AMD has unleashed a new Radeon Adrenalin driver, version 25.3.1. This release is an absolute treat for PC gamers and enthusiasts. For those waiting for complete support for the all-new RX 9070 series GPUs, or keen to try the latest in upscaling and frame-generation tech, this driver is for you.
RX 9070 Series Support and New APUs
The main headline news is official support for AMD's shiny new Radeon RX 9070 XT, and RX 9070 graphics cards. If you are one of the fortunate few to have snagged one of these GPUs, be sure to grab this driver to unleash the full power of your new hardware straight out of the box. This driver also adds support for a number of AMD's newer APUs, such as:
- AMD Radeon™ RX 7650 GRE
- AMD Ryzen™ AI Max+ 395
- AMD Ryzen™ AI 5 PRO 340 & 7 PRO 350 (with Radeon™ 840M & 860M Graphics)
- AI 5 340 & AI 7 350 with Radeon™ 840M & 860M GraphicsAMD Ryzen™
- AMD Ryzen™ 9 9955HX, 9850HX, and 9955HX3D Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
That is a lot of new hardware getting day-one driver love.
FSR 4 Lands With Next-Gen Upscaling (RX 9070 Exclusive)
For RX 9070 series users, you will soon be enjoying AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 4 (FSR 4). This most recent version of AMD’s upscaling tech is designed for better image quality and performance. Here is the scoop:
- RX 9070 Exclusive: FSR 4 will be exclusively launched for Radeon RX 9070 series cards initially.
- Automatic FSR 3.1 Upgrade: If a game has built-in FSR 3.1 support, it can automatically be upgraded through a toggle in the Adrenalin software to use the new FSR 4 algorithm.
- Game Ready: AMD claims FSR 4 will be available in over 30 games on RX 9070 cards. Expect to see this list grow.
More Fluid Gameplay with AFMF 2.1
AMD Fluid Motion Frames (AFMF) continues to improve. Adrenalin 25.3.1 release notes introduce AFMF 2.1 with better frame generation image quality. This translates to less ghosting and superior tracking of motion in your games. AFMF 2.1 supports:
- AMD Radeon™ RX 6000, 7000 and 9070 series graphics cards
- 300 Series Processors for AMD Ryzen™ AI
Prepare for even better gaming quality.
RX 9070 Series Revisited As Adrenalin Software Gets AI Power
It is the AI age, and AMD is bringing a bit of that power to your desktop, at least if you own an RX 9070:
- AMD Chat: A local and offline GPU powered Chatbot. It can answer questions on your AMD hardware, and guide you through Adrenalin. This includes text and image generation as well.
- AMD Image Inspector: An AI-powered tool that captures diagnostic data, which helps AMD analyze game quality. Consider this lending a hand to AMD to making games run that much prettier down the line.
- AMD First Install Manager: A redesign utility to manage the first time users the AMD Chat, graphics drivers, and chipset drivers. There is even an “Automatically keep AMD Software up to date” option. Turn this on and forget about it.
- Radeon Image Sharpening 2: Revised for greater and faster sharpening of game images, the images from your video player, and even your desktop.
Game Support, Developer Goodies & Bug Fixes
Aside from the big features, this driver update sports:
- New Game Support: FragPunk, Split Fiction – Optimized.
- ROCm on WSL for RX 7000 Series: Run workloads based on AMD ROCm software on Windows by using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL 2). Fantastic for developers and AI enthusiasts.
- AI Performance Boosts (RX 7000 Series): Performance optimizations in AI workloads in Adobe Lightroom, Topaz Photo AI, and DaVinci Resolve.
- All New ISAs: With the exception of RDNA 4 and 3.5 on the Developer Updates page for the AMD AIS SDK, AMF SDK, and Radeon Developer Tool Suite
- Expanded HYPR-RX Support: In-game technology such as FSR and Anti-Lag 2 are now supported in HYPR-Tune. Auto FSR with frame generation in Farming Simulator 25, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, and Silent Hill 2.
- Support for Vulkan Extensions: Added VK_EXT_depth_clamp_control and others.
Known Issues
As always with new driver releases there are some known issues to be aware of:
- OBS Studio recently appeared to have problems encoding HEVC content.
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 took crashes.
- Delta Force saw the low percentage.
- Marvel Rivals also had stuttering issues while using frame generation on FidelityFX Super Resolution 3.
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart intermittent crashes with AMD Image Inspector enabled (image inspector can be disabled as a workaround)
- Lower than expected YouTube performance in Microsoft Edge after driver install (restart Edge).
- ADL SDK tool from the 3rd party report ROPs count incorrectly.
- [Radeon RX 9070 series] Incorrect gamma in Counter-Strike 2 with MSAA x8.
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2 may not be reporting FSR 4 enablement correctly
- RX 9000 series showing reduced performance in Assetto Corsa Competizione
- Potential crash on Indiana Jones and the Great Scavenger hunt for "Very Ultra" with Path Tracing (use default Ray Tracing)
- AMD Cleanup Utility leaves AMD Bug Report Tool behind
- Some laptops have @UnifiedDevice failed integrated camera after driver upgrade (AMD Cleanup Utility and pre driver).
- WSL 2 support is limited (see AMD's documentation).
Ready to Download
If you are ready to dive in, you can download the AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 25.3.1 Driver (Version 24.30.31.03) for Windows 10 and Windows 11 today from the AMD Support page. Happy gaming.
