Release of AMD Software Adrenalin 23.7.1 WHQL

AMD released the Adrenalin 23.7.1 WHQL drivers late on Thursday. Since the previous 23.5.2 drivers, they have not been optimized for any new games, but they do add a number of new Vulkan API extensions and address a few bugs. In specifically, they include eight additional extensions spanning the Khronos and Valve trunks, including Vulkan-based fast video decode for the H.264 and H.265 standards. The RX 7000 series GPUs’ idle power and multi-monitor power draw are also said to be improved by the drivers.

Subpar VR performance or stuttering observed with RX 7000 series GPUs, as well as an application crash for DaVinci Resolve Studio with AV1 video playback, are among the issues resolved with Adrenalin 23.7.1 WHQL. The drivers enhance the RX 7000 series GPUs’ idle- and multi-monitor power-draw for some 4K@144 Hz displays and multi-monitor setups. The display corruption that was seen in Nioh 2 and WWE 2K23 has been addressed.

DOWNLOAD:AMD Software Adrenalin 23.7.1 WHQL

Highlights
Support for additional Vulkan extensions.

• VK_KHR_cooperative_matrix for Radeon RX 7000 series
• VK_KHR_ray_tracing_position_fetch for Radeon RX 6000 and newer series
• VK_KHR_video_decode_h264
• VK_KHR_video_decode_h265
• VK_KHR_video_decode_queue
• VK_KHR_video_queue
• VK_EXT_device_address_binding_report
• VK_VALVE_mutable_descriptor_type
• VK_EXT_mutable_descriptor_type
• VK_EXT_dynamic_rendering_unused_attachments

Fixed Issues

• Certain virtual reality games or applications may encounter suboptimal performance or occasional stuttering on Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs.
• Application crash or driver timeout may be observed during playback of AV1 video content using DaVinci Resolve Studio.
• Improvements to high idle power when using select 4K@144 Hz FreeSync enabled displays or multimonitor display configurations (such as 4K@144HZ or 4K@120 Hz + 1440p@60 Hz display) using on Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs.
• Intermittent corruption may be observed playing WWE 2K23 on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon RX 7900 XTX.
• Intermittent corruption may be observed after switching windows while playing Nioh 2 on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon RX 6800 XT.

Known Issues

• Application crash may be intermittently observed while playing RuneScape on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon RX 5700 XT.
• Intermittent corruption may be observed around some player models while playing Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+ on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon RX 6900 XT.
• Stuttering may be observed while playing Call of Duty : Modern Warfare II with Radeon Anti-Lag enabled. As a temporary solution, users encountering this are recommended to disable the Anti-Lag in the per-game settings.
• Performance Metrics Overlay may report N/A for FPS on various games.
• Display signal may be lost after switching windows on certain Adaptive-Sync enable displays on some AMD Graphics Products, such as the Radeon RX 7900 XTX.
• Higher than expected GPU Memory Utilization when using certain Record and Stream settings such as Instant Replay