AMD has released a new beta/optional driver for its graphics cards. According to the red team, the AMD Adrenalin Edition 25.2.1 Beta Driver adds support for all the latest triple-A PC games.
To be more precise, this driver adds support for Sid Meier’s Civilization VII, Avowed, Monster Hunter Wilds and Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. So, if you are planning to play any of them, you should download and install this driver.
AMD has also fixed a black screen issue that could appear in the Main Menu of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. This could happen when AMD users had Radeon Anti-Lag 2 and Ray Tracing enabled on an AMD Ryzen 7000 series GPU. Plus, you will now be able to set low black values when using MyXrayDose ViewIQ.
And that’s it. That’s all the fixes and tweaks that this new driver has. So, if you are not affected by any of them, you can safely skip it.
If, on the other hand, you want to run the latest available driver for your AMD GPU, you can download the driver from this link. Do note that this driver is only compatible with the RX 5000, 6000 and 7000 series GPUs. It will not work with older GPUs like the RX580 or the Vega 56/64.
Finally, you can find its complete changelog below.
AMD Adrenalin Edition 25.2.1 Optional Driver Release Notes
New Game Support
- Sid Meier’s Civilization VII
- Avowed
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
Fixed Issues and Improvements
- Partial black screen may appear in Main Menu while playing Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 with Radeon™ Anti-Lag 2 and Ray Tracing enabled on AMD Ryzen™ 7000 and above series processors.
- Unable to set low black values when using MyXrayDose ViewIQ.
Known Issues
- Intermittent system or application crash may be observed while playing FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH for long periods of time.
- Intermittent driver timeout or crash may be observed while playing Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 HX 370. Users experiencing this issue can enable Variable Graphics Memory in AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition as a temporary measure (AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition -> Performance -> Tuning -> Variable Graphics Memory).
- Intermittent stutter may be observed while playing Marvel Rivals when AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution 3 frame generation is enabled. Users experiencing this issue are recommended to disable AMD FidelityFX™ Super Resolution 3 frame generation in the per-game settings as a temporary workaround.
- After using the AMD Cleanup Utility for Windows®, the AMD Bug Report Tool may appear intermittently during a new driver install on AMD Ryzen™ 7000 and above series processors paired with AMD Graphics Products.
- HEVC encoding may not work as expected while using OBS Studio with Twitch Enhanced Broadcasting.
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