AMD Software Adrenalin 24.2.1 WHQL Released

AMD today released the latest version of AMD Software Adrenalin. Version 24.2.1 WHQL comes with optimization for "Skull and Bones," and "Nightingale." In case you're wondering where Radeon RX 7900 GRE support is; it's been around since July 2023 when the GPU was launched as a China-exclusive. With this release, AMD is also expanding the Vulkan API feature-set with new extensions as listed below. A large number of issues have been fixed with this release. To begin with; an intermittent driver-timeout issue seen with "Helldivers 2" on RX 7000 series GPUs has been addressed. Excessive stutter when playing several games, such as "Battlefield 2042," "Destiny 2," "Overwatch 2," "Monster Hunter: World," "PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS," and "STAR WARS Battlefront II," has been fixed. Excessive game loading times with "Deathloop" on cards such as RX 6900 XT, has been fixed.


"Deadspace" crashing on some RX 6000 series cards with RTAO enabled, has been fixed. First launching "Enshrouded" or changing AA settings, causes an intermittent application crash, which has been fixed. Visual artifacts with the game have been also fixed. HDR settings failing to take effect with "Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth" has been fixed. An intermittent driver-timeout with "Counterstrike 2" with FSR enabled on RX 7900 XTX, has been fixed. Incorrect reporting of graphics API as DirectX 12 in some Vulkan games has been fixed. Parsec host application experiencing a crash after reboot, has been fixed. Microsoft Teams displaying looped webcam footage on Ryzen 7 7840U has been fixed. Also fixed is a green tint noticed in Oculus Rift S with some RX 7000 series products. AFMF incorrectly displaying in hybrid GPU setups has been fixed—AFMF only works with a supported GPU is the display GPU.

DOWNLOAD: AMD Software Adrenalin 24.2.1 WHQL







New Feature Highlights

New Game Support

• Skull and Bones


• Nightingale

Expanded Vulkan Extensions Support:

• VK_KHR_calibrated_timestamps


• VK_KHR_line_rasterization


• VK_KHR_load_store_op_none


• VK_KHR_index_type_uint8


• VK_KHR_shader_expect_assume


• VK_KHR_shader_quad_control


• VK_KHR_shader_subgroup_rotate


• VK_KHR_vertex_attribute_divisor


• VK_KHR_shader_float_controls2


• VK_EXT_primitives_generated_query


• VK_EXT_graphics_pipeline_library


• VK_KHR_maintenance6


• Click here for more information about other Vulkan extension support.

Fixed Issues

• Improvement to intermittent driver timeout or application crash experienced while playing HELLDIVERS 2 on AMD Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs. AMD is continuing to investigate additional reports of driver timeouts and application crashes while playing HELLDIVERS 2.


• Improvements to excessive stutter while playing various games, including Battlefield 2042, Destiny 2, Overwatch 2, Monster Hunter: World, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS and STAR WARS Battlefront II.


• Deathloop may experience extended loading times on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon RX 6900 XT.


• Dead Space may experience an application crash after enabling RTAO on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon RX 6800.


• Intermittent application crash when first launching Enshrouded or changing Anti-Aliasing settings on Radeon 7000 series graphics products.


• Shadows may appear bright, or reflections may be missing while playing Enshrouded on Radeon 7000 series graphics products.


• HDR settings may intermittently fail to take effect while playing certain games such as Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth.


• Intermittent driver timeout or application crash may be considered while playing Counterstrike 2 with FSR enabled on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon RX 7900 XTX.


• Graphics API metric may be incorrectly reported as DirectX 12 for some Vulkan games.


• After a system reboot, Parsec host application may experience a crash on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon RX 7900 XTX.


• During Microsoft Teams meetings, the camera may intermittently display looped footage on some AMD Products, such as the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U Processor.


• Oculus Rift S may display with a green tint on AMD Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs.


• AFMF may be inaccurately displayed on select hybrid graphics configurations, particularly in systems where one of the devices lacks support for AFMF. AFMF must be supported on the displaying GPU to be activated.


• Mouse lag or stutter may be observed when selecting the discrete GPU as the primary display adapter on certain mobile systems, such as an AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS Mobile Processor paired with an AMD Radeon RX 6800S Mobile GPU.

Known Issues

• Intermittent driver timeout or application crash may be experienced while playing HELLDIVERS 2 with 100% GPU utilization on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon RX 7900 XTX.


• Intermittent application crash or driver timeout may be observed while playing Starcraft II on Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs.


• Intermittent application crash or driver timeout may be observed while playing Overwatch 2 with Radeon Boost enabled on Radeon RX 6000 and above series GPUs. Users experiencing this issue are recommended to disable Radeon Boost as a temporary workaround.


• World of Warcraft may experience extended initial loading times with DirectX 12 API on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon RX 6800.


• Shader caching may fail for Windows usernames containing accented characters. [Resolution targeted for 24.3.1]


• FPS performance metric may incorrectly report values while a game is minimized. [Resolution targeted for 24.3.1]


• AMD SmartAccess Video may be incorrectly reported as "Available" on some systems with the Parsec Virtual Display Driver installed.


• Performance drop may be observed while using some DirectML workloads in Topaz AI.


• Audio and video may intermittently become out of sync while recording using the AV1 codec in AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition. [Resolution targeted for Q3]

Important Notes

• For users who previously installed an AMD Software preview driver, running AMD Cleanup Utility is recommended before installing this driver.


• Some per-game graphics profiles may have incorrectly been set to HYPR-RX Eco after a driver upgrade. Users experiencing this issue may use the Factory Reset option to return all profiles to default.

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