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As AMD is now well into their third generation of RDNA architecture GPUs, the sun has been slowly setting on AMD’s remaining Graphics Core Next (GCN) designs, better known by the architecture names of Polaris and Vega. In recent weeks the company dropped support for those GPU architectures in their open source Vulkan Linux driver, AMDVLK, and now we have confirmation that the company is slowly winding down support for these architectures in their Windows drivers as well. Under AMD’s extended driver support schedule for Polaris and Vega, the drivers for these architectures will no longer be kept at feature parity with the RDNA architectures. And while AMD will continue to support Polaris and Vega for some time to come, that support is being reduced...
AMD Releases Adrenalin Software Spring 2022 Update: Adds RSR Upscaling and More
AMD this morning is releasing the awaited spring update to their AMD Software Adrenalin Edition suite for their GPUs. First unveiled back in January as part of AMD’s keynote...
12 by Ryan Smith on 3/17/2022
Intel Xe Graphics: An Interview with VP Lisa Pearce
Bringing a new range of hardware to market is not an easy task, even for Intel. The company has an install base of its ‘Gen’ graphics in hundreds of...
34 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 11/11/2020
AMD Publishes First Beta Driver With Windows 10 Hardware GPU Scheduling Support
Following last week’s release of NVIDIA’s first Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling-enabled video card driver, AMD this week has stepped up to the plate to do the same. The Radeon Software...
29 by Ryan Smith on 6/29/2020
NVIDIA Posts First DirectX 12 Ultimate Driver Set, Enables GPU Hardware Scheduling
NVIDIA sends word this morning that the company has posted their first DirectX 12 Ultimate-compliant driver. Published as version 451.48 – the first driver out of NVIDIA’s new Release...
63 by Ryan Smith on 6/24/2020
Intel Kaby Lake-G GPU Driver Updates Left In Limbo, Currently Unsupported
While the retail shelf life of Intel’s unusual Kaby Lake-G processor has pretty much passed at this point, it looks like it has become the gift that keeps on...
47 by Ryan Smith on 6/8/2020
GPUs Unleashed: Intel Releases First Unlocked GPU Driver For OEM Systems
While Intel’s integrated GPUs have made immense strides over the past decade, there’s been one particular legacy they’ve been unable to break free from: OEM driver locking. Due to...
33 by Ryan Smith on 4/28/2020
Qualcomm to Update Smartphone GPU Driver Every Quarter, Develops GPU Inspector Tool
As part of its Snapdragon Elite Gaming initiative, Qualcomm previously announced its intentions to release quarterly driver updates for its Adreno GPUs. And now at long last, the first...
10 by Anton Shilov on 3/26/2020
AMD Posts Radeon Software 20.2.2 Drivers: Focusing on Bug Fixes and Stability
Finding themselves under some fire as of late for driver quality, AMD has released their second Radeon driver update for February. Focused on improving driver stability, today's release, 20.2.2...
29 by Ryan Smith on 2/28/2020
NVIDIA Releases GeForce 436.02 Driver: Integer Scaling Support for Turing, Freestyle Sharpening, & More
With this year’s Gamescom event now in full swing, the German games show seems to be taking on an ever-larger presence in the worlds of gaming and hardware. Along...
28 by Ryan Smith on 8/20/2019
NVIDIA @ SIGGRAPH 2019: NV to Enable 30-bit OpenGL Support on GeForce/Titan Cards
Kicking off this week is SIGGRAPH, the annual North American professional graphics gathering that sees everyone from researchers to hardware vendors come together to show off new ideas and...
36 by Ryan Smith on 7/29/2019
AMD Releases Radeon Pro Software for Enterprise 19.Q2: Gaming Driver Support for Radeon Pro
AMD this week has released their Radeon Pro Software for Enterprise 19.Q2 WHQL, bringing support for the Windows 10 May 2019 Update due later this month, as well as...
13 by Nate Oh on 5/10/2019
Intel Releases New Graphics Control Panel: The Intel Graphics Command Center
Making their own contribution to this busy week of GPU and gaming news, this evening Intel took the wraps off of their previously teased new graphics control panel. Dubbed...
50 by Ryan Smith & Billy Tallis on 3/20/2019
NVIDIA To Move Mobile Kepler GPUs to Legacy Status in April 2019 (& 3D Vision Too)
In a note on their support website published earlier this afternoon, NVIDIA has announced that they are preparing to move their mobile (laptop) Kepler GPUs to legacy status, ending...
18 by Ryan Smith on 3/8/2019
AMD Releases Radeon Pro Software for Enterprise 19.Q1: Adds Limited Support for Consumer Radeon Cards
This week, AMD released their Radeon Pro Software for Enterprise 19.Q1 WHQL. Headlining this release, on the heels of the launch of the prosumer-oriented Radeon VII, AMD is introducing Radeon...
15 by Nate Oh on 2/12/2019
AMD Releases Radeon Software Adrenalin 2019 Edition: Streaming for Videos, Games, & VR
As 2018 winds down, once again it’s time for AMD’s annual major feature update for their graphics drivers, Radeon Software. Going by the unassuming title of ‘Radeon Software Adrenalin...
38 by Nate Oh on 12/13/2018
AMD Releases Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1
Today, AMD released Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.11.1, bringing zero-day game support and performance improvements ahead of Hitman 2 (11/13/18), Fallout 76 (11/14/18), and Battlefield V Early Access (11/15/18)...
6 by Nate Oh on 11/8/2018
AMD Ceases Graphics Driver Development for 32-bit Operating Systems
With the recent October releases of Adrenalin Edition, AMD has finally discontinued support for 32-bit operating systems. The latest 32-bit packages can still be manually downloaded through older driver...
22 by Nate Oh on 10/26/2018
NVIDIA Releases 399.24 WHQL Driver, NVIDIA SHIELD TV Mobile App
Today, NVIDIA released driver version 399.24 WHQL, a more minor update focused on zero-day game support. Headlining the Game Ready titles is the Shadow of the Tomb Raider (9/14)...
13 by Nate Oh on 9/10/2018
AMD Releases Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.8.2
Today, AMD released Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 18.8.2, featuring support for Strange Brigade, which releases tomorrow, as well as F1 2018. This update also supersedes the Strange Brigade Early...
9 by Nate Oh on 8/27/2018
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