AMD has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 23.5.1 Driver packs performance improvements for AMD’s latest GPUs in The Lord of the Rings: Gollum.
Going into more details, owners of the AMD RX 6000 series can expect a performance increase of up to 12% in 4K. On the other hand, owners of the AMD RX 7900 series can expect a performance boost of up to 18%.
This new driver also packs some fixes for other games. For instance, it reduces the video memory usage during shader compilation time when first launching The Last of Us Part I. It also resolves a crash issue in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on some AMD Graphics Products.
As always, you can download this new driver from AMD’s official website. Below you can also find its complete changelog.
AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 23.5.1 Driver Release Notes
Highlights
- Support for:
- The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™
- Up to 16% increase in performance in The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ 23.5.1 on the Radeon™ RX 7900 Series GPUs, versus the previous software driver version 23.4.3 RS-577
- Up to 12% increase in performance in The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™ @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition™ 23.5.1 on the Radeon™ RX 6000 Series GPUs, versus the previous software driver version 23.4.3 RS-578
- The Lord of the Rings: Gollum™
Fixed Issues
- Application crash or driver timeout may be observed during video playback using DaVinci Resolve™ Studio.
- Brief display corruption may occur when switching between video and game windows on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon™ RX 6700 XT.
- Higher than expected memory usage during shader compilation time when first launching THE LAST OF US™ Part I.
- Intermittent system crash while playing Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon™ RX 580.
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 drops may be observed during gameplay and video playback with some extended display configurations on Radeon™ RX 7000 series GPUs.
- Some virtual reality games or applications may experience lower-than-expected performance on Radeon™ RX 7000 series GPUs.
- Application crash may be intermittently observed while playing RuneScape™ on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon™ RX 5700 XT.
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