Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 21.1.1 release notes : UrbanDork

AMD Radeon releases their first driver update for January, and it comes with game-ready drivers for Hitman 3, Quake II RTX, and several bug fixes. If you have a monitor that has been suffering from occasional black screens, this driver may finally bring you some relief.

I have done some initial testing of this driver, and so far, I haven’t found a reason not to download and use this driver. My initial testing has so far found it to be stable, and games like Cyberpunk 2077, Assassins Creed Valhalla and borderlands 3 ran very smoothly using this driver on my RX 5700 XT. I would also like to note that this driver was installed very quickly on the Corsair MP510. I’m not sure if this was just an anomaly or if AMD has made some changes under the hood.

The full list of bug fixes can be found below.

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Support For

Hitman 3™
- Up to 10% increase in performance in Hitman 3, @4K Ultra settings, with Radeon™ Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 21.1.1 on the 16GB Radeon™ RX 6800 XT graphics card versus the previous driver edition 20.12.1.RS-349
Quake II™ RTX

Fixed Issues

The recording and streaming overlay indicator may sometimes reset itself to the default position.
Performance Metrics Overlay size may intermittently reset or may not match values that are set in Radeon Software after performing a task switch.
The Radeon Software installer screen can sometimes display the incorrect release date of the Radeon Software version you are installing.
Performance Metrics Overlay may flicker during video playback on displays with HDR enabled.
Reflections in Grand Theft Auto V™ may fail to appear when ‘Reflection MSAA’ is enabled in the game settings.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds™ session timer may continue in Radeon Software even after the game has been exited.
DOOM Eternal™ may experience an application crash while gaming and having Steam™ overlay enabled.
Recorded content from Radeon Software may appear cropped or recorded at an incorrect resolution on Radeon RX Vega series graphics products.
The Samsung™ Odyssey G9 C49G95T may experience display or corruption issues when set to 5120×[email protected]
Anisotropic Filtering in Radeon™ Software graphics settings is not taking effect in DirectX®9 applications on RDNA graphics products.
Some displays such as the Sceptre C series or Samsung™ Odyssey G9 series may experience an intermittent black screen on Radeon RX 6000 series graphics products.
Oculus Link users may experience intermittent crashes on Polaris and Vega series graphics products.

Known Issues

Brightness flickering may intermittently occur in some games or applications when Radeon™ FreeSync is enabled, and the game is set to use borderless fullscreen.
Display flicker or corruption may be experienced when two displays are connected to Radeon RX Vega series graphics products with at least one display set to a high refresh rate.
Metro Exodus™ may experience intermittent application crashes with DirectX® Raytracing enabled.
Radeon™ recording and streaming features may fail to enable on AMD Radeon™ HD 7800 series graphics products.
Screen flickering might be observed when using MSI Afterburner.
Enhanced Sync may cause a black screen to occur when enabled on some games and system configurations. Any users who may be experiencing issues with Enhanced Sync enabled should disable it as a temporary workaround.

Disclaimer

Testing conducted by AMD Performance Labs as of Jan 15, 2021 on the 16GB Radeon™ RX 6800 XT, using a test system comprising of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X CPU (3.7 GHz), 16GB DDR4-3200MHz memory, and Windows 10×64 with Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 21.1.1 versus the previous driver edition 20.12.1 on Hitman 3 @ 4K Ultra settings. Performance may vary. RS-349.

Package Contents

The Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 21.1.1 installation package contains the following:

Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 21.1.1 Driver Version 20.45.27.02 (Windows Driver Store Version 27.20.14527.2002)

The Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 21.1.1 installation package can be downloaded from the following links:

By clicking the Download button, you are confirming that you have read and agreed to be bound by the terms and conditions of the End User License Agreement (“EULA”). If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of these licenses, you do not have a license to any of the AMD software provided by this download.

Installing Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition

For detailed instructions on how to correctly uninstall or install Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition, please refer to the following support resources:

NOTE:
This driver is not intended for use on AMD Radeon products running in Apple Boot Camp platforms. Users of these platforms should contact their system manufacturer for driver support.

