Big Performance Gains! – AMD’s GPUs are ready for Starfield
AMD promises significant performance gains in Starfield with their latest GPU drivers
AMD Software version 23.8.2 has landed, and it features game-specific optimisations for Starfield, a game that is launching to early access players very soon. This driver claims to deliver up to 16% performance gains in Starfield, which is a huge performance boost for a simple driver update, and also addresses crashing issues in Baldur’s Gate 3 when that game is played under DX12.
With the promise of up to 16% performance gains in Starfield, Radeon’s AMD Software 23.8.2 driver will be a must download for players of Bethesda’s new RPG. You can expect us to analyse the game following the game’s launch and test it across a variety of graphics cards and PC configurations.
Highlights
Support for
– Starfield
– Up to 16% increase in performance for Starfield @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition⢠23.8.2 on the Radeonâ¢? RX 7900XTX GPU, versus the previous software driver version 23.8.1 RS-594
– Up to 16% increase in performance for Starfield @ 4k, using AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition⢠23.8.2 on the Radeonâ¢? RX 7900XT GPU, versus the previous software driver version 23.8.1 RS-595
Fixed Issues
– Application crash or driver timeout may be observed while playing Baldur’s Gate 3 with DirectX® 11 API set on certain systems with Radeon⢠RX 7000 series GPUs.
Known Issues
– Performance Metrics Overlay may report N/A for FPS on various games.
– Audio may intermittently become out of sync with video when recording from AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition with AV1 codec.
– Display may not reach correct brightness with certain games on select SAMSUNG⢠FreeSync Premium Pro monitors or TVs with local dimming setting enabled.
Important Notes
– AMD is working with the game developers of Starfield⢠to resolve an intermittent driver timeout or visual corruption issue when Dynamic Resolution is set to 75-78% with certain ultra wide monitors. Users experiencing this issue should adjust the Dynamic Resolution option as a temporary workaround.
– Factory Reset has been temporarily disabled as a precautionary measure while we address isolated installation issues that have been reported during PC upgrades. Users may use AMD Cleanup Utility as a temporary option.
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Radeon Product Family Compatibility
Radeon RX 7000 Series Radeon RX 7000M Series Radeon RX 6000 Series Radeon RX 6000M Series Radeon RX Navi 5700/5600 Series Radeon VII Radeon RX 5500 Series RX 5300M (Notebook GPU) Radeon RX Vega Series AMD Radeon Pro Duo Radeon RX 500 Series Graphics AMD Radeon RX 400 Series Graphics Â
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