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AMD Adrenalin 24.9.1 Driver Released With Support for AFMF 2

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In July 2024, AMD released a new beta version of its Fluid Motion Frames tech, AFMF 2. And yesterday, the red team released the AMD Adrenalin 24.9.1 driver which adds official support for its final version.

What’s cool with AFMF2 is that it resolves one of the biggest gripes I had with it. You see, AFMF1 was disabling Frame Generation during fast movements. This was a dealbreaker for me. And that’s exactly what AFMF2 aims to fix.

According to AMD, AFMF2 includes fast motion optimization. This helps AMD users enjoy smoother gameplay and higher FPS, even during fast action scenes, with more consistent frame generation. Plus, you can now turn on AFMF2 in any game that uses OpenGL, Vulkan, DirectX 11, or DirectX 12. That’s a huge deal. Because, right now, you can use AFMF2 in A LOT of PC games that do not support DLSS 3 or FSR 3.0.

AFMF 2 now also supports Radeon Chill. According to AMD, this will allow for a low-latency FPS cap. And that’s not all. AMD has added two new major features to AFMF 2. These are the Search Mode and the Performance Mode. So, let’s see what they do.

Search Mode helps make gameplay smoother by improving how “fallback” works in AFMF 2. The fallback occurs when AFMF frame generation is turned off briefly during fast-motion scenes to keep the image quality high. This could cause a bit of jitter, which affected how smooth the game felt.

On the other hand, the Performance Mode comes with three settings. These are Auto, Quality and Performance. Quality was the setting that AFMF 1 used. The new Performance setting reduces the overhead of AFMF 2 to help make high frame rate gaming experiences more achievable on a wider range of devices.

Finally, this new driver comes with all the improvements we saw in the AMD Adrenalin 24.20.11.01 driver. Therefore, it will provide an optimal gaming experience in games like God of War: Ragnarok, Final Fantasy 16 and Frostpunk 2.

You can download this new driver from AMD’s official website. You can also find below its complete changelog.

AMD Adrenalin 24.9.1 Driver Release Notes

    • New Game Support

      • Frostpunk 2
      • God of War Ragnarök
      • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
      • The Sims™ 4 DirectX® 11 Update

    • AMD Fluid Motion Frames (AFMF) 2

      • A major advancement in frame generation technology for AMD HYPR-RX.
        • Lower Latency and Higher Performance
          • AFMF 2 enhances fast-paced gaming by significantly reducing frame generation latency and improving performance scaling through new modes.
        • Fast Motion Optimization
          • Enjoy smoother gameplay and higher FPS with improved frame generation consistency during fast motion.
        • Improved Borderless-Fullscreen Support
          • Expanded display mode support for RDNA 3 series graphics products ensures compatibility with virtually all borderless fullscreen games.
        • Expanded API Support
          • AFMF 2 can now be enabled for any OpenGLNEW, VulkanNEW, DirectX® 11, and DirectX® 12 titles.
        • Radeon™ Chill Interoperability
          • AFMF 2 now supports Radeon™ Chill, providing a low-latency FPS capping option.
        • Optimized AMD Ryzen AI™ 300 Series Support
          • AFMF 2 is optimized for an extensive list of AMD products, including AMD Ryzen AI™ 300 series processors. Learn more HERE.
      • Check out our new blog HERE to learn more about AFMF 2 and this driver release.

 

  • AMD Radeon™ Anti-Lag 2 Vulkan® Support for Counter-Strike 2

    • AMD Radeon™ Anti-Lag 2 now supports the Vulkan® API, offering additional responsive gaming options. AMD Radeon™ Anti-Lag 2 introduces an in-game option to optimally pace frames, further reducing input lag on AMD RDNA™ architecture-based graphics products.
      • Users looking for a way to measure response time can use our Frame Latency Meter (FLM) or the built-in latency monitor in AMD Radeon™ Anti-Lag 2.
        •  Use the ALT+SHIFT+L hotkey to enable the Radeon Anti-Lag 2 Latency Monitor. Once activated, a small white chevron will appear in the top left corner of your display, indicating that it is enabled.
        • Use ALT+SHIFT+L again to cycle through the following Latency Monitor display options: No metrics, FPS only, FPS and latency (in ms), FPS and latency (in ms and frames), FPS and latency (in ms and frames) with a legend.
        • To compare the difference between Anti-Lag 2 On and Anti-Lag Off, hold the right CTRL key.
      • Check out our new blog HERE to learn more about the AMD Radeon™ Anti-Lag 2 SDK.

  • Geometric Downscaling for Video

    • Improved image quality by reducing artifacts during downscaled video playback.
      • Geometric Downscaling is supported on AMD Radeon™ 800M integrated graphics, as well as AMD Radeon™ RX 7000 series desktop and mobile discrete graphics cards.

    • Expanded AMD Radeon™ Boost Support

      • FINAL FANTASY XVI

    • Expanded HYPR-Tune Support

      • HYPR-Tune support allows HYPR-RX to enable in-game technologies like AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution and AMD Radeon™ Anti-Lag 2.
      • Support has been added to automatically configure AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution 3 with frame generation in:
        • Black Myth: Wukong
        • Creatures of Ava
        • Frostpunk 2
        • God of War Ragnarök
      • Support has been added to automatically configure AMD Radeon™ Anti-Lag 2 in:
        • Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT

    • Expanded Vulkan Extensions Support

 

    • Mesh Nodes in Work Graphs via Microsoft Agility SDK 1.715.0 Preview

      • Microsoft DirectX® 12 Work Graphs with Mesh Nodes support for AMD Radeon™ RX 7000 Series graphics cards.
        • View our accompanying blog post on GPUOpen to learn more about Mesh Nodes in Work Graphs and how to enable it.
        • Find our Work Graphs Mesh Nodes samples on GitHub.

  • Fixed Issues and Improvements

    • Intermittent driver timeout or application crash while playing Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.
    • Intermittent driver timeout or application crash during certain cutscenes while playing FINAL FANTASY XVI on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon™ RX 6600 XT.
    • Overly dark shadows or desaturated colors may be observed while playing Black Myth: Wukong when Global Illumination is to Medium or higher.
    • Intermittent in-game corruption may be observed while playing Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT with AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ Record & Streaming and HDR enabled.
    • AFMF may become inactive after enabling certain on-screen overlays.
    • AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition may unexpectedly initiate upon system wake from sleep mode.
    • Audio and video may intermittently become out of sync while recording using the AV1 codec in AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition.