Radeon Adrenalin 2019 Edition Driver Overview

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custom fan curve + rudimentary memory timings control pretty neat
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Can't wait to get home and have a go with it on my 480.
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Jumbik:

One click overclocking and one click automatic under volting is not worth mentioning?
I am still editing a few things. Mind your tone please. BTW Adrenalin 2019 currently only supports RX Vega cards for automatic overclocking or undervolting.
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unfortunately, Adrenalin 2019 currently only supports RX Vega cards for automatic overclocking or undervolting. For video cards based on the Polaris gpu (RX 470, 480, 570, 580 & RX 590) this feature can not be used.
Here we go again... 🙄
Wattman can also automatically undervolt. This function reduces the voltage used on the GPU to save energy. In addition, a more extensive fan control has also been added. Previously, Wattman had the option of only two sliders; target and max fan speed. New is that there are now five variables to adjust the fan speed.
Not here on 290. No changes within Wattman whatsoever, compared to the old drivers. As far as I can see... On a different note that not-too-annoying bug which used to change the default Audio device is now gone. So that's good.
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Jumbik:

"Radeon Wattman and chill see some minor updates, we'll leave that as is as really nobody really is using it?" Dude wtf are you smoking? Nobody is using them? WTH? One click overclocking and one click automatic under volting is not worth mentioning?
Yes, I've found much to my pleasant surprise, that in recent drivers Wattman support is excellent--settings aren't being dropped, etc. These drivers should make it even better. The "Apply," and"save" options work really well, I've found. Pretty much has eliminated my need for third-party software--which actually doesn't work all that well with Wattman. With latest drivers (18.12.1.1), for instance, I cannot use Afterburner (latest beta) at all--even if I use the software to mirror only the default settings--I experience mysterious game crashes that completely disappear, but only if I uninstall Afterburner completely. That's the bizarre thing--even if AB is installed but not run at startup and not manually run from WIndows--I still get these inexplicable game crashes (in every game I've run with AB/RT installed, 2-4 games I'd say) that stop completely as soon as I have uninstalled AB and Riva T. Only thing I have concluded is that Afterburner and/or Riva T. is conflicting with Wattman and/or possibly the overlay in ways the Adrenalins don't really like at all. I tested this pretty exhaustively after the last AB beta release. HH doesn't report similar problems with AB/RT--so I'm not sure what is happening there. Can't recall of HH was using AMD with his testing results, however. Going to install these now!...;)
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Reading through the release notes from the AMD page and besides some few % increase in performance compared to 18.2.1 for RX Vega 64 on various titles and resolutions, there's also: Radeon WattMan is now supported in Radeon Overlay allowing for in-game power and performance optimizations. Damn, really wanna get home now and bench the per-driver performance and test some OC while in overlay. 😀
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No memory overclocking supported on my Fury - very disappointed 🙁 (in fact, there are no additional controls at all from previous versions of wattman for the Fury).
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Noisiv:

Here we go again... 🙄 Not here on 290. No changes within Wattman whatsoever, compared to the old drivers. As far as I can see... On a different note that not-too-annoying bug which used to change the default Audio device is now gone. So that's good.
Same as usual I guess, start with the latest GPU's and newest functions these use and gradually backport to older hardware over time as possible. Which well it's a bit mixed what's software locked and what's hardware restricted but I do hope they can support most of the GCN series sooner rather than later. 🙂 And with less issues than the OverDriver6 -> OverDriveX API update when Wattman was introduced. One of the AMD Reddit users in Vanguard (The beta program of sorts.) also noted crashes are not entirely unexpected when using the auto overclock functionality as the GPU is finding the max stable values but something to note if using it. And learning the fan curve and new settings is going to take some time, not quite as flexible as Rivatuner but a good first implementation. EDIT: Afterburner, Rivatuner is the little overlay companion program and some other features but not the core overclock software of the two. 🙂
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Looks great, bravo AMD.
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Noisiv:

Here we go again... 🙄 Not here on 290. No changes within Wattman whatsoever, compared to the old drivers. As far as I can see... On a different note that not-too-annoying bug which used to change the default Audio device is now gone. So that's good.
Why doesn't anyone mention the RX560 4GB card ever on this site? It's almost like it's a sin to speak of that card. Is it really that bad because I own the better generation one that doesn't rely on power strictly from the motherboard and can be overclocked pretty well and has all ICU's or whatever it is. I can play most games on high settings on 1080P with drivers 17.10.1 yes old drivers but runs very well.
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So much crying in here. Jesus.
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So, is there any reason to install these drivers for an RX400 series card?
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This is going to be pretty neat to mess around with on my Vega 64 Liquid. So glad I snatched this card up. Its been fantastic.
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I just tested my RX-590/480 Crossfire system in SotTRaider DX12 mode--and the difference between 18.12.1.1 and these new 18.12.2 drivers is like night and day! The new drivers are much better, at least for my system! DX12 Crossfire is working, apparently. In the older driver set I either had to turn off Xfire for the DX12 mode or else run it in the DX11 mode. I had some odd difficulties installing them, for some reason, but I think that had to do with my Nahimic 3.x audio drivers under Win10--I don't use the AMD sound circuitry--I use the Realtek 1250 on the motherboard, and so every time I install a new Adrenalin driver I have to disable the AMD sound from the Device manager because this version of Nahimic 3.x, 1.2.8, for some very odd reason, does not allow me to select which sound defaults I prefer to use but defaults, always, to the AMD sound output which is not connected or used. Also, I tried to clean install the 18.12.2's initially, which always forces on the AMD sound device--if I simply install one driver over an older one, however, the Adrenalin software is smart enough to leave my device manager settings alone. I really like the so-called "universal" version of Nahimic 3.x, though--it is worth the small aggravations...;)
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Hi guys. First i look in AOC 5-10fps more 😀 ! ! ! ! ! than last version driver (am happy) .I play 1920p in VSR from 2560x1920 with ultra set. Next: I try in my Vega56 autoOc gpu .Wattman setup me 1725mhz in second Bios (not erase). But in game have no more 1600mhz .Maybe thats Second Bios and Power limit thats issue . Next try first Bios but must flashing back from Bios Vega LC64. I try in comtact with you .:) Edit: Anyone tell me what is thats new memory timing levels Auto/level 1/level2 ? And which program show me timing memory? Help me pls.
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AMD rules.