When installing Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 21.1.1 for the Windows® operating system, the user must be logged on as Administrator, or have Administrator rights to complete the installation of Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition 21.1.1.

Radeon Product Compatibility

Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 21.1.1 is compatible with the following AMD Radeon products.

Radeon™ RX 6900 Series GraphicsAMD Radeon™ R9 Fury Series GraphicsRadeon™ RX 6800 Series GraphicsAMD Radeon™ R9 Nano Series GraphicsRadeon™ RX 5700 Series GraphicsAMD Radeon™ R9 300 Series GraphicsRadeon™ RX 5600 Series GraphicsAMD Radeon™ R9 200 Series GraphicsRadeon™ RX 5500 Series GraphicsAMD Radeon™ R7 300 Series GraphicsRadeon™ VIIAMD Radeon™ R7 200 Series GraphicsRadeon RX Vega Series GraphicsAMD Radeon™ R5 300 Series GraphicsAMD Radeon™ Pro DuoAMD Radeon™ R5 200 Series GraphicsRadeon™ RX 500 / Radeon 500X Series GraphicsAMD Radeon™ HD 8500 – HD 8900 Series GraphicsRadeon™ RX 400 Series GraphicsAMD Radeon™ HD 7700 – HD 7900 Series Graphics

Mobility Radeon™ Product Compatibility

Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 21.1.1 is a notebook reference graphics driver with limited support for system vendor specific features.

AMD Radeon RX 5700M Series GraphicsAMD Radeon™ R7 M300 Series GraphicsAMD Radeon RX 5600M Series GraphicsAMD Radeon™ R5 M300 Series GraphicsAMD Radeon RX 5500M Series GraphicsAMD Radeon™ R9 M200 Series GraphicsAMD Radeon RX 5300M Series GraphicsAMD Radeon™ R7 M200 Series GraphicsAMD Radeon™ 600 Series GraphicsAMD Radeon™ R5 M200 Series GraphicsAMD Radeon™ R7 M400 Series GraphicsAMD Radeon™ HD 8500M – HD 8900M Series GraphicsAMD Radeon™ R9 M300 Series GraphicsAMD Radeon™ HD 7700M – HD 7900M Series Graphics

AMD Processors with Radeon Graphics Product Compatibility

Important Note for Laptop and All-In-One (AIO) PCs
AMD recommends OEM-provided drivers which are customized and validated for their system-specific features and optimizations.
If you experience issues using the Radeon™ Software Adrenalin Edition driver package downloaded from AMD.com, please install the OEM-provided drivers for full support and compatibility.

DESKTOPMOBILEAMD Ryzen™ Processors with Radeon™ Vega graphicsAMD Ryzen™ Mobile processors with Radeon™ Vega graphicsAMD Ryzen™ PRO Processors with Radeon™ Vega graphics AMD Athlon™ Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Vega GraphicsAMD Athlon™ Processors with Radeon™ Vega GraphicsAMD A-Series and FX processors with Radeon graphicsAMD Athlon™ PRO Processors with Radeon™ Vega GraphicsAMD Ryzen™ PRO Mobile processors with Radeon™ Vega graphicsAMD A-Series APUs with Radeon™ R4, R5, R6, or R7 GraphicsAMD Athlon™ PRO Mobile processors with Radeon™ Vega graphicsAMD Pro A-Series APUs with Radeon™ R5 or R7 GraphicsAMD A-Series™ PRO processors with Radeon™ graphicsAMD Athlon™ Series APUs with Radeon™ R3 GraphicsAMD FX-Series APUs with Radeon™ R7 GraphicsAMD Sempron™ Series APUs with Radeon™ R3 GraphicsAMD E-Series APUs with Radeon™ R2 Graphics AMD Radeon™ HD 8180 – HD 8400 Series Graphics

Compatible Operating Systems

Radeon Software Adrenalin 2020 Edition 21.1.1 is designed to support the following Microsoft® Windows® platforms. Operating System support may vary depending on your specific AMD Radeon product.