AMD Releases Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.10.1 Driver with Support for Windows 11, Far Cry 6, Battlefield 2042 Open Beta, and More

AMD has released their latest driver, Adrenalin 21.10.1, which includes support for Windows 11, Far Cry 6, Battlefield 2042 Open Beta, and more.

The amd windows 11 drivers is a driver released by AMD. It has support for Windows 11, Far Cry 6, Battlefield 2042 Open Beta, and More.

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AMD’s Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.10.1 driver was published today. The new driver adds compatibility for a number of upcoming titles, including Windows 11 (which is already available), Far Cry 6 is the sixth installment in the Far Cry series. (which will be released on October 7), and the open beta for Battlefield 2042. (early access begins tomorrow).

Far Cry 6 players may anticipate up to 13 percent better performance on a Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics card with the new 21.10.1 driver compared to the previous version at the Medium setting in 1440p on a Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics card, according to AMD. Using the new driver, gamers with a Radeon RX 6800 XT should notice an 11 percent boost in performance in 4K at the Ultra setting (DX12).

You may get the Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.10.1 installation package directly from this page.

Highlights of Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.10.1

In Support Of

  • Microsoft Windows 11 is a new operating system from Microsoft.
  • Far Cry 6
    • Using RadeonTM Software Adrenalin 21.10.1 on the 12 GB Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card, performance in Far Cry 6 @ 1080p Ultra Settings with raytracing enabled improved by up to 10% compared to the previous software driver version 21.9.2. RS-412
    • Using Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.10.1 on the 16 GB Radeon RX 6800 XT graphics card, performance in Far Cry 6 @ 4K Medium Settings improved by up to 12% compared to the previous software driver version 21.9.2. RS-413
    • Far Cry 6 At 1440p has a performance boost of up to 13%. On the 8 GB Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics card, running Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.10.1 with raytracing enabled, compared to the prior software driver version 21.9.2. RS-414
  • Battlefield 2042 is a game set in the year 2042. (Open Beta)
  • Bladepoint: Naraka
  • Battlegrounds: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
    • DirectX 12 is the latest version of DirectX.
      • Using Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.10.1 on the 16 GB Radeon RX 6800 XT graphics card, performance in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds @ 4K Ultra Settings with DX12 improved by up to 11% compared to the previous software driver version 21.9.2.RS-415.

Issues that have been resolved

  • On certain AMD Graphics devices, such as the Radeon RX 6700 XT, playing Horizon Zero Dawn for a prolonged amount of time may cause driver timeouts or game crashes.
  • On certain AMD Graphics devices, such as the Radeon RX 500 Series Graphics, driver timeouts may occur while playing a game and streaming a video at the same time.
  • When two or more monitors are attached to a machine, certain users may see excessive idle memory clock speed numbers.
  • On certain AMD Graphics devices, such as the Radeon RX 6700 XT, driver timeouts may occur when playing The Medium.
  • Radeon Software may show erroneously greater than real GPU power consumption numbers when the GPU is fully loaded.
  • When viewing greenery while playing Wreckfest or Arma 3, visual corruption may occur.

Issues that have been identified

  • After a user stops a recording session and quits the program, Open Broadcaster Software may continue to operate in the background.
  • When playing certain DirectX 11 games, such as PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, with several monitors connected in extended mode, AMD Radeon Software may crash or become unusable.
  • When activated on certain games and system settings, Enhanced Sync may result in a blank screen. As an interim solution, any users who are having problems with Enhanced Sync should deactivate it.
  • Extremely high and erroneous memory clock values may be reported by Radeon performance measurements and logging capabilities on occasion.

Known Issues with AMD Link for Windows

  • When streaming HEVC over the Internet with certain setups, there may be intermittent grey frame corruption. Instead, utilize the AVC encoding option as a workaround.

Footnote

  • RS-412 – AMD testing on a test system consisting of a Ryzen 9 5900X CPU, 16GB DDR4, Radeon RX 6700 XT GPU, and Windows 10 Pro, with Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.10.1 and 21.9.2 on Far Cry 6 as of September 30, 2024. The game was tested with the extreme setting at 1080p with raytracing turned on. Performance is subject to change.
  • RS-413 – AMD testing on a test system consisting of a Ryzen 9 5900X CPU, 16GB DDR4, Radeon RX 6800 XT GPU, and Windows 10 Pro, with Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.10.1 and 21.9.2 on Far Cry 6 as of September 30, 2024. At 4K, the game was tested on the medium preset. Performance is subject to change.
  • RS-414 – Testing performed by AMD on a test system consisting of a Ryzen 9 5900X CPU, 16GB DDR4, Radeon RX 6600 XT GPU, and Windows 10 Pro, with Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.10.1 and 21.9.2 on Far Cry 6 as of September 30, 2024. The game was tested at 1440p with the medium setting and raytracing turned on. Performance is subject to change.
  • RS-415 – AMD conducted testing on PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds with Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.10.1 and 21.9.2 on September 29, 2024, on a test system consisting of a Ryzen 9 5900X CPU, 16GB DDR4, Radeon RX 6800 XT GPU, and Windows 10 Pro, on a test system consisting of a Ryzen 9 5900X CPU, 16GB DDR4, Radeon RX 6800 X At 4K, DX12, the game was tested with the extreme preset. Performance is subject to change.

AMD is the source of this information.

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