions. Click here for more information.
- Radeon™ Super Resolution
- Additional support – RSR is now compatible with AMD Ryzen™ 6000 series processors with integrated graphics.
- New “Sharpen Effect” slider that allows you to fine-tune the sharpness effect of RSR to your own desired settings.
- AMD Privacy View
- A unique software powered by cutting-edge, eye tracking technology built in partnership with the team at Eyeware – monitors your eye movement and reveals only the spot on the screen you are looking at while dimming the rest, keeping prying eyes away from your screen and your information safer. To learn more, check out our blog post HERE.
- DirectX® 11 optimizations for Radeon™ RX 6000 series
- Up to 8% increase in performance in DirectX® 11-based games, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.5.2 on the Radeon RX 6950 XT, versus the previous software driver version 22.5.1 RS-470
- AMD Smart Access Memory optimizations for Death Stranding™ and Watch Dogs™: Legion
- Up to 10% increase in performance with new SAM optimizations in Death Stranding™ @ 1440p Very High settings and up to 13% increase in performance with new SAM optimizations in Watch Dogs™: Legion, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.5.2 on the Radeon RX 6950 XT, versus AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.5.1RS-471
- Up to 12% increase in performance with new SAM optimizations in Death Stranding™ @ 1440p Very High settings and up to 24% increase in performance with new SAM optimizations in Watch Dogs™: Legion, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Editiosn 22.5.2 on the Radeon RX 6750 XT, versus AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.5.1RS-472
- Up to 6% increase in performance with new SAM optimizations in Death Stranding™ @ 1440p Very High settings and up to 6% increase in performance with new SAM optimizations in Watch Dogs™: Legion, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.5.2 on the Radeon RX 6650 XT, versus AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.5.1RS-473
Known Issues
- Performance drop may be experienced while playing Fortnite™ with Multithreaded Rendering and DirectX® 11 API on some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon® RX 6900 XT Graphics.
- Stuttering may be experienced while playing Call of Duty®: Warzone™ on the Caldera map with some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon® RX 6900 XT Graphics.
- Higher than expected CPU usage when Instant Replay is enabled on some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon® RX 6900 XT Graphics.
- GPU utilization may be stuck at 100% in Radeon performance metrics after closing games on some AMD Graphics Products such as Radeon™ 570.
- Display may flicker black during video playback plus gameplay on some AMD Graphics Products such as the Radeon™ RX 6700 XT.
- Using Radeon™ Super Resolution on 2560x1600 resolution displays may produce a system hang. A temporary workaround is to set the display Scaling Mode to Full Panel.
- 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.
- Radeon performance metrics and logging features may intermittently report extremely high and incorrect memory clock values.
Important Notes
- AMD Software Capture and Stream features and Overlay support for Clone mode and Eyefinity display configurations will be introduced at a later date.
- Radeon™ Super Resolution is compatible with AMD Ryzen™ 6000 series processors with integrated graphics that do not have a discrete solution.
Package Contents
The AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.5.2 installation package contains the following:
- AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.5.2 Driver Version 22.10.17.01 for Windows® 10 and Windows® 11 (Windows Driver Store Version 30.0.21017.1000).
The AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.5.2 installation package can be downloaded from the following link:
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Installing AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition
For detailed instructions on how to correctly uninstall or install AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition, please refer to the following support resources:
NOTE: This driver is not intended for use on AMD Radeon products running in Apple Boot Camp platforms. Users of these platforms should contact their system manufacturer for driver support. When installing AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.5.2 for the Windows® operating system, the user must be logged on as Administrator, or have Administrator rights to complete the installation of AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.5.2.
Radeon Product Compatibility
AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.5.2 is compatible with the following AMD Radeon products.
| Radeon™ RX 6900/6800/6700/6600/6500/6400 Series Graphics |
| Radeon™ RX 5700/5600/5500/5300 Series Graphics |
| Radeon™ VII |
| Radeon™ RX Vega Series Graphics |
| AMD Radeon™ Pro Duo |
| Radeon™ RX 500 / Radeon 500X Series Graphics |
| Radeon™ RX 400 Series Graphics |
Mobility Radeon™ Product Compatibility
AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.5.2 is a notebook reference graphics driver with limited support for system vendor specific features.
| AMD Radeon™ RX 6800M Series Graphics |
| AMD Radeon™ RX 6700M Series Graphics |
| AMD Radeon™ RX 6600M Series Graphics |
| AMD Radeon™ RX 6500M Series Graphics |
| AMD Radeon™ RX 6300M Series Graphics |
| AMD Radeon™ RX 5700M/5600M/5500M/5300M Series Graphics |
| AMD Radeon™ 600 Series Graphics |
AMD Processors with Radeon Graphics Product Compatibility
Important Note for Laptop and All-In-One (AIO) PCs
AMD recommends OEM-provided drivers which are customized and validated for their system-specific features and optimizations.
If you experience issues using the AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition driver package downloaded from AMD.com, please install the OEM-provided drivers for full support and compatibility.
| DESKTOP | MOBILE |
|---|
| AMD Ryzen™ Processors with Radeon™ Vega Graphics | AMD Ryzen™ Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics |
| AMD Ryzen™ PRO Processors with Radeon™ Vega Graphics | AMD Ryzen™ Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Vega Graphics |
| AMD Athlon™ Processors with Radeon™ Vega Graphics | AMD Ryzen™ PRO Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Vega Graphics |
| AMD Athlon™ PRO Processors with Radeon™ Vega Graphics | AMD Athlon™ Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Vega Graphics |
| AMD Athlon™ PRO Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Vega Graphics |
Compatible Operating Systems
AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.5.2 is designed to support the following Microsoft® Windows® platforms. Operating System support may vary depending on your specific AMD Radeon product.
- Windows 11 version 21H2
- Windows 10 64-bit version 1809 and later
Footnote
- RS-470 – Testing conducted by AMD as of April 26th, 2022, on a test system configured with a Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU, 32GB DDR4, Radeon RX 6950 XT GPU, and Windows 10 Pro, with AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.5.2 and 22.5.1 in 10 select DX®11-based games at different resolutions and settings: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey™ (1080p, ultrahigh pre-set), Far Cry 6®, (1080p, ultra pre-set), Farming Simulator 22™ (1080p very high pre-set), Grand Theft Auto™ V (4K, ultra pre-set), A Total War Saga™: Troy (1080p, ultra pre-set), Total War™: Warhammer III (1080p, ultra pre-set), Watch Dogs Legion (1080p, ultra pre-set), Apex Legends (4K, ultra pre-set), Overwatch (1080p, Epic pre-set), Valorant™ (1440p, high pre-set). Performance may vary.
- RS-471 – Testing conducted by AMD as of April 26th, 2022, on a test system configured with a Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU, 32GB DDR4, Radeon RX 6950 XT GPU, and Windows 10 Pro, with AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.5.1 and AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.5.2 with 2 games. Game tested with various presets at different resolutions. Performance may vary.
- RS-472 – Testing conducted by AMD as of April 26th, 2022, on a test system configured with a Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU, 32GB DDR4, Radeon RX 6750 XT GPU, and Windows 10 Pro, with AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.5.1 and AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.5.2 with 2 games. Game tested with various presets at different resolutions. Performance may vary.
- RS-473 – Testing conducted by AMD as of April 26th, 2022, on a test system configured with a Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU, 32GB DDR4, Radeon RX 6650 XT GPU, and Windows 10 Pro, with AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.5.1 and AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.5.2 with 2 games. Game tested with various presets at different resolutions. Performance may vary